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by RobertDatar
Tue 23 Apr 2013, 07:01
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: I have installed lupu-528jp, need to change to Lucid Puppy 5
Replies: 11
Views: 1683

partitions may be OK

Karl,
I don't have an external HD. It looks like the real problem is that most all of the .exe files have vanished. Where are they? Can the whole thing be restored?
by RobertDatar
Fri 19 Apr 2013, 14:51
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: I have installed lupu-528jp, need to change to Lucid Puppy 5
Replies: 11
Views: 1683

questions about burning an .iso "the right way"

John, I think that I am making coasters. It seems that Puppy will write on its launch DVD once then wants new blanks. I can't have 4.7GB on a save. I don't have that much memory. I am using Memorex CD+R 4.7GB/Go blanks.The DVD is a HPO dvd1270. Do I need to open a CMD window in Puppy? Last night MS ...
by RobertDatar
Thu 18 Apr 2013, 15:37
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: I have installed lupu-528jp, need to change to Lucid Puppy 5
Replies: 11
Views: 1683

Noobe with live cd

I only used the live CD. I did not install the puppy os on the HD. I thought that the whole exercise was to avoid further corruption which all began as an attempt to get rid of a corrupted or otherwise non-booting Ubuntu. What next? At least now I can use my computer . I tried to save my puppy sessi...
by RobertDatar
Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:38
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: I have installed lupu-528jp, need to change to Lucid Puppy 5
Replies: 11
Views: 1683

fixing PC files

please tell me just how to do that. I have had to download programs to make an iso bootable disk in addition to the puppy iso which took quite a while to download. The list of files needed for the DVD took a lot of reading and some guess work. There were three large files in the folder and several s...
by RobertDatar
Thu 18 Apr 2013, 01:22
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: I have installed lupu-528jp, need to change to Lucid Puppy 5
Replies: 11
Views: 1683

OS hell

thanks. I tried ubuntu and have trashed my system. It didnt go away until i reinstalled xp over it. now the whole 4 drives are messed up.
I need to install a genuine XP and somehow recover what I can from the now 6 possible boots, one of which works, sort of.
by RobertDatar
Mon 15 Apr 2013, 20:02
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: I have installed lupu-528jp, need to change to Lucid Puppy 5
Replies: 11
Views: 1683

I have installed lupu-528jp, need to change to Lucid Puppy 5

Is there some way to replace lupu-528jp with lucid puppy 528.05? I installed it on a multibooot Dell GX270. (XP,2000,XP(2) ) Newbe mistake.