- dos duh moment
- Posted by jsc on July 26th, 2004
need to make a floppy disk, and using win 98 boot disk with cdrom support to
boot to dos.
how do i copy files and folders from a cd drive (drive e
to floppy drive,
i need to do this for a driver floppy required for install
tried this w/ no luck
copy e:\via\file\driver\txtsetup /a:
- Posted by SgtMinor on July 26th, 2004
Leave out the slash before a:
jsc wrote:
- Posted by jsc on July 27th, 2004
that worked.. for single files, but how do i copy an entire directory from
cd to floppy... sorry been long time since i have had to even access dos
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- Posted by SgtMinor on July 27th, 2004
Not sure what you mean, but to copy all files from e:\via\file\driver\
to a floppy along with txtsetup you could type the command copy
e:\via\file\driver\*.* a: at the DOS prompt.
jsc wrote:
- Posted by jsc on July 27th, 2004
that just copies the single files, wont copy the whoany directories inside
the directory.. no worries.. i'll just have to hunt down someone and borrow
their computer and transfer the files from cd to floppy. just pain in the
ass
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- Posted by Toolman Tim on July 27th, 2004
Here ya go...
xcopy e:\via\file\driver\*.* a: /s
The /s is for subdirectories. You may also want to use /v at the end - for
verify - although it slows it down some, since it reads back the copy to
compare it to the original.
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- Posted by splatterer on July 27th, 2004
go to www.AllBootDisks.com
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- Posted by Ava Keech on July 27th, 2004
On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 22:37:35 GMT, "jsc" <not@today.net> wrote:
Use a file manager! For DOS I like Volkov Commander. Get it here:
http://www.egner-online.de/vc/
- Posted by fkasner on July 27th, 2004
splatterer wrote:
Not quite correct. What the "v" parameter does is compare the original
stuff with the stuff that was sent. It does not read the target to see
what actually was recorded there. A common mistake about this DOS
command. It leads to a false sense of security. You can have a bad disk
or a bad disk drive and nothing gets recorded and this command parameter
will assure it that it was OK.
FK
- Posted by jsc on July 27th, 2004
thank you much, commander worked like a charm, took awhile as i had to make
all the folders then copy the files, but it worked.
booted using win 98 boot disk then copied vc file to c: from cd and it ran
no prob
thanks again...and for my problem of installing xp onto my sata drive...
seems to be working great now that i have the disk =)
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- Posted by Reid Decker on July 28th, 2004
When you can copy a CD to a floppy please tell me how so I can do it.
All the floppies I have only hold 1.44 MBs, most CDs would have more on them
than a floppy would handle, or am I wrong? A Newbie
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- Posted by Himalayan sushie on July 29th, 2004
Reid Decker, after spending 3 minutes figuring out which end of the pen to use,
wrote:
Quit breathing...it's clear it's painful for you.
- Posted by Toolman Tim on July 29th, 2004
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Maybe not for HIM, but it certainly is for US! (TINU)
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