where do I "sys C:"?

[AlphaIVT]

I tried in MSDOS window in WIndows and it says

cannot specify default drive

I tried in pure DOS environment (command prompt from safe mode menu during bootup) and it says

bad command line

 

[anton]

try "sys a: c:" or switch "sys c: a:" don't really remember ...

 

[beat mania]

if you want to sys c:, you can't boot from c:

 

[AlphaIVT]

i can't? I want to get rid of the WIn2k installation menu. It keeps asking me if I want to boot to win2k setup or win98. I want to take away win2k because i don't really need it. I still want to keep win98 though.

 

[SUOrangeman]

If win98 was installed first, but to DOS with a floppy and run 'fdisk /mbr'

-SUO

 

[AlphaIVT]

SUOrangeMan, that still doesn't work, the thing pops up again.

 

[Pretender]

If you booted from a bootdisk, just SYS C: should work. Otherwise, the syntax is
SYS [drive 1:][path] drive 2:

so 'SYS A: C:' would copy the system files from A:\ to C:
or 'SYS A:\somefolder C:' would copy the files from that specific folder to C:

 

[PowerJoe]

Ok, here's what you do:

Format a win98 boot diskette, copy \windows\system\sys.com to it, boot from diskette, type sys c:, boot from HD, enjoy.

-PJ

 

[flood]

I think what you want to do is
Format C:


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