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Date:	Mon, 20 Oct 2003 18:25:12 PDT7
From:	jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: sysinstx ?

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In <3F9185B5.527C@peterskye.com>, on 10/18/2003
at 11:24 AM, Peter Skye said:

Peter,

With FP 15 installed SYSINSTX.COM appears in c:\os2\install\bootdisk.

Jack

>svobi wrote:
>>
>> >What is SYSINSTX?
>>
>> . . . remember DOS times !? To make a floppy
>> bootable you needed a special command !
>> SYSINSTX does the same or somewhat similar !!

>Thanks Svobi.

>In DOS it was something like FORMAT /MBR. I thought OS/2 had FDISK
>/NEWMBR. What does SYSINSTX do that FDISK /NEWMBR doesn't do?

>And what subdirectory is SYSINSTX in? I can't find it. (I'm using Warp
>4 FP 10 -- was SYSINSTX added since then?)

>- Peter

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