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re: Boot Disks and Version of 98
Friday, June 2, 2006 at 6:07 pm
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Posted by gewg_ (4444 messages posted)


|If I have a Quebec (French) version of [the 98 CD],
|would a normal 98 boot disk still allow me to install?
| lslelel
|
ISTM that DOS is DOS.
(Getting error messages would seem to confirm that DOS is working).

|when I get to the dos prompt from the boot disk, and try to run either
|d:\install
|
Not a proper PATH.

|or
|d:\setup\setup.exe
|
Not a proper PATH.

|I either get a "cannot run in DOS mode error" for the first,
|
Hmm.

|and setup.exe attempts to run [the file] setup.exe,
|
You are overstating your accomplishment.

|which obviously gives me a "bad command or file name"
|
Now, THAT is accurate.
Learn to use the DIR command to see what actually exists.  Try:
DIR D:\
  or
DIR D:\SETUP.EXE

For help:
DIR /?




Written in response to:
Boot Disks and Version of 98 (lslelel: Friday, June 2, 2006 at 5:23 pm)

Responses to this message:
*re: Boot Disks and Version of 98 (lslelel: Friday, June 2, 2006 at 7:09 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Boot Disks and Version of 98 (lslelel: Fri, Jun 2, 2006, 5:23 pm)
-re: Boot Disks and Version of 98 (gewg_: Fri, Jun 2, 2006, 6:07 pm)
-re: Boot Disks and Version of 98 (lslelel: Fri, Jun 2, 2006, 7:09 pm)
*re: Boot Disks and Version of 98 (gewg_: Sat, Jun 3, 2006, 9:11 am)
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