Create Boot CD w/USB Mouse Support

[Anonymous]

I am new to CD Rom creation and would like to make a bootable CD Rom that
automatically loads DOS USB Mouse drivers (Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
2.0), following with a DOS based program. I do not require all keys on the
mouse to function (only left and right "click" buttons and mouse movement of
the cursor). Could someone give me the "Creating bootable CD Roms for
dummies" explaination? Or perhaps direct me to a website that is written
for newbies?

Thanks

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[Mark L. Ferguson]

If the mouse driver is a '*.sys' file, you load it in config.sys, and if a *.exe file, in autoexec.bat. You create these two files
in notepad, as needed.

Go to www.bootdisk.com , to get a bootable floppy, and create the needed one of these files on the CD, with the floppy files added,
and boot to CD.

--autoexec.bat-
D:\mousedriver.exe
--end file--

or

--config.sys--
device=D:\mousedriver.sys
--end file--

where D: is the bootable CD drive letter, and 'mousedriver' is the name of the .exe, or .sys file

 

[Ron Martell]

I am new to CD Rom creation and would like to make a bootable CD Rom that
automatically loads DOS USB Mouse drivers (Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
2.0), following with a DOS based program. I do not require all keys on the
mouse to function (only left and right "click" buttons and mouse movement of
the cursor). Could someone give me the "Creating bootable CD Roms for
dummies" explaination? Or perhaps direct me to a website that is written
for newbies?

Thanks

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Does your bootable CD also require access to an NTFS formatted hard
drive? If so then the boot CD creation just got a lot more
complicated.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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[Jeremy P]

Does your bootable CD also require access to an NTFS formatted hard

drive? If so then the boot CD creation just got a lot more
complicated.

So how does one go about creating a bootable CD so that it allows access to NTFS file system and CD-writer drive to make complete image of the hard disk. These days all laptops come without an integrated floppy drive so to create an image of hard disk - factory standard (i.e. before starting the machine and setting usernames, dates, timezones etc) it is difficult. Ghost 9 requires to be installed first so it defeats the purpose especially when you want to reset the system once every year to clear the clutter that builds up over time and grinds the beast down to tractor's speed!.

Or does anyone know how to burn a floppy bootabl disk onto a CD. I have created a floppy disk and it works fine for me but for some reason I can't burn it on a CD such that it is bootable in the same way as a floppy disk.

Jeremy

 

[none]

Using your burning software select 'bootable cd' and then use the bootable
floppy as the boot image.

 

[Jeremy P]

Does your bootable CD also require access to an NTFS formatted hard

drive? If so then the boot CD creation just got a lot more
complicated.

So how does one go about creating a bootable CD so that it allows access to NTFS file system and CD-writer drive to make complete image of the hard disk. These days all laptops come without an integrated floppy drive so to create an image of hard disk - factory standard (i.e. before starting the machine and setting usernames, dates, timezones etc) it is difficult. Ghost 9 requires to be installed first so it defeats the purpose especially when you want to reset the system once every year to clear the clutter that builds up over time and grinds the beast down to tractor's speed!.

Or does anyone know how to burn a floppy bootabl disk onto a CD. I have created a floppy disk and it works fine for me but for some reason I can't burn it on a CD such that it is bootable in the same way as a floppy disk.

Jeremy