From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: OS Loader
Date:	13 Dec 2000 17:32:44 GMT
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MarcoCorelli AT gtwparc DOT padova DOT ccr DOT it wrote:
> Hi All,

> I write an Operative System Loader for loading WinCE. I need to load 
> MS-DOS loading IO.SYS an launch it. 

That's not a very good plan, I suspect. What you really should do is
load a copy of the MS-DOS *boot* code (i.e. a harddrive or floppy boot
sector) to same the fixed address the BIOS would have putit (0x70:0000
IIRC), and execute that (it's entry point is right at the front).  It
will then find IO.SYS on the hard disk and it already knows how to
execute it, so you don't have to worry further.

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
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