Re: [ros-general] ReactOS 0.2.4 Released

[Ralph Shumaker]

Martijn Stegeman wrote:

>   On 2-okt-04, at 21:07, Ralph Shumaker wrote:
>
> >   The only formula offered to me (for starting
> > ReactOS) has been shot 
> >  down, even though I did not understand it completely anyway.  It 
> >  soundes like Robert was saying that I need to boot with a DOS disk, 
> >  be it M$ (Micro-expensive-$oft) or freeDOS, before I can run ReactOS.
> >
> >  Thomas says (regarding the only way offered to me) that it is very 
> >  bad and may cause various problems, but does not offer an 
> >  alternative.  What kinds of problems?  What alternatives are there?  
> >  My original question was to request the location of a HOWTO.
> >
> >  I would like to see this OS in action.  Further, I would like to try 
> >  to run some DOS and Windows programs, just to find out where ReactOS 
> >  is, and how far it has left to go.  Screenshots are o.k., but I would 
> >  like to play with it and see what I can (and cannot) do. 
>
>  You very specifically asked about the -bin.zip file. The site isn't 
>  quite clear about this, but you'd better download the CD image or one 
>  of the emulators with ReactOS preloaded. Either way, you really should 
>  read
>
>  http://www.reactos.com/en/content/view/full/260
>
>  because that definitely answers even your first question. 

You made me go back and look at my original post.  The only question was 
"Is there a HOWTO somewhere?".  The rest consisted of comments or 
statements (to be precise).

In regards to the archive file, I merely stated that I downloaded it, 
extracted it, and could not find documentation within it.

When I said "I need to know how to get it running.", I was not refering 
to the archive file but rather to the extracted content, namely ReactOS.

Thanks for the link.  I'm downloading the ISO even as I type this.  I 
guess I'm going to have to move my partitions around a little and create 
a FAT boot partition.  Would there be any advantage to FAT32 over FAT16 
with ReactOS?

I haven't had the need for a FAT partition since I walked away from M$ 
Wingbloze (MS Windows), and that was on an older HDD.

I'm confident that I will do better with this now that you have pointed 
out the install CD ISO.  After I finish downloading that image, I'll 
search my memory on how to burn it to a CD.  (It's been a while.)

I've only started reading your linked web page, but am already finding 
good information.  Thank you.