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From: gettys@yacht.enet.dec.com (Bob Gettys)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Upgrading from MS-DOS 3.2 to MS-DOS 4.1
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Date: 28 Feb 91 13:43:02 GMT
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Reply-To: gettys@yacht.enet.dec.com (Bob Gettys)
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	The FDISK's are incompatible. You've got to tear it all down and start
over. One hint - Do NOT, repeat Do NOT use DOS backup to do the backup.
They  are also incompatible!!! Use one of the commercial or shareware
backup programs that will support DOS 4.01 - make sure it supports 4.01
first!!  I use PCtools V6.0 PCBACKUP myself. Mainly because of its tape
support.

	The steps would be:

1. back up the files
2. use 3.2 FDISK to remove all partitions
3. boot from a 4.01 floppy
4. use 4.01 FDISK to create the partition(s) you want
5. format those partitions with either DOS format another format program
5. load DOS 4.01
6. restore the rest of your files

NOTE: Don't mix DOS programs from the different versions.

	/s/	Bob