[Coco] PC Xp related

[Jim Hickle]

Try: http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

Scroll down to: XP Quick Boot Diskette , there will be 3 links on the line. Click on Read.1st for instructions.

I think the same page has programs/drivers for DOS that let you read & write to NTFS disks.



--- On Sat, 7/19/08, John T Chasteen <johnchasteen.2 at juno.com> wrote:


> From: John T Chasteen <johnchasteen.2 at juno.com>

> Subject: [Coco] PC Xp related

> To: coco at maltedmedia.com

> Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 10:05 AM

> Hello coco friends

> 

> My Xp desk top computer failed and I want to test the hard

> drive?

> I can boot DOS 6.2 but for some reason it won't install

> because the way

> the c: drive is formatted.

> This is an older computer and has an IDE drive and also a

> 3.5 floppy.

> 

> I have fdisk and several dos commands available.

> 

> How can I test the harddrive? 

> 

> John

> 

> PS: you can answer me off LIST

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