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Date:	Sun, 24 Feb 2002 21:39:59 PST7
From:	Sheridan George <s-geo@usa.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: eCS install

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"Info 4 SYNass.NET" wrote:
> Hi Sheridan
> I am also struggling and thinking of giving up this tricky eCS
> installation process ;-(
> What else can we do ?
>
> Just create the 3 Installation Diskettes with "makedisk" from the
> 2nd eCS CD-ROM
> and add the following 2 statements at the begin of the config.sys:
>
> setcopyfromfloppy=1
> reservedriveletter=x
>
> where x is one letter just before your CD-ROM's drive letter, ie
> x=R gives CD-ROM=S
> and start installing from floppies.
>

Thanks for the advice. Installing from floppies worked.

Sheridan

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