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From: kevinro@microsoft.UUCP (Kevin ROSS)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: Accessing Locked OS/2 1.2 Files
Message-ID: <51065@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 26 Feb 90 20:08:59 GMT
References: <25@usinset.inset.com> <29726@brunix.UUCP>
Reply-To: kevinro@microsoft.UUCP (Kevin ROSS)
Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA
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In article <29726@brunix.UUCP> phg@cs.brown.edu (Peter H. Golde) writes:
>Boot from your installation diskette; then you can copy the files
>to an HPFS drive.

More specifically, you can boot your installation disk, then press escape
at the logo screen. This should get you a command prompt. HPFS should be
loaded. Most people miss the fact that you can get a command prompt from
the installation program.