[ros-general] ReactOS 0.2.4 Released

[Martijn Stegeman]

On 2-okt-04, at 21:07, Ralph Shumaker wrote:

> The only formula offered to me (for starting ReactOS) has been shot 
> down, even though I did not understand it completely anyway.  It 
> soundes like Robert was saying that I need to boot with a DOS disk, be 
> it M$ (Micro-expensive-$oft) or freeDOS, before I can run ReactOS.
>
> Thomas says (regarding the only way offered to me) that it is very bad 
> and may cause various problems, but does not offer an alternative.  
> What kinds of problems?  What alternatives are there?  My original 
> question was to request the location of a HOWTO.
>
> I would like to see this OS in action.  Further, I would like to try 
> to run some DOS and Windows programs, just to find out where ReactOS 
> is, and how far it has left to go.  Screenshots are o.k., but I would 
> like to play with it and see what I can (and cannot) do.

You very specifically asked about the -bin.zip file. The site isn't 
quite clear about this, but you'd better download the CD image or one 
of the emulators with ReactOS preloaded. Either way, you really should 
read

http://www.reactos.com/en/content/view/full/260

because that definitely answers even your first question.

Cheers,
Martijn