Re: INstall

["Russ W. Urquhart" Russ.Urquhart@xxxxxxxx]

On Wed, Oct 04, 2000 at 08:12:59AM -0400, Michael Norman wrote:
> I saw Ted Stannard's XyDos installation problems here, and although I've
> been using the program for a while, I have not had to install it in some
> time, but now do on an additional computer. I too have forgotten those very
> first steps, and went to the Xywweb site, but could not negotiate the
> archive files to find the answer. So perhaps two questions: 1. To install
> 4.018 on a WIN98 platform, as I remember, one has to interrupt the WIN
> bootup routine by using one of the Function keys to get the menu that
> allows you go into a DOS mode or pure DOS, but I can not remember which
> F-key to hit and which mode to use to install. Then you just follow the
> usual XyDos installation routine, then find the program with Explorer,
> right click to get the properties and set up the characteristics to your
> liking. Again, I don't remember the F-key during boot up to get all this
> started or the right mode. 2. If this information is in the archives (and
> it must be) how does one find the right file...or does someone off-hand
> know which of those files to open.


Hi,

I think the function key, is F8. I say this because i just installed VIrtual
PC w/Win98 on my new G4 Cube, and put XY4 on a directory there! I rebooted
the machine, and when it came to the boot sequence, if you press F8, it goes
to that mode.

fwiw,


Russ
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