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date: 2003-12-13 04:56:24
subject: Re: alias or similar for descript.ion?

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see.my.sig.4.addr@nowhere.com.invalid wrote:
> 
> Is there any way to have the descript.ion for a directory located
> in a different directory, yet have it appear to 4dos to be in the
> same directory?  Maybe thru an alias or something?

No

> Now here's the kicker, I want it to look like that to ALL programs
> I use that read 4dos's descript.ion files.  I load 4dos on boot
> and then it goes into W95.  I think W95's bastardized dos
> supersedes it though :( So, I dunno if this is possible. I figured
> if nobody here knows then no one does :)

Just load 4dos properly in config.sys on boot.  RTFM.

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