I do not understand how to perform #1 step of Article 258471

Noel:

I did manage to make the boot disk for ME on my laptop to boot to DOS. I am
trying my best to follow your instructions.

I've confirmed all of the resolution steps to thiis point except item 1.) of
Article ID 258741:

1.) Modify the WinBootDir entry in the Msdos.sys file to point to the
correct location of the Windows folder.

I do not understand how to perform the above from DOS. Can you help?

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~Dell

At the command prompt while in DOS type the following lines and press
Enter after each line:

attrib -s -h -r c:\msdos.sys
edit c:\msdos.sys

***Note the spaces between -s -h -r c:

If you get "Bad command or filename" you typed it wrong, try again.

Assuming that your Windows is installed on C: and that it was installed
in the default directory the WinBootDir entry should read:

WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS

*** Note - No space in the WinBootDir line.

To exit and save the file press the Alt key and use the keyboard
arrows or letter shortcuts to perform menu actions.

John

Dell wrote:
Noel:

I did manage to make the boot disk for ME on my laptop to boot to DOS. I am
trying my best to follow your instructions.

I've confirmed all of the resolution steps to thiis point except item 1.) of
Article ID 258741:

1.) Modify the WinBootDir entry in the Msdos.sys file to point to the
correct location of the Windows folder.

I do not understand how to perform the above from DOS. Can you help?

Oh, I forgot, after you're done return the default attributes to the
file. At the command prompt type this line and press enter:

attrib +s +h +r c:\msdos.sys

John

John John wrote:

At the command prompt while in DOS type the following lines and press
Enter after each line:

attrib -s -h -r c:\msdos.sys
edit c:\msdos.sys

***Note the spaces between -s -h -r c:

If you get "Bad command or filename" you typed it wrong, try again.

Assuming that your Windows is installed on C: and that it was installed
in the default directory the WinBootDir entry should read:

WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS

*** Note - No space in the WinBootDir line.

To exit and save the file press the Alt key and use the keyboard
arrows or letter shortcuts to perform menu actions.

John

Dell wrote:

Noel:

I did manage to make the boot disk for ME on my laptop to boot to DOS.
I am trying my best to follow your instructions.

I've confirmed all of the resolution steps to thiis point except item
1.) of Article ID 258741:

1.) Modify the WinBootDir entry in the Msdos.sys file to point to the
correct location of the Windows folder.

I do not understand how to perform the above from DOS. Can you help?

Dell
PLEASE - either stick to email, or stick to one thread!!!

DO NOT email and then post back to the forums in a new thread - or we are
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Noel:

I did manage to make the boot disk for ME on my laptop to boot to DOS. I
am
trying my best to follow your instructions.

I've confirmed all of the resolution steps to thiis point except item 1.)
of
Article ID 258741:

1.) Modify the WinBootDir entry in the Msdos.sys file to point to the
correct location of the Windows folder.

I do not understand how to perform the above from DOS. Can you help?

--
~Dell