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DR-DOS Installation Hell -- HELP, PLEASE

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From: Eric Scoles
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 20:51
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I've already posted to comp.misc, and comp.os.msdos.apps -- forgot about
this group.  

Has anybody out there had a problem with the DR-DOS 6.0 installation routine
being unable to complete the installation?  The circumstances are unusual,
in as much as the disks I'm installing off of are 3.5" 1.44M disks copied
from the originals, which were the wrong media for my system (and yes, I did
order the right size, whatever they say).  However, unless they are
employing copy protection, everything should be AOK with the copies, and
I've even modified the Install.INI file to show the right disk type.

The problem that occurs (well the major one -- there are others) is that
when it comes time for the Install routine to copy the files to disk, it
goes into this endless loop where it fails to recognize its own disk as "the
startup disk", and keeps prompting you to put it in.  

If you try and lead installation down another path, you can get to a point
where you get a message that the drive is not ready (which it is).

This all sound to me like hidden *.INI information, but there are no other
*.INIs on the disk that could do this -- I looked at them all.

Any suggestions will be _warmly_ welcomed -- DRI siad they _might_ get back
to me sometime within the "next few business days"  (right, you know where
you can stick your business days, buddy).
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Subject: DR-DOS Installation Hell -- HELP, PLEASE
Summary: It doesnt work!
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