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I cannot figure out how to move the MSDOS.SYS file from the
middle of my existing dos partition.  

It is an unmovable file.  I changed the attributes so it is not a
Hidden or Read Only file but Norton will still not move it.

I am afraid to just copy it to another file, delete it and then
rename the other file because I don't know if DOS has the
location stored in the FAT table somewhere so it can find it on
boot.

The docs mention moving the files but doesn't tell you how?

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks

Kevin

: I cannot figure out how to move the MSDOS.SYS file from the
: middle of my existing dos partition.  

: It is an unmovable file.  I changed the attributes so it is not a
: Hidden or Read Only file but Norton will still not move it.

: I am afraid to just copy it to another file, delete it and then
: rename the other file because I don't know if DOS has the
: location stored in the FAT table somewhere so it can find it on
: boot.

: The docs mention moving the files but doesn't tell you how?

: Anyone have any suggestions?

: Thanks

: Kevin

Well, you could boot with a DOS bootdisk that has the program sys.com on it
and then delete msdos.sys. Then you could use the sys.com program on the
floppy to create a new msdos.sys on your dos partition.

A:\>sys c:
System Transfered.
A:\>

dosemu is fun. :)
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Try DIR/AH/S, to make sure there aren't any other "unmovable"s in
subdirectories, then ATTRIB -<x> all of the files shown, where <x> is all
the attributes that show up (write them all down, because you'll be restoring
them later), run DEFRAG, which WILL move the "unmovables" after the
attributes (hidden, system, read-only, archived, or whatever) are removed,
and ATTRIB +<x> to restore all the attributes removed earlier. This worked
for me on a true-Blue machine, using PC-DOS 6.3.  I hope it works for you,
too.  Good luck!

Yaakov K.