RE: 755cd NT4

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From: Michael Geary (Mike_at_Geary.com)
Date: Wed Apr 05 2000 - 17:54:37 EDT

Just use the LOCK command in Win95 and it will take care of that error
message.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Jacobs [mailto:sjacobs_at_InfoAve.Net]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 8:17 AM
> To: 'Rob Bell'; skunberggoldengatenet; thinkpadcsutkedu
> Subject: RE: 755cd NT4
>
>
> This is correct, but if you already have Win 95 installed you may
> get a message about windows cutting off something to protect your
> long filenames and then halting. In that case you will have to
> use the boot floppies.
>
> Stan Jacobs
>
>
> ----------
> From: Rob Bell[SMTP:rbell1_at_netscape.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 2:08 PM
> To: skunberg_at_goldengate.net; thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
> Subject: Re: 755cd NT4
>
> If your 755 supports booting from the CD, then just instert the
> NT install CD
> and boot to it. You won't need floppies.
>
> If not... Boot to the current OS and copy the \I386 directory from the NT
> install CD to the C: drive. Then run the WINNT.EXE program in the c:\I386
> directory. I don't think you even need the boot floppies to
> install this way,
> but I could be wrong. You may need to start WINNT.EXE with the /B command
> line switch to tell it to skip floppies (it's been a long time
> since I've done
> this).
>
> Good luck.
> Rob
>
> <skunberg_at_goldengate.net> wrote:
> > Hi, I have a 755cd that the floppy drive or the cd drive may be
> > installed but not both. I got a 1 gig HD with bare DOS 5.0 on
> it and would
> > like to install a OEM version of NT 4.0. The OEM version of NT
> comes with
> > 3 floppy's, a cd and a second cd with 3.0 service pack. How do I install
> > this OS without being able to have both drives in? Thank's in advance
> > for the insight!!!
> > Brian Skunberg
>
>
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