| Filename |
Kbytes |
@28.8kbit/s |
Description |
| ATAPIG3.EXE |
1105 |
~5min |
Windows 98/DOS ATAPI (IDE) boot disk with additional functions |
| FUTDOM.EXE |
860 |
~4.1min |
Windows 98/DOS boot disk with Future Domain Corporation PowerIDE! ATAPI/IDE CD-ROM
Device Driver Version 2.21 (supersedes ARBERG.EXE). |
| 98SEBOOT.EXE |
899 |
~4.2min |
Windows 98SE boot disk standard |
| MEBOOT.EXE |
780 |
~3.6min |
Windows ME boot disk standard |
| 95BBOOT.EXE |
748 |
~3.5min |
Windows 95B boot disk 4.00.950B standard |
| PARTSZ.EXE * |
832 |
~3.8min |
Boot disk with Partition Resizer 1.3.4 by John Lagonikas a.k.a. Zeleps * |
| SB16563B.EXE |
739 |
~3.5min |
Windows 98/DOS boot disk with LEGACY CD ROM support. This driver is only to be used
with Creative CR521/523/563 drives |
* NOTE: Do not write-protect Partition Resizer diskette (step 6). Partition Resizer
requires write access to create a log file on the diskette.
Obtaining
Windows XP Setup Boot Disks (Q310994) Windows XP Setup boot disks are available only
by download from Microsoft. The Setup boot disks are available so that you can run Setup
on computers that do not support a bootable CD-ROM.
| 1. Download the required executable file to your desktop or other suitable
folder. Double click on the executable file to start the boot diskette image extractor
program. |
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| 2. Click OK to proceed. |
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| 3. Insert a blank floppy diskette ready to receive the boot diskette files
then click OK |
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| 4. If the diskette is not blank you will be prompted to confirm the
operation. Warning: as part of the process the floppy diskette will be formatted and all
existing data on the floppy will be lost. |
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| 5. Wait for the image to be written and the progress bar to reach 100% |
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| 6*. Label the diskette. Finally, slide up the switch on the back of the
diskette to write protect it (except for Partition Resizer diskette, which creates a log
file). This is important, especially when the diskette is used for MBR virus
removal, it will eliminate the risk of an MBR virus infecting the boot disk. |
* NOTE: Do not write-protect Partition Resizer diskette (step 6). Partition Resizer
requires write access to create a log file on the diskette.
Note
Upon completion you can boot to the newly created diskette by restarting the PC
with the diskette in the floppy drive. On some PCs you may need to change the boot
sequence in the BIOS to give the floppy drive boot priority. Be sure to test CD and RAM
drive services are working correctly before committing to reinstalling Windows.
Some of the above boot disks are configured to use UK regional settings. To modify them
to US regional settings remove the following four lines from the end of the CONFIG.SYS
file.
Type EDIT CONFIG.SYS at the A:\>
prompt then remove the following five Lines:
device=display.sys con=(ega,,1)
country=044,850,country.sys
install=mode.com con cp prepare=((850) ega.cpi)
install=mode.com con cp select=850
install=keyb.com uk,,keyboard.sys
Save the changes and reboot to the boot disk to use the new regional settings.
What follows are some sites relating to boot disks, drive installation and repair. I am
not in any way recommending or approving the techniques or software supplied on these
pages, they are provided only for your further investigation.
General
DrDevice's Windows9x Page. A collection
of boot disks, FAQ's and 'How to's.
How to Use the
Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool (Q255867). This article describes the Fdisk and Format
tools and how to use them to partition or repartition a hard disk.
Xcopy vs. Xcopy32.
by Raymond Chen, the author of Xcopy (Note: 98 Xcopy and Xcopy32 are identical).
How to Dual Boot
Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 with FAT16 or NTFS Volumes by Microsoft.
IDE Hard Drive Capacity
Barriers. White paper dated 4 August 1999 by Maxtor.
Bob Cerelli's Windows Page.
Installations, detailed installation information.
Symantec Ghost. Disk drive
imaging and cloning software for home and enterprise
Drive Image. Proven cloning
software for quick backup, recovery or upgrade.
Windows utilities by Kansas
State University Computing and Network Services (see delpart).
The FAT32 Resource Page. Explains all the
options and specifications of the FAT32 file system.
Fdisk
DrDevice's Partitioning with GDISK. How
to partition your hard drive using Symantec's GDISK.
Weendoggy's Homepage.
Instructions on how to Fdisk and Format a hard drive.
FDISK simulation. Instructions and
screen shots for the FDISK command.
Compguys
Techweb. Links and technical info on FDISK and partitions.
EverythingComputers.
Repartitioning, Reformatting and Reinstalling by Bob O'Donnell.
Fdisk and
Format instructions to give your Dell, or any system a clean install.
Computer Hardware Links
(Storage). "Yet another content-free web page" - lists of links.
Partition
Partition Resizer by Zeleps. Home page for
Partition Resizer by John Lagonikas a.k.a. Zeleps.
PartitionMagic. Create,
resize, merge and convert partitions without destroying data.
Ranish Partition Manager.
Freeware (until next update) partition resizer by Mikhail Ranish.
DOS
MS-DOS Hidden Secrets.
Undocumented MS-DOS Command Line Parameters.
DOS Command Index. Information about
all current DOS commands by Everett Murdock Ph.D.
PowerLoad MS-DOS Resources.
Download various DOS utilities and patches.
Other boot disk sites
A collection of various Windows boot
disk images.
Bootdisk.com. Boot disks, CD-ROM files, utilities
and tools
Bigdavedude's PC
Tech--Beginners Links page