Finally did it!!!! Got DS to work on my XP lap top. Now, how do you record? I understannd the triggering method, but does DS need to be in a certain menu to record or will it record anytime the TPS exceeds 3.0 which is how the trigger is set up? Should I have "Auto Get" on true or false? Thanks Brian
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You need to be in the realtime display mode in either of the 3 screens, text, dial or scope. hit the space bar to trigger unless you've changed it to tps>3.0 as you state and space again to stop then if you hit F4 it will auto save to a filename that is set in the preferences. You can continue to save several runs this way as DS will append .001, .002,... to the filenames.
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I knew that would peak your curiosity Dave! Though I'm not that up on computer know how, there is one smart dude working for HP. I partitioned 1.5 gigs after Win XP to create drive E. No need to dual boot ( can't find alot of the drivers to allow 98 to work properly on the newer machines anyway ) Loaded DS into drive E through XP, then created a DOS start up diskette from Win 98. Booted w/floppy start up diskette and typed in the c: command. At the c:> prompt typed in ds.exe and YEEEE HAAAAA it's D.S. time! This dude who's name I'll withold explained why this would work using C: command even though the drive is acually E: Has to do with XP's capabilities. There's more to the story, but that's the skinny. Thanks Boostkillsstres for your help
So... basically you are booting to DOS from the floppy and then accessing a FAT partition.
XP doesn't come into play in that scenario. All the "magic" is in the DOS floppy you boot off of. XP normally runs on NTFS partitions, which DOS can't see, which is why he partitioned a FAT partition on your harddrive.
XP doesn't come into play in that scenario. All the "magic" is in the DOS floppy you boot off of. XP normally runs on NTFS partitions, which DOS can't see, which is why he partitioned a FAT partition on your harddrive.
Hello Ken! Acually it's not as simple as that. I did the partitioning myself and had not had success ( w/ other partitions ) previous to this. XP is a selfish operating system, and as such has to always be first. So the first lesson was placing the new partition after XP and keeping it hidden. The size of the partition had to be limited for FAT 16 to work for my application so I limited it to 1.5 Gigs. The partitioning and loading of the DS files was done thru XP w/o wiping out the c drive and having to reload everything. I was told this has to do with XP's ability to see other partitions though this would not be possible w/ other Windows oper. systems. I'll be the first to admit I'm not very good at this sort of stuff and as you can see from previous post, I've been seeking help with this for several weeks. Having tried suggestions from several people including Kent Chu, I was basicaly told it was not going to happen. Running DS from the floppy was the end result as long as I was insistant on keeping XP. Thoughts crossed my mind of wiping XP and just installing '98, but I soon found out that finding all the '98 drivers for this new hardware was going to be next to impossible. As a last ditch effort, I contacted a dude at HP and on his own time, told me what needed to be done to run DS on my laptop. I don't know if this will work with all laptops or operating systems, but it sure works for me, and I'm forever greatful to this dude for his knowledge. Brian
I guess we're in violent agreement 
.... what you did is exactly what I was getting at. We do it all the time with Windows 2K/XP (we're an MSDN certified shop).... you make a FAT partition for DOS (or an older version of Windows).
XP can see FAT, FAT32, and NTFS partitions. DOS can only see FAT16 partitions. You can make partitions thru Windows, Norton, etc.... even using some manufacturer supplied utilities.
When you make the FAT partition, you can hide it or let XP see it. Basically, it's a storage area for your DOS/older Windows app (or a dual boot partition).
The magic is in the floppy ... it boots to DOS and sees the only partition it can see (the FAT)....
It's nice that someone took the time to help you with this, because it can be a real time consuming task ... I didn't mean to take anything away from him.
The technique will work with most older Windows and/or DOS applications (including TurboLink, DS, etc.) ...
.... what you did is exactly what I was getting at. We do it all the time with Windows 2K/XP (we're an MSDN certified shop).... you make a FAT partition for DOS (or an older version of Windows).XP can see FAT, FAT32, and NTFS partitions. DOS can only see FAT16 partitions. You can make partitions thru Windows, Norton, etc.... even using some manufacturer supplied utilities.
When you make the FAT partition, you can hide it or let XP see it. Basically, it's a storage area for your DOS/older Windows app (or a dual boot partition).
The magic is in the floppy ... it boots to DOS and sees the only partition it can see (the FAT)....
It's nice that someone took the time to help you with this, because it can be a real time consuming task ... I didn't mean to take anything away from him.
The technique will work with most older Windows and/or DOS applications (including TurboLink, DS, etc.) ...
What you said Ken! It just seemed so confusing to me, that a simple explanation did not do it justice. Wish you were on this board when I first posted as it would have saved me some valuable time. Bottom line-DS is working on my new laptop, so I can have my DS and DVD's too!!! Brian
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