Hi! > Matuesz, I actually went and tested this. MS-DOS 6.22 [0] > handles the MBR that same way as FDI [1] does. :/ Both leave a broken > MBR, one that cannot boot into the newly installed DOS.
Ouch. Note that MS DOS is from the time where nobody had any other operating system previously installed. FreeDOS has TWO new (and frequently happening!) situations to deal with: - user has another OS and DOS must not kill the boot menu without asking - user made a virtual computer for DOS, the disk contains nothing at all In the second case, it is good to automatically make a MBR from scratch. In the first case, it would be a disaster for those who want dual boot. >> Naturally, an appropriately big warning must be presented before doing >> so, and if the user knows he has some tricky configuration (multi-boot), >> he should be able to select an option "leave my MBR alone please, I will >> take care of it myself". > > YES! +1 Cheers, Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
