Hi,
Unlike MS-DOS proper, FreeDOS comes with custom configuration files to
optimize for different things, I have my personal opinion on this, but I
digress. Given that the user may have modified the configuration files and
there is no easy way to merge the changes of a vanilla FreeDOS config to a
custom end user config, I would suggest maintaining the users configuration
files. If there is an issue, of course they can boot, use F5 and use a
support utility to replace their configuration files with the system
default (creating backups of course)
On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 5:16 AM, Jerome Shidel <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Sep 15, 2015, at 9:27 PM, Mercury Thirteen <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Could we just give the user the option?
>
>
> I could. But, Jim wants super simple. So, I guess I will have to see if he
> wants it to ask or not.
>
> But, I am really thinking purge the FDOS dir and install new config.sys
> and autoexec.bat is the best course.
>
>
> Also, you could call the backup FDOS folder *fdos.old* a'la Windows and
> its *windows.old* directory. At least that way some folks would know what
> it's for when they see it again months down the road.
>
>
> At present, it wraps all that stuff up into a zip file. And puts it under
> a dir called FDBackup. Enumerating the zip as next avail FDBAK0.zip (or 1,
> 2, 3....)
>
> Easy to change to FDOS.OLD though.
>
> On 9/15/2015 8:53 PM, Jerome Shidel wrote:
>
> The installer is going well and is about 50% done. But, I have two questions.
>
> Situation:
> User is doing an upgrade install from FD1.1.
>
> FDI already prompts to backup. Then will backup config files and the c:\FDOS
> directory.
>
> 1) should FDI purge the c:\fdos directory before it installs the new files.
> Or, keep everything it doesn't overwrite?
>
> 2) should the installer keep the users current config files or install new
> default ones.
>
> I see problems doing either of these, either way.
>
> The most reliable way would be to purge the c:\fdos directory and install
> fresh config.sys and autoexec.bat files. But, that will force the user to
> modify theirs post install. Not doing it, the system may be flakey or not
> even boot completely.
>
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