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From: akcs.amparsonjr@vpnet.UUCP (Anthony M. Parson, Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: puzzler
Keywords: disk problems
Message-ID: <25a10424:3533.8comp.sys.ibm.pc;1@vpnet.UUCP>
Date: 2 Jan 90 23:00:13 GMT
References: <9214@hoptoad.uucp> <1156@aablue.UUCP>
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I've read that later Dos versions, like 3.3 or later, don't require IBMBIO
and IBMDOS to be in contiguous sectors.  So, change the attribs of the old
hidden, system files, to unhide and un-system them. Then delete. Then
try SYS C:  May work at that point, if not, you'll need to delete the first
program or two in the root dir. Just copy them to a new name, delete them,
and restore the original name after the SYS C: