Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 02:57:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: Nissim <nchudnof AT mbhs DOT edu>
cc: Bruce Morgen <editor AT juno DOT com>, OpenDOS <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: Installation Problems
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On Sun, 20 Apr 1997, Nissim wrote:

> > >>"C:\COMMAND.COM".  Also, the PATH variable is empty.  When I look in
> > >>my 4dos directory, 4dos.exe is missing.
> > >
> > >I think you've answered your own question.  I assume that you've 
> > >installed
> > >4DOS into the CONFIG.SYS such that it gets started up automatically on
> > >boot-up (You have SHELL=C:\...\4DOS.COM ... in your CONFIG.SYS).
> > >
> > >Somehow, your 4DOS.COM (It's .COM, not .EXE) has been deleted or 
> > >corrupted.
> > 
> > "Somehow" my foot, OD's brain-
> > damaged installer did the deed, 
> > same thing happened here -- I 
> > just replaced C:\4DOS\4DOS.COM 
> > from backup and all was well.  
> > The previous 4DOS.COM was just 
> > deleted, there was no file 
> > corruption.
> 
> Just to keep anyone from blaming 4dos for this, I use NDOS.COM and the
> same thing happened.. but it also deleted COMMAND.COM from C:\ (I keep
> backup copy there)..
> 
> Ther was no disk corruption at all (checkd with NDD)

Any command interpreter, INCLUDING MSDOS COMMAND.COM gets
*RENAMED* by the OpenDOS installer to something like @COMPROG.OD.

This means WHATEVER is on the *FIRST* SHELL= line in config.sys.

 
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