MT> 01 Oct 09 22:16, bob klahn wrote to MIKE TRIPP:

 bk>>  I have always found, if you have a bootable disk, you can just
 bk>>  expand all the files to a single directory, and not bother with
 bk>>  the floppies.

 MT> I've never tried it with 6.22, have you?  I would guess
 MT> that worked for full verions, but even the retail boxed
 MT> 6.22 was an upgrade for existing DOS licenses and more
 MT> persnickety about seeking existing version, swapping of
 MT> disks and verifying of labels at multiple points in setup,
 MT> etc.  I think they were trying new methods to make sure
 MT> that you didn't buy just the upgrade and have full
 MT> functionality.

 You know, it's been so long since I did an install of dos I
 don't remember. Mostly I have a CD with the dos subdirectory on
 it. I do an install of dos at the root level, often using the
 old Norton Disktools, and then just copy the subdirectory.



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