> On Jul 13, 2019, at 1:17 PM, HTV04 . <htv04ru...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Can I do a full format instead of a quick format?
Yes. But, I don’t really see a need to do a slow full format on the drive partition in most situations. Up to you. :-) > >> 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 > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
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