DOS, a bootable floppy can be created using the command sys a: for a
previously formatted floppy or format a: /s for an unformatted floppy.
Unzip the archive and copy the files RESTORRB.EXE, FIPS.EXE and ERRORS.TXT
to the bootable floppy. FIPS comes with very good documentation that you
may want to read. You should definitely read the documentation if you use
a disk compression driver or a disk manager. Create the disk and read the
documentation before you continue.

The next thing to be done is to move all the data to the beginning of the
partition. DEFRAG, which comes standard with DOS 6.0 and later, can easily
do the job. See the FIPS documentation for a list of other software that
may also work. Note that if you have Windows 95 or higher, you must run
DEFRAG from there, because DOS doesn't understand VFAT, which is used to
support long filenames in Windows 95 and higher.

After running the defragmenter (which can take a while on a large disk),
reboot with the FIPS floppy disk you created. Simply type a:\ fips and
follow the directions.

Note that there are many other other partition managers out there, in case
FIPS doesn't work for you.

Debian Installation Steps

As you initially install Debian, you will proceed through several
different steps:

1. Boot the installation system
2. Initial system configuration
3. Install the base system