Using TunerCat w/ WinNT...Help!
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Using TunerCat w/ WinNT...Help!
Anyone know how to restart a WinNT computer in MS-DOS mode? I've only used Win9x, and now using a friends laptop w/ WinNT on it. When selecting "Start", "Shut Down", the option to restart in MS-DOS mode is no longer an option.
TunerCat Instruction Booklet STRONGLY recommends NOT to use MS-DOS from any Windows operating system and only as "stand alone" when Reading or Writing to the PCM.
Thanks :cheers:
Dr.
TunerCat Instruction Booklet STRONGLY recommends NOT to use MS-DOS from any Windows operating system and only as "stand alone" when Reading or Writing to the PCM.
Thanks :cheers:
Dr.
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Re: (scorp508)
buy a 486 for $20 and just install DOS, people about GIVE away older systems these days. i have a spare decked out pentium 3 450mhz system i'll get $150 for if i'm lucky. just find a old system & use it for prom work.
Melting Slicks
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Re: (gtsyellow)
Tunercat is a Windows based software. :confused:
Ooops. Nevermind. I see your flashing a PCM and I have never done that. Sorry I didn't realize you have to use a DOS window for that.
[Modified by 89vette, 7:08 PM 12/13/2002]
Ooops. Nevermind. I see your flashing a PCM and I have never done that. Sorry I didn't realize you have to use a DOS window for that.
[Modified by 89vette, 7:08 PM 12/13/2002]
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Sorry. :) There is also no DOS mode with Windows 2000 or Windows XP. I've never used the PCM version of tunercat, whats it like? I just have the version for editing BIN files and then use a pocket programmer 2 to burn my PROM chips. Thankfully the PP2 can burn from within Win2k w/o issue.
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Re: Using TunerCat w/ WinNT...Help! (DR'76)
Hmmm. You can create a dual-boot senario. Win2k and DOS/WIN98.
You'll need partition magic if you want to retain the same drive or get a larger drive and ghost over the original image, then create a dual-boot
environment.
You should also be able to boot up from the floppy if you obtain a bootable dos diskette and point your BIOS to boot off the floppy.
You'll have to work from only the floppy.
Hank
You'll need partition magic if you want to retain the same drive or get a larger drive and ghost over the original image, then create a dual-boot
environment.
You should also be able to boot up from the floppy if you obtain a bootable dos diskette and point your BIOS to boot off the floppy.
You'll have to work from only the floppy.
Hank
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Re: Using TunerCat w/ WinNT...Help! (STL94LT1)
You should also be able to boot up from the floppy if you obtain a bootable dos diskette and point your BIOS to boot off the floppy.
You'll have to work from only the floppy.
This is what I had to do when I changed from 98 to 2K to use my Turbolink software on my GN, prior to the latest release which is windows based.
Do a search on 'bootable files' from GO.com, there are several sites that will step you through it.
You'll have to work from only the floppy.
This is what I had to do when I changed from 98 to 2K to use my Turbolink software on my GN, prior to the latest release which is windows based.
Do a search on 'bootable files' from GO.com, there are several sites that will step you through it.