Boot Disk

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Stewart Basterash

To All,

OK... What is up with this...

I need to create a DOS boot disk that loads the DOS network redirectors...
just like I've done in every previous version of Windows (DOS) since 3.x...
Now MS decided to finally include a DOS formating tool in Windows
Explorer... I format the disk and "Ta.. Da..." DOS Boot Disk... To ME
4.90.3000... Now... I go through the trouble of hunting for a stinkin memory
manager, because by the time my disk starts to load the workstation service
in DOS I am out of conventional memory... I need to load some junk high...
Can't load HIMEM.SYS or EMM386.EXE... ME does not like this... Supposedly
built in... I try removing these lines from config.sys... yup... not needed,
but I cannot load anything high... Can someone help???

In all the years that I have been working with MS operating systems, the
primary function of creating a DOS boot disk was for imaging, or booting to
a DOS network redirector... If I can't use the format tool in Windows
Explorer to do that... What the heck would I ever use it for???

Whatever,

Stew Basterash
 
Windows XP is not a DOS based O/S. Assuming you are
running Windows XP:

1. Open XP's "Help and Support" Program.
2. In the Search box type: CONFIG.NT , and hit enter.
3. Click on "Create custom startup files for an MS-DOS-based application".

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| To All,
|
| OK... What is up with this...
|
| I need to create a DOS boot disk that loads the DOS network redirectors...
| just like I've done in every previous version of Windows (DOS) since 3.x...
| Now MS decided to finally include a DOS formating tool in Windows
| Explorer... I format the disk and "Ta.. Da..." DOS Boot Disk... To ME
| 4.90.3000... Now... I go through the trouble of hunting for a stinkin memory
| manager, because by the time my disk starts to load the workstation service
| in DOS I am out of conventional memory... I need to load some junk high...
| Can't load HIMEM.SYS or EMM386.EXE... ME does not like this... Supposedly
| built in... I try removing these lines from config.sys... yup... not needed,
| but I cannot load anything high... Can someone help???
|
| In all the years that I have been working with MS operating systems, the
| primary function of creating a DOS boot disk was for imaging, or booting to
| a DOS network redirector... If I can't use the format tool in Windows
| Explorer to do that... What the heck would I ever use it for???
|
| Whatever,
|
| Stew Basterash
 
You can go to www.bootdisk.com and get the files for making a 98 or SE boot
disk and use it to install your memory manager. The issue with ME and not
loading into upper memory has been around since ME came out.
 
Jerry said:
You can go to www.bootdisk.com and get the files for making a 98 or SE boot
disk and use it to install your memory manager. The issue with ME and not
loading into upper memory has been around since ME came out.


The only practical use for the MSDOS system disk feature in XP is to use
Click to expand...
it for flashing the BIOS. Otherwise it is garbage.
 
Hey Stew!

Good to see you here, buddy!
You'll have to hang out here a bit more often, maybe help us answer some
questions? :)

Jerry and Rob are correct, the boot disk Windows XP makes is pretty useless,
since it uses Windows ME as its basis. Because of this, LoadHigh / LH /
DeviceHigh doesn't work.

Jerry's recommendation to use BootDisk.com is your best bet.

mikey k
Mike Kolitz MCSE 2000
MS-MVP - Windows Setup and Deployment
 
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