From: Bobbitchin AT hempseed DOT com
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Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:30:32 -0800
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To: opendos <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: batch file help
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I need to set up an automated install of DR-Dos and Newdeal School
suite. 

We use a boot floppy and zip drive to copy a drive image of our base
machine to the HDD of the new machine.

The method we are using now has several manual steps I would like to
remove. 

A short version is.

1. boot from floppy
2. run fdisk (has several steps including a reboot)
3. sys hdd with DR-dos
4. load guest (for zip drive)
5. xcopy image from zip to hdd.

I have figired out how to automate steps 3,4, and 5. 

Is there an easy way to tell if the HDD is already fdisked and formated
with DR-dos so I can have the batch skip step 2 after rebooting when
exiting fdisk?

How about a way to automate FDISK?

How about a way to cause a reboot at the end?