From: M V. <net...@gm...> - 2015-06-29 04:47:45
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Hi, Until Windows xp you can even delete system files with windows. Of course there hidden but you can easy with two options delete autoexec and stuff. Windows was made to be user friendly wich it is but you can easy delete stuff. :-) Greetings, Maarten Op 28 jun. 2015 22:58 schreef "Mateusz Viste" <ma...@vi...>: > I totally agree with Eric here - using DOS means we have absolute power > over the computer. This comes with some responsibility that the user > must know what he's doing. Even on Win9x it was possible to delete some > system files that would render the OS unbootable. > > Mateusz > > > > On 28/06/2015 22:41, Eric Auer wrote: > > > > Hoi Maarten, > > > > I guess between the lines you wanted to suggest to > > make kernel.sys and the fdos directory read-only or > > system or hidden or similar? As far as I remember, > > this was the case for kernel but NOT anything else > > in MS DOS, so you could also rename or delete the > > DOS directory and files like command.com there. > > > > In Windows, they added some warning message inside > > 32- and 64-bit Windows versions when you even try > > to LOOK at the Windows directory. Which annoys me. > > > > Being from the open source / Linux corner of the > > operating system world, I rely on users to know > > what they are doing. If they rename files, they > > will have to update things which point to them, > > such as their autoexec :-) > > > > I am curious what others here think about this :-) > > > > Groeten, Eric > > > > PS: Microwave is a long file name. microwav.e is > > a possibility but dir names with dots are weird. > > > >> I don't know if this is already said. > >> > >> But I have again installed freedos (fdbasecd.iso). > >> And I have the following to say: > >> > >> You can easy delete Kernel.sys and rename the dir (fdos) to whatever > >> you want. Like "jdjsoejap" or more serious "microwave". > >> Maybe (I think) this is not quite handy?! > >> > >> Greetings, > >> Maarten > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with OpManager! > OpManager is web-based network management software that monitors > network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via email & sms > for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no restriction. Download now > http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Fre...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > |