5) Copying files to our hardddrive.
Once our harddrive image has an OS installed, there are several ways of copying programs to it. For instance, you may use the OS tools to copy files from other harddrives, floppy disk images, or CD-ROM units.
An easier way of doing that is using an external program to access our harddrive. This is where
WinImage proves its usefulness.
This program allows us, among other things, to drag and drop files directly into our harddrive. The first thing we'll see when opening our
c.img file is this:
This means our harddrive has its space allocated by an OS. We just click on OK and proceed.
Now we just drag and drop our files into the
WinImage window. We'll be asked for confirmation:
We just need to agree, and the files will be copied, or, as WinImage puts it, "injected". Errors may occur if the disk image is still being used by PCem or if there is not enough available space in our disk image.
In the case of DOS, we also need to remember that filenames (and folder names) are limited to 8 characters, without spaces or regional signs.
6) Running programs in our machine.
Actually, we still need to do a few tasks well known for DOS users in order to have our machine fully working, such as installing different drivers (mouse, soundcard, optionally a CD-ROM drive) and running MEMMAKER to optimize our base memory.
But the truth is that most programs should be working right away, such as "Lotus III", the game we just copied to our harddrive image:
So there's not much else to mention.
Well, actually there is: PCem automatically captures your mouse. To recover mouse control, use the mouse's third button or
CTRL+End at any moment.
And don't forget to close the machine using the OS options! After all these work, we wouldn't want our harddrive image to become corrupt, right?