I tried formatting the disk, and it worked, but it still showed up as a Quick Format, even though I only typed format c:. Is this normal? I guess I’ll just skip trying to perform a full format and install FreeDOS. Thanks for the help, I now have FreeDOS working on my computer!
On Sat, Jul 13, 2019 at 1:40 PM Jerome Shidel <jer...@shidel.net> wrote: > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- Sincerely, HTV04
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