Can I do a full format instead of a quick format? On Sat, Jul 13, 2019 at 1:15 PM Jerome Shidel <jer...@shidel.net> wrote:
> > > On Jul 13, 2019, at 2:49 AM, HTV04 . <htv04ru...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, I’m new to FreeDOS. I wanted to revive my old computer (a Compaq > Prosignia 150) that originally had Windows 98, so I set up a CD-ROM with > the FreeDOS installer. > > When I booted from the CD-ROM, everything seemed to be going smoothly. I > had to use the “raw” workaround, though, otherwise I would be given several > “Invalid Opcode” errors. This doesn’t have much to do with the problem I’m > having though, or at least I don’t think so. > > Problems arose when I got a message saying that a previous OS was detected > (which was Windows 98), and that I could either continue installing or make > a backup. I searched this up online, and found absolutely no documentation > on this. I came to the conclusion that it would just format my C: drive and > continued. After I started the install however, it just installed all the > files alongside my old ones, so the installer completely skipped the part > where it would format the drive. > > So now I have FreeDOS 1.2 installed, but my Windows 98 files still exist. > Is there anyway to replicate the formatting process from the CD-ROM (and > can I run the command from the CD-ROM)? If it involves using the format > command, can you tell me the exact command the installer uses? I kind of > have OCDs for that sort of thing, sorry. I’m looking to do a full format. > > I would recommend a change for this in FreeDOS 1.3, to allow clean > installs of FreeDOS in place of the operating system currently installed. > > Thanks in advance, and I can’t wait to try out FreeDOS on my old computer! > -- > Sincerely, > HTV04 > > > it is an easy fix. > > Boot the FreeDOS CD. > > It will detect FreeDOS 1.2 is already installed and automatically exit to > the command prompt. > > Locate the drive you wish to erase. (Probably C:, maybe D:) use "*dir c:*" > to verify the correct drive partition. > > Format the drive with “*format c: /q*” > > Reboot the FreeDOS CD and go through the install process again. > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- Sincerely, HTV04
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