[Trlog] Trying to install DOS...

[John Unger]

Hi Paul -

The best success that I've had in doing what I think you are trying to 
accomplish is put a DOS partition and a dual boot setup on the hard disk of 
my XP machine. Here is a site with an excellent description of the process:
http://www.k1ea.com/hints/fdinst095.pdf

Of course, backup everything and YMMV..., but it did work for me on an XP 
laptop that I like to have for non-shack excursions. Here in the shack I 
still use an older PII machine with Windows 98SP on it essentially 
dedicated for running TR.

Also, search the trlog at contesting.com archives, I think that others have 
even used a memory stick to boot XP machines with another OS. Look for 
posts by Mark, KD4D, he has done a lot with this type of solution, I believe.

73 - John, W4AU


At 06:20 PM 2/8/2009, paul at paul-hicks.ca wrote:
>Box has XP installed.
>
>Created CD boot disk with systemrescuecd-x86-1.5.iso
>
>Computer won't recognize.
>
>The cd drive is okay and in the boot lineup, even tried disabling HD
>in bios, kept asking for system disk.
>
>Burned a 2nd disk and tried without success.
>
>Would one of the earlier versions (i.e., 1.1.3) be worth a try?
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Regards, Paul.
>ve3zt
>
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