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Free DOS?!!

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Kavvy Original post #1
Oct 25, 2012 at 7:29 PM
Somebody tell me what is this Free DOS?!! And I heard that installing OS such as 7 or any is a big headache in the system based on Free DOS...Is this true?
If not please guide me for the steps for flashing the OS in Free DOS System!!
101gamzer
101gamzer #2
Oct 25, 2012 at 8:20 PM
A simple Google-ing can answer your question :) BTW free DOS means a operating system which is like Old MS-DOS but better
I don't know it is headache of installing windows 7 though you could try installing windows through a bootable disk by changing the Boot priority device in the bios to system DVD drive
CyberKID
CyberKID #3
Oct 29, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Free DOS is a free alternative to MS-DOS, which most Laptop/Desktop manufacturers bundle with most of their cheaper offerings. AFAIK, it's not a headache at all installing windows 7 over a system shipped with Free DOS as all you have to do is have a legitimate copy of the OS you want to install (preferably in a DVD, USB drives also work on newer systems), change your CD/DVD Drive as the primary boot device from Boot Menu of your BIOS and insert the installation media and boot from it to install the OS. You can simply format/delete the already available HDD partitions.
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puli44 #4
Nov 2, 2012 at 8:54 AM
its not a headache.. to load windows 7 or any other os in preloaded DOS os lappy's ..i have got my lappy with DOS os only but i changed it on purchased date only ....everything working now till date ..:D