bootable ntfs cf cards

[Anton]

Hi,
I'm having trouble setting up an NTFS file system so that
it is bootable and compressed.
i have tried to use partition magic to format the drive
as NTFS which it does, but I then am not sure how to make
it bootable as bootprep doesn't run, and format.com that
I copied from my WinXP box doesn't work under Win98 dos
that I am using from a cd to initially boot the device.
the hardware on the unit is really limited with noo
floppy and no other hdd devices. the only attachable
device is a cdrom.
Any help that people can give me would be much
appreciated.

Anton.

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

Hi Anthon,

1. NTFS if bootable by default.
2. ntldr MUST NOT BE COMPRESSED.
3. You need to use non-removable CF device.
4. You MUST format CF on taget device so that valid BIOS geometry is picked up.
5. CF Must be present during the BIOS boot sequence, if not Win PE will not see valid int 13 geometry.
6. Mark first partition as active.
7. Don't use DOS if you need NTFS.

Best regards,
Slobodan