"gak27" <ga***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Dave,
>
> Awhile back you gave me some advice regarding changing my W2K install type
> from dual boot to upgrade.  One of your steps was the following:
>
> issue the sys c: command
>
> do I do that from the Run dialog or from a DOS prompt?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Greg
>
>

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
| I'm not Dave but I'm pretty sure that he would say something
| like this: The "sys" command is a Windows 98 command. It
| is not available under Windows 2000. To issue it, you have to
| do this:
| - Boot the machine with a Win98 diskette (www.bootdisk.com)
| - Type   sys c:
| When you do this, you will lose the ability to boot the PC into
| Windows 98.
|
|

"Dave Patrick" <mail@Nospam.DSPatrick.com> wrote in message
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> Yepper, that's basically what I would have said except I would have added
> this instead;
>
> "When you do this, you will lose the ability to boot the PC into| Windows
> 2000."
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> | I'm not Dave but I'm pretty sure that he would say something
> | like this: The "sys" command is a Windows 98 command. It
> | is not available under Windows 2000. To issue it, you have to
> | do this:
> | - Boot the machine with a Win98 diskette (www.bootdisk.com)
> | - Type   sys c:
> | When you do this, you will lose the ability to boot the PC into
> | Windows 98.
> |
> |
>
>

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Yepper, that's basically what I would have said except I would have added
> this instead;
>
> "When you do this, you will lose the ability to boot the PC into| Windows
> 2000."
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> | I'm not Dave but I'm pretty sure that he would say something
> | like this: The "sys" command is a Windows 98 command. It
> | is not available under Windows 2000. To issue it, you have to
> | do this:
> | - Boot the machine with a Win98 diskette (www.bootdisk.com)
> | - Type   sys c:
> | When you do this, you will lose the ability to boot the PC into
> | Windows 98.
> |
> |
>
>
>

"gak27" wrote:
| DP and Pegasus:
|
| Thanks a bunch folks!  Based on Pegasus' response I'm guessing that making
a
| boot disk (vs. using the Win 98 disk) is the way to go?