mician@usfvax2.EDU (Rudy Mician) (05/25/88)
How can I reserve system file space without regard to whether it is for PC-DOS or MS-DOS I have reserved system file space using MS-DOS (v3.1) and then tried to install PC-DOS (v3.1) with no luck. The same problem arises if I try to reserve the system file space with PC-DOS. Can I circumvent the problem by simply reserving file space with MS-DOS (which takes up more space with its hidden files) and then changing the file names to match those of the hidden files used by PC-DOS, or is there some other way around this problem? . Thanks for any help, . Rudy Mician
wew@naucse.UUCP (Bill Wilson) (05/25/88)
In article <1070@usfvax2.EDU>, mician@usfvax2.EDU (Rudy Mician) writes: > > How can I reserve system file space without regard to whether it is > for PC-DOS or MS-DOS > You might try to use the /B option when formatting. This will create a disk that will accept the system on it. The only problem is that it will create a disk with 8 sectors per track. > I have reserved system file space using MS-DOS (v3.1) and then tried to > install PC-DOS (v3.1) with no luck. The same problem arises if I try to > reserve the system file space with PC-DOS. > If you used the /B option on the format then you may be in trouble. > Can I circumvent the problem by simply reserving file space with MS-DOS > (which takes up more space with its hidden files) and then changing the > file names to match those of the hidden files used by PC-DOS, or is there > some other way around this problem? > I tried fooling DOS by changing the names of the system files on a hard drive and ended up destroying the logical layout of the drive. I had to reformat to back out. MS and PC DOS use a slightly different layout for hard drive formats. Be careful when trying any tricks. -- Bill Wilson (Bitnet: ucc2wew@nauvm) Northern AZ Univ Flagstaff, AZ 86011 {These views are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer}