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Re: Novice question: how to boot from a bat file?

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From: Stan Brown
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 02:21
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>>My problem is I don't know how to emulate the cntry-al-delete boot that
>>the user would normally type in to have these new files take effect.
>
>Since it seems to be a twice-a-week question, here is a uuencoded program
>that will do it:

[code deleted]

and, if you're running SMARTDRV or other write-behind disk caches, it
stands an excellent chance of trashing your hard disk.

There's a reason we have an FAQ list, folks, not just to reduce the number
of repetitive questions posted but also to reduce the number of
incomplete or (as in this case) dangerously incomplete answers posted.

If you think something is wrong or missing in the FAQ list, by all means
let me know and I'll be happy to make the improvement.  But when a topic
has been done to death, as this one was maybe two months ago, please
don't start all over with the old disinformation.
-- 
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems                      brown@Ncoast.ORG
"Self-esteem, n.  An erroneous appraisement."
"Self-evident, adj.  Evident to one's self and to nobody else."
                                               --Ambrose Bierce
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From: brown@NCoast.ORG (Stan Brown)
Subject: Re: Novice question: how to boot from a bat file?
Organization: Oak Road Systems, Cleveland Ohio USA
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 02:21:38 GMT
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