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Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 (Users)

posted by paulrichards, 08.08.2011, 12:36

Well, I tried again to install FreeDOS into partition D: and, for some reason, this time it worked

Looking at partition D:\ (using Windows Explorer from XP on C:\) I see a folder called FDOS and 2 files: FDCONFIG.SYS and KERNEL.SYS. I'm assuming that this is what I should see.

Now my problem is how to ensure that I get the option to boot into FreeDOS when I start my PC. I'm not familiar with Boot Managers. I've downloaded GAG but am chary of doing anything with it in case I screw up my existing XP installation.

So I'd appreciate any advice on how to get to a boot menu that allows booting into either XP or FreeDOS.

TIA

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Paul
Melbourne, Australia

Complete thread:

• Considering MS-DOS (now FreeDOS) - Part 3 - paulrichards, 08.08.2011, 03:11 (Users)
  • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - LBA48 and > 128 GiB - DOS386, 08.08.2011, 03:34
    • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - LBA48 and > 128 GiB - paulrichards, 08.08.2011, 03:51
      • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - paulrichards, 08.08.2011, 12:36
        • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - SOLVED - paulrichards, 08.08.2011, 23:37
        • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - DOS386, 08.08.2011, 23:39
          • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - paulrichards, 09.08.2011, 04:18
            • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - Rugxulo, 10.08.2011, 04:48
              • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - paulrichards, 10.08.2011, 06:27
                • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - Rugxulo, 10.08.2011, 14:32
                  • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - paulrichards, 10.08.2011, 15:40
                • Considering DOS (FreeDOS) Part 3 | GAGA real/unreal "C:\" - DOS386, 17.08.2011, 09:20
                  • Considering DOS (FreeDOS) Part 3 - paulrichards, 17.08.2011, 23:02
                    • Considering DOS (FreeDOS) Part 3 - Rugxulo, 18.08.2011, 01:59
                      • Considering DOS (FreeDOS) Part 3 - paulrichards, 19.08.2011, 05:34