installing dos 6.2

[eboyjones]

I have a licensed copy of dos 6.2 and I am trying to install it on an old laptop. The on screen instructions say to put set-up disk 1 in drive a: and press ctrl+alt+del and computer will re-boot and start set-up. All I get is "invalid system disk". I have a win 3.1 start-up disc so I can get to the a: prompt, but I am stuck after that. Can I make a dos dir on hard drive and copy and expand files in that directory without having to use expand.exe on each file. Appreciate any help.

[Gabriel]

maybe the first disk is fu$!ed up...
you can contact microsoft and they will send you a new one.
There is a way of getting the files however - contact me in PM and I will let you know.

cheers,
Gabriel

[freddy]

maybe , put your 3.1 startup disk in drive (check ver N0) and type sys B: , and it will copy the sys files to your dos disk, or copy the files from your no1 disk to a new floppy with sys on it , taking care not to overright the sys files you put on.

FtF

[Irish Shark]

First of all, make sure that you have the BIOS set to boot from A:. If you still get the "non disk error" you can E-Mail me and I will E-Mail you the contents of Disk 1.

[AlienDyne]

Since you own a licensed copy you'd better have a word with Microsoft to get that disk replaced. That's the only legal way.

Getting it via email, is illegal!!

[confus-ed]

Originally posted by AlienDyne
Since you own a licensed copy you'd better have a word with Microsoft to get that disk replaced. That's the only legal way.

Getting it via email, is illegal!!

Sorry to pull you up Mr AlienSir but wouldn't using it without a license be the crime........?

If you have a license then what crime are you commiting if another licenced owner sends you a copy of code that you had and is now f$*ked up?

Do I distribute the real windoze cds at work?? Nope - not a hope in hell, they live in a fire safe way way way away & they never come out - don't they?!! :confused:

I like everyone else use backup copies as i am allowed to do.... I also transmit these images accross networks etc, so I don't see e-mailing accross a 'larger network' (he-he) is any different .....

Surely using the copy or selling it for commercial gain is the issue, not saving MS some man moments :rolleyes: , in sending you a replacement copy.....?

[goinpostal]

I think your only option would be to get a copy from another person. MS stopped supporting anything prior to 98 if you asked them for a replacement they would prob LTAO. besides if I were to give you 1 disk of a 3 or 5 (I forget haow many disks) disk set I would not feel as though I was pirating as you would have to have the other 2 disks.

Just my 2 cents

[useanalog]

I'm having the same problem as eboyjones. I just bought Dos 6.2 and Win 3.1, and I wanted to install it on an older machine. the computer will not boot when the setup disk for Dos is inserted. I tried booting from the setup disk on two newer machines, and it works. I have tried to copy and/or expand all the files on the disk. When copying certain files, however, on all three machines I get an error message such as the disk sector can't be found. Does anybody know what is going on?

I have a licensed copy of dos 6.2 and I am trying to install it on an old laptop. The on screen instructions say to put set-up disk 1 in drive a: and press ctrl+alt+del and computer will re-boot and start set-up. All I get is "invalid system disk". I have a win 3.1 start-up disc so I can get to the a: prompt, but I am stuck after that. Can I make a dos dir on hard drive and copy and expand files in that directory without having to use expand.exe on each file. Appreciate any help.

[NooNoo]

Sounds like the floppy disk drive on the machine is on its way out... or perhaps is filthy. If the drive is on a laptop, can you get format.com on the hard drive and try formatting a diskette on the suspect disk drive to see if that works and then try reading the newly formatted diskette on another floppy drive.

[slgrieb]

Any original DOS disks are well beyond design life now, so it should be no surprise that they can't be read. I understand that there are still niche-market programs around that run fine under DOS but not any version of Windows, (I still have one customer that uses one to measure natural gas flow through well heads). If you can, dump DOS. If you can't do it for whatever reason I think I would take up AlienDyne on his offer. Any "original" DOS disks are likely to be bad.

Also I would say to AlienDyne; be cautious about sharing software with anyone. Several years ago I had a distributor who was driven into bankruptcy because of MS lawsuits. This company sold some 1200 Office 97 licenses a month, and MS alleged that in a certain 1 year period, 2 of the licenses the vendor resold were pirated. MS pressed the case even though the original court refused to prosecute the case because they did not have jurisdiction.

This company was then hauled through the courts until legal fees almost exceeded their net worth. I lost count of the number of depositions I had to file, since I sold one of the alleged illegal licenses.

To this day, I still get calls from MS employees trying to buy illegal copies of Windows. Really and truly, no good deed goes unpunished.