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This Readme.txt is broken into 2 sections.

The first section is used when you are going to only have one
partition or a C: drive.

The second section is used when you are going to have two
partitions or a C: and a D: drive.

If you can, print this out as a reference for your installation.

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SECTION 1 One partition or a C: drive only:



Insert into your laptop the floppy drive and boot to this
floppy.

NOTE THAT REFORMATTING, FORMATTING OR FDISKING YOUR HARD DRIVE
WILL PERMANENTLY ERASE/DELETE ALL PROGRAMS AND DATA FROM THE 
DRIVE.

Use Fdisk.exe to partition the drive (if needed) and then use
Format.com to format the drive.

Fdisk instructions can be found at: http://www.compu-docs.com/Fdisk.htm

To format the drive, at the
A:\> prompt type "FORMAT C:" without the quotes like this:
(do not retype the A:\>)

A:\>FORMAT C:

After you format the drive and you have rebooted to the floppy,
at the A:\> prompt type "transfer" without the quotes like this
(do not retype the A:\>):

A:\>transfer

and press Enter on your keyboard.

It will copy the system files to your C:\ drive and you will be back to the A:\> prompt, at which time you must shut the computer down and
put in your CD-Rom drive. Make sure your Windows CD is in the CD-Rom drive. Next, boot up your computer. It will boot up to the C: drive.

(Note: your CD-Rom drive letter will temporarily be X)

At the C:\> prompt type in the following based on your operating
system you are installing (do not retype the C:\>):

For 95:
C:\>95CCabs

For 98:
C:\>98CCabs

For NT:
C:\>NTCCabs

For ME:
C:\>MECCabs

For 2K:
C:\>2KCCabs

For XP:
C:\>XPCCabs

Your files will be copied from the CD. When they are finished
being copied, you MUST shut down the computer and reinsert the
floppy drive with the bootup floppy in the drive. Boot to the
floppy again.

At the A:\> prompt type in the following based on your operating
system you are installing (do not retype the A:\>):

For 95:
A:\>95CSetup

For 98:
A:\>98CSetup

For NT:
A:\>NTCSetup

For ME:
A:\>MECSetup

For 2K:
A:\>2KCSetup

For XP:
A:\>XPCSetup

and press Enter on your keyboard.

Your installation should start. You can leave the cab (cabinet)
files on the computer when you are finished installing the
operating system. The cab files will be at the Root of C:\ in a
folder named WinXXcab where XX is your type of operating system.
Exception: Windows XP's cab files will be in the C:\I386 folder.
Anytime your system needs additional files from the installation
CD, it will look in this directory first, so you won't need to
find the CD.

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SECTION 2 Two partitions or a C: and a D: drive:



Insert into your laptop the floppy drive and boot to this
floppy.

NOTE THAT REFORMATTING, FORMATTING OR FDISKING YOUR HARD DRIVE
WILL PERMANENTLY ERASE/DELETE ALL PROGRAMS AND DATA FROM THE
DRIVE.

Use Fdisk.exe to partition the drives into 2 partitions
(C: & D:) (if needed) and then use Format.com to format the
drives.

Fdisk instructions can be found at: http://www.compu-docs.com/Fdisk.htm

To format the drives, at the A:\> prompt type "FORMAT C:"
without the quotes like this:
(do not retype the A:\>)

A:\>FORMAT C:

Do the same to format the D: drive like this:

A:\>FORMAT D:

After you format the drives and you have rebooted to the floppy,
at the A:\> prompt type "transfer" without the quotes like this
(do not retype the A:\>):

A:\>transfer

and press Enter on your keyboard.

It will copy the system files to your C:\ drive and you will be back to the A:\> prompt, at which time you must shut the computer down and
put in your CD-Rom drive. Make sure your Windows CD is in the CD-Rom drive. Next, boot up your computer. It will boot up to the C: drive.

(Note: your CD-Rom drive letter will temporarily be X)

At the C:\> prompt type in the following based on your operating
system you are installing (do not retype the C:\>):

For 95:
C:\>95DCabs

For 98:
C:\>98DCabs

For NT:
C:\>NTDCabs

For ME:
C:\>MEDCabs

For 2K:
C:\>2KDCabs

For XP:
C:\>XPDCabs

and press Enter on your keyboard.

Your files will be copied from the CD. When they are finished
being copied, you MUST shut down the computer and reinsert the
floppy drive with the bootup floppy in the drive. Boot to the
floppy again.

At the A:\> prompt type in the following based on your operating
system you are installing (do not retype the A:\>):

For 95:
A:\>95DSetup

For 98:
A:\>98DSetup

For NT:
A:\>NTDSetup

For ME:
A:\>MEDSetup

For 2K:
A:\>2KDSetup

For XP:
A:\>XPDSetup

Your installation should start. You can leave the cab (cabinet)
files on the computer when you are finished installing the
operating system. The cab files will be at the Root of D:\
in a folder named WinXXcab where XX is your type of operating
system.
Exception: Windows XP's cab files will be in the D:\I386 folder.
Anytime your system needs additional files from the
installation CD, it will look in this directory first, so you
won't need to find the CD.