What I'm not sure about the way the Dos commands have been written.
For example, one line in the post lists this: "Next, enter DISKPART > list disk open the DISKPART tool", it has the "DISKPART > list disk" in bold.
What does that mean regarding entering in a Dosbox? Do I type "DISKPART" then Enter, followed by "list disk", then Enter?
What's the significance of the ">"?
I take it I don't type the ">" in the dosbox, separated by spaces?
I don't want to mess it up, especially as it has a "format" command in there.
Thanks for your reply, but I still don’t understand. I’m afraid I’m rather “hard of learning” about this!
How is “list disk” an action? Does that mean I type “list disk” into the Dosbox, followed by Enter?
I typed “diskpart” into a Dosbox to try and understand. Then a window appeared, asking “Do you want the following program to make changes to the computer?” I clicked No as I was worried it might start to partition the hard disk – I don’t remember seeing something like that happen before when I was typing in Dos?
My very limited experience is that the Dosbox was like Dos used to be, without it causing other windows to pop-up.
Should I click Yes, without it doing something serious to the system?
How is “list disk” an action? Does that mean I type “list disk” into the Dosbox, followed by Enter?
I typed “diskpart” into a Dosbox to try and understand. Then a window appeared, asking “Do you want the following program to make changes to the computer?” I clicked No as I was worried it might start to partition the hard disk – I don’t remember seeing something like that happen before when I was typing in Dos?
My very limited experience is that the Dosbox was like Dos used to be, without it causing other windows to pop-up.
Should I click Yes, without it doing something serious to the system?
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10,708 > BasildonBondI was the contributor who wrote the How-to so I can't answer you.