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reboot · 11-09-2000, 12:40 PM

OK, how about a basic DOS 6.22 install?
Geez, this is just an exercise in brain drain.
I (obviously) don't need the WHOLE thing on the ramdrive (Program files, etc...), just enough of bare Windows to run (explorer, systray, startup items...), and it will have to be installed on an HD first ANYHOW, so...do you think any Win9x/ME OS could be installed on a HD, then portions of it moved to a ramdrive and then continue to boot from there?
You simply can't install the OS to the ramdrive, there's no way to keep the "boot sector" active after a restart, DUH!
What would you select to move to the ramdrive?
How would YOU write the .bat lines to move what you selected?

11-09-2000, 12:40 PM	#5
reboot Member (14 bit) Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Kelowna, B.C., Canada Posts: 9,138	OK, how about a basic DOS 6.22 install? Geez, this is just an exercise in brain drain. I (obviously) don't need the WHOLE thing on the ramdrive (Program files, etc...), just enough of bare Windows to run (explorer, systray, startup items...), and it will have to be installed on an HD first ANYHOW, so...do you think any Win9x/ME OS could be installed on a HD, then portions of it moved to a ramdrive and then continue to boot from there? You simply can't install the OS to the ramdrive, there's no way to keep the "boot sector" active after a restart, DUH! What would you select to move to the ramdrive? How would YOU write the .bat lines to move what you selected? __________________ Black holes are where God divided by zero... Cheers, Jim Jims Modems