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Article #10971Re: PC Tools PCFORMAT & DOS 5.0 (was DOS 5.0 & QEMM-386 5.12)
From: mr k.l. lentin
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1991 02:50
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1991 02:50
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In article <1991Jun13.173116.143@pinhead.pegasus.com> todd@pinhead.pegasus.com (Todd Ogasawara) writes: > >I have run into one problem though. PC Tools 6.0 PCFORMAT does not work >under DOS 5.0. It reports "Wrong DOS version" when I try to run it. Does >anyone know if PCFORMAT in PC Tools 7.0 works under DOS 5.0? I am still >waiting for my upgrade to arrive. Other PC Tools 6.0 software seems to work >ok though (including COMPRESS). > >-- have a look at the SETVER command. It will change the version of dos that the interrupt returns which will make pctools think its in the version you want it. The version can be set for each program you run. The manual says that you should try this first and contact the manufacturers to see if they plan an upgrade. -- -----------------------------------------+---------------------------------- |/ (ins845b@monu4.cc.monash.edu.au) | This space for rent. |\evin (ins845b@monu3.cc.monash.edu.au) | All reasonable offers accepted -----------------------------------------+---------------------------------
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!bruce!monu0.cc.monash.edu.au!monu4!ins845b From: ins845b@monu4.cc.monash.edu.au (mr k.l. lentin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.msdos.apps Subject: Re: PC Tools PCFORMAT & DOS 5.0 (was DOS 5.0 & QEMM-386 5.12) Message-ID: <1991Jun14.025024.13436@monu0.cc.monash.edu.au> Date: 14 Jun 91 02:50:24 GMT References: <1991Jun11.215901.22013@pinhead.pegasus.com> <1991Jun13.173116.143@pinhead.pegasus.com> Sender: news@monu0.cc.monash.edu.au (Usenet system) Organization: Monash University, Clayton, Vic 3168, Australia Lines: 21