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From: plim@hpsgwp.sgp.hp.com (Peter Lim)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Boot of A:, switch to  C:?
Message-ID: <3360004@hpsgwp.sgp.hp.com>
Date: 3 Dec 90 02:21:01 GMT
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/ ron@vpnet.chi.il.us (Ron Winograd) /  2:55 pm  Dec  1, 1990 / writes:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 	I have a 386, running both MS-DOS 4.01 and UNIX System V.
> My question: I have the active hd partition on unix, because that
> is the only way I know how to start it. This means that if I want MS-DOS,
> I have to boot off a floppy. However, if I do, then I have to keep it in
> everytime I exit a program, like Word, or Delux Paint etc.. because it
> needs command.com. Is there anyway to "switch control" over to the C:
> drive, without having to use fdisk to switch active paritions again and
> rebooting?
> -Ron
>
YES ! Ron, no problem. All you have to do is to include the following
line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file on your boot floppy ...

	SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM

Assuming that you have an appropriate copy of COMMAND.COM in the root
directory of your C: drive. From then on, you can remove your floopy
disk and COMMAND.COM will be loaded from your C: drive.


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