Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unmvax!ogccse!blake!ndsuvax!ncanders From: ncanders@ndsuvax.UUCP (Carlin Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: #### Dos Upgrade... Possible w/HD? #######Message-ID: <2970@ndsuvax.UUCP> Date: 27 Sep 89 05:36:32 GMT References: <11987@boulder.Colorado.EDU> <251C7830.23143@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> Reply-To: ncanders@ndsuvax.UUCP (Carlin Anderson) Organization: North Dakota State University, Fargo Lines: 11 Not true. The newer versions allow you to install a new version of DOS over an older one, efectively replacing the information, without backing up the hard disk, or taking any other special precautions (altho it would't be a bad idea to back the thing up just in case). I can speak from experience since this is the procedure I used when moving from 3.30 to 4.01 (IBM) I assume that MS-DOS will work in the same manner. ncanders@plains.NoDak.edu nu111783@vm1.Nodak.edu