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Ok, now i have accidentally downloaded the wrong files for Mandrake.
Its possible to install, but i probably should of gotten Mandrake 9.1 ISO CDs, but i didnt see them at first. I chose an Australian FTP, and downloaded all the files, but there not in any format. There are a nubmer of folders, and i am unsure of how to go about installing it. I wanna put it on another PC in my house, but there is no way it will fit on a CD, its around 1.8Gb.
I could send the files to the HD of the other PC, but i still am unsure of how it would be run... in the installation files, it says it should boot of the CD Rom.... wo there for the ISO version obviously.
I found a folder DOS utils, but to run any of those files, im assuming i will need something already installed on the Hard Drive. BUt i have an old 20Gig i wanna install it on.
If i dumped the files onto the 20Gig, and ran some Dos utils, i still dont see how to start an install.... can someone hlp me with that. The Mandrake site says the only 2 required folders are images and Mandrake, so DOSUtils is probably not necessary at all....
Ok thank you. I worked it out now. The reason for those *.img files importance..... It makes sense when i think about it
Anyways, thanks for that, after starting an install, i decided to take a different approach. Im now moving hte files to Partition E:\ of HDD1, and Formatting HD2 for Linux. Because as i was setting it up, i wanted it on HDD2, but it had the Complete Erase option.... and it woulda also erased the files it was using LOL.
Thanks again, I never new that the installer for this would look so gorgeous
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