On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 11:06 AM, david lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am wondering if it's possible (and allowed) to burn the FreeDOS OS on a > cd, instead of preparing to install it to my hard drive. I want to use it > to use it primarily as a bootdisk and to scan and repair for errors. I > don't plan on installing just yet, because I > need to do a major overhaul on my system. I've found trojans in my _Restore > database, and I can't view more than three windows in IE before it crashes. > WinME has poor support online. >
Yes, this is definitely allowed. Pretty much everything included in FreeDOS is distributed under the GNU GPL or a similarly "free" license. (A few packages in FreeDOS 1.0 - specifically in NET and UTIL - were under a "non-commercial use" license, which usually means you cannot use it in a profit-driven business.) So you can certainly use FreeDOS to create a boot CD to help scan your system. You may even consider downloading the 1-disk BALDER "distro" of FreeDOS, linked to from our "Download" page. You can get it directly from http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/unofficial/balder/ If your system can boot from a floppy (more recent systems may not include a floppy drive) it is very easy to modify the files on the 1.44MB floppy, to make this an emergency boot floppy with just the utilities you need. If you cannot boot from a floppy, then you can start with one of the FreeDOS "live CD" images we have at http://www.freedos.org/freedos/files/ Hope that helps. -jh ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
