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From: slerner@sesame.UUCP (Simcha-Yitzchak Lerner)
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Subject: Re: Re: converting from PC-DOS 3.0 to 3.1
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Date: Tue, 30-Jul-85 18:47:12 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 30 18:47:12 1985
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>...
> 3.  Copy all of the programs you want from the diskette to the hard
> disk.  Even programs that seem not to have changed may be version
> dependent, so when it doubt, copy them all.
>
If you have moved DOS utilities into different sub-directories, make
sure that you replace them all.  I have heard many tales of grief of
people upgradeing from 2.0 to 2.1 who were not careful enough and they
trashed up their disks...
 
>...
> This worked fine for me on many machines.  Takes about 5 minutes.  Note
> that you cannot upgrade from 2.x this way because the space reserved for
> the operating system on the hard disk isn't enough.
> 
> John Levine, ima!johnl

Sorry to disagree, but I just upgraded my XT from 2.0 to 3.1.  I suspect
that your problem had to do with trying to SYS 3.1 onto a 2.X floppy.
There is plenty of spare room alocated on the hard disk to sys 3.1 on,
(at least there was on my system, I haven't gone peeking yet to see
what really went on, and am not is a position to do so now.

Unless you need the networking capabilities or an RO atribute that
really works (! see how well it protects a file in dos 2.x !), or 
unless you are on an AT, I suggest you stay with DOS 2.1 -- unless you
have lots of RAM you don't know what to do with :-) .

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