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    Installing Dos 6.22
    « on: February 10, 2009, 11:14:48 AM »
    I'm tring to install dos to a blank drive I low level formated it.  The thing is I have a book that mentions how, but then it talks about ms-dos an whats supposed to show up isnt.  I'm useing a 4.3 gb drive an max of the amount of ram needed +
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    Re: Installing Dos 6.22
    « Reply #1 on: February 10, 2009, 11:21:01 AM »
    MS DOS or DOS 6.22 expect you to have a small about of memory
    and a small Hard Disk Drive.
    Try 32MB or RAM and
    a single FAT26 disk partition of about 120 MB.
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      Re: Installing Dos 6.22
      « Reply #2 on: February 10, 2009, 11:27:11 AM »
      i can make the ram about 64mb an I have a 2 gb drive that I can change over.
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      Re: Installing Dos 6.22
      « Reply #3 on: February 10, 2009, 11:31:46 AM »
      MS-DOS can run on any memory configuration and any HD configuration (except SATA), you will just be unable to create partitions larger then 2GB due to the limitations of FAT16.

      Since DOS itself only uses the 640K of conventional and perhaps some of the HMA, the amount of RAM installed is completely dependent on the other applications one wishes to run. For example, Windows 3.1 can use up to 512MB of RAM(I believe some may not be detected actually), which means that the limitations become purely based in it's lack of "selectors" or handles into that memory.

      Squall- WHY do you insist on low-level formatting? It erases all the Servo information about bad sectors and so forth, which means your OS will need to "rediscover" the bad sectors. Unless of course your not really low level formatting.


      I really love your detail- "what's supposed to show up isn't" and yet you make no mention of either what is supposed to show up, what is showing up, OR the book your using.
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        Re: Installing Dos 6.22
        « Reply #4 on: February 10, 2009, 11:34:54 AM »
        cause i dont recall off hand.  i knew that.  I'm not getting the install screen,
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        Re: Installing Dos 6.22
        « Reply #5 on: February 10, 2009, 12:55:33 PM »
        Quote from: squall_01 on February 10, 2009, 11:34:54 AM
        cause i dont recall off hand

        Why do you expect us to help you, if you can't be bothered to provide basic information?
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        Re: Installing Dos 6.22
        « Reply #6 on: February 10, 2009, 12:59:10 PM »
        Quote from: squall_01 on February 10, 2009, 11:34:54 AM
        cause i dont recall off hand.  i knew that.  I'm not getting the install screen,

        What install screen? Are you using DOS floppies? Are you inserting the right disk, or could you even be bothered to label them?

        If you downloaded the MS-DOS 6.22 Step-up files it's not going to work.
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          Re: Installing Dos 6.22
          « Reply #7 on: February 11, 2009, 12:51:01 AM »
          Just download Microsoft Virtual Pc, its easier and you can mess it up wihout stuffing up your real computer.
          Get some floppy image with Dos then and put it in.
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          Re: Installing Dos 6.22
          « Reply #8 on: February 11, 2009, 01:00:20 AM »
          I believe Squall is trying to install DOS onto his 486.
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          Re: Installing Dos 6.22
          « Reply #9 on: February 11, 2009, 01:52:53 AM »
          Recently, Squall asked for a download link to MS DOS 6.22.

          It seems he has successfully found a place to illegally download it.
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          Re: Installing Dos 6.22
          « Reply #10 on: February 11, 2009, 02:01:48 AM »
          Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on February 11, 2009, 01:52:53 AM
          Recently, Squall asked for a download link to MS DOS 6.22.

          It seems he has successfully found a place to illegally download it.

          That's what I was thinking. But the question is, is it that which precludes us helping him or his lack of enunciation of his problems?  ;D
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            Re: Installing Dos 6.22
            « Reply #11 on: February 11, 2009, 09:59:42 AM »
            not really i downloaded like 6.21 from microsoft.  That is what I am attempting to do but issues with it.  Mite try another machine.  Look I have classes till six from elevn so if I forget some of the time I'm sorry kay.
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            Re: Installing Dos 6.22
            « Reply #12 on: February 11, 2009, 10:21:30 AM »
            Quote from: squall_01 on February 11, 2009, 09:59:42 AM
            not really i downloaded like 6.21 from microsoft

            The only DOS files Microsoft has for download are the Step-up files mentioned previously. This is why you aren't getting the setup screen.

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              Re: Installing Dos 6.22
              « Reply #13 on: February 11, 2009, 11:00:57 AM »
              i see if I installed like 2k would I be able to like update iut to the 6.22 version?
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              Re: Installing Dos 6.22
              « Reply #14 on: February 11, 2009, 11:12:24 AM »
              like... like... like...  ::)
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