Subj : Running 4DOS.COM from RAMdrive...
To   : Gerald Miller
From : Jasen Betts
Date : Wed Sep 24 2003 07:42 am

Hi Gerald.

23-Sep-03 10:33:31, Gerald Miller wrote to All


 GM> Hello All,

 GM> I will soon be installing a larger hard disk on this aging DOS
 GM> box.  I am desiring to create a bootable disk and copy some files
 GM> to a 2MB (or larger) RAMdrive and set the comspec to 4DOS.COM on
 GM> the RAMdrive while I set up the different directories on the
 GM> various drives...

 GM> I think I have to copy 4DOS.COM, 4DOS.INI, 4START.BTM and
 GM> 4EXIT.BTM to the RAMdrive (at a minimum).

 GM> I would appreciate some user input about the required
 GM> Initialization Directives for a "minimal" 4DOS.INI and any
 GM> information for the 4START.BTM and 4EXIT.BTM files.

which dos brand/version ?

ISTR that with DR-DOS you can tell the ramdrive which letter to use (eg X:) and
then put an  install=some_zip.exe X:\  in config.sys to extract the ramdrive
contents from a self-extract archive to the right location. then do
shell=x:\4dos.com   :)

if you're using ms-dos you need to mess around with stuff to locate the
ramdrive like they do on their windows 95 emergency boot disk.

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