From:	mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date:	Thu, 30 Jan 1997 10:00:28 -0500 (EST)
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To:	ben <ouwehand AT chem DOT leidenuniv DOT nl>
cc:	opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
Subject:	Re: [opendos] Installing OpenDOS
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On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, ben wrote:

> I have installed OpenDOS on my P120 but I got some weird things due to
> the installation program.
> 1. Creating bootfloppies can only be done, default, at drive A:, in my
> system this still is a 1.2MB floppy it would be nice when this option
> gave the possibility to choose which drive.
> 2. Installation changes the config.sys and autoexec.bat. No problem with
> that but it is adding things that were not in there and change the
> behaviour of the system. E.g. it added the EMM386. Due to a program,
> default loaded in the config.sys, which is having a conflict with
> emm386, I lost my CMOS. OK I had to check the config and autoexec first.

If you lost your CMOS, I'd suggest getting a virus scanner.  No
programs should write into CMOS RAM.  I highly doubt that OpenDOS does
either.


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