Op 7-6-2011 21:01, Mike Eriksen schreef: > If Linux counts as "a more powerful/modern" OS I yet haven't failed to > make a bootable USB key. It may require some brute force like wiping > the entire disk out with zeros and then start from scratch - > partitioning, putting on a MBR, formatting and eventually put Syslinux > on it. > > But for updating a BIOS (Free)DOS is fine unless you have one of those > new fancy boards.
I've never managed to succesfully create & test any bootable USB flash disc. I'm not aware of any emulation/virtualisation software supporting USB booting for easy testing, and my motherboard or the USB partitioning/formatting software doesn't cooperate. This is very offtopic for FreeDOS I guess, but what I'm looking for is copying Windows 7 installation files to harddisk with existing Windows 7 on it, then put this harddisk in a new system and start installation from harddisk with end result of having the operating system replacing the previous one. No external installation medium/media involved. Ofcourse buying a SATA DVD drive is slightly more convenient :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
