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Raymond Keirn wrote:
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> This is a Win95 Question, dont know if it is common to all operating systems
> so here goes. I`m getting ready to do my first clean install and have been
> collecting avery bit of info that I can and printing it out for reference.
> I would like to know how the cd-rom is accessed in dos . I am assuming by
> a dos command - if so where can I get a list of dos commands and how to do
> this right . Something that can be printed out would be great. I read the archives and the most I found was that I needed the cd drivers on the boot floppy (which I have). But nothing on how to activate it to load the win95
> disc. I`m just thick headed sorry. Raymond.
Raymond, I don't know where to find a list of dos commands right off the
top of my head, but some basic ones you might need are:
type this -- do this
cd <dirname> change directory
del <filename> delete a file
rd <dirname> delete an EMPTY directory
deltree <dirname> delete a directory & everything in it- very slow
under dos
md <dirname> make a directory
format <drive>: format a drive, i.e. format c:
so, after booting from a boot disk, and all the messages have gone by
telling you which drive letter your cd-rom has, (watch for it!)
you are left at an A:\> prompt. From here type
format c:
answer yes
after that's done, type
<drive_letter_of_cd_rom>:
setup
and win95 setup should take off from there onto a clean disk.
Glen Sagers
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