Mail Archives: opendos/1998/08/29/17:04:40
On Fri, 28 Aug 1998 21:33:37 -0700, Robert Sears wrote:
> Ok I got the updates, in them there is a new IBMBIO.COM and IBMDOS.COM
> (the boot files) how do I install these two? I can just copy them to my
> DR-DOS directory, overwriting the old ones, then how do I get them into
> the boot sector where they belong? Can I just sys a floppy after
> placeing the new files on my HDD then re-sys the HDD?
> Thanks, Bob
This should do it:
First, create a boot disk with your current files.
sys c: a:
Copy sys.com to that diskette.
You can then boot from disk and run sys a: c: if you need to restore
the old files.
Next remove the attibutes from the old files.
attrib -r-s-h c:\ibmbio.com
attrib -r-s-h c:\ibmdos.com
Next copy the new over the old ones.
Then replace the attributes.
attrib +r+s+h c:\ibmbio.com
attrib +r+s+h c:\ibmdos.com
Copy the new command.com over the old one.
And last, reboot the system.
Now you can make a boot disk with the new files if you want to.
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Glenn McCorkle mailto:glennmcc AT cisnet DOT com
North Jackson, Ohio, USA
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