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From: tomf@cms2.UUCP (Tom Fortner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: How to put DOS boot files on a non-system disk
Message-ID: <292@cms2.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jun 90 23:46:53 GMT
References: <1990Jun22.150018.14802@caen.engin.umich.edu#
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Organization: Christian Medical & Dental Society
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In article <1990Jun22.150018.14802@caen.engin.umich.edu# cys@caen.engin.umich writes:
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# Obviously, the question is how to do it without reformating
#the hard disk. When I tried to use command "sys c:", it said
#there is no room for the files ibmbio.com and ibmdos.com.
#Could someone give me some advice? Is there any utility that
#will allow me to do that.
# Thanks.

PCTools and Norton Utilities will allow you to remove the system files without
reformatting the entire drive. But reformatting is the only sure way, for
if the new files are larger than the old ones, it will still respond with
"No room".
Tom

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