Need Help with Windows XP's DOS Start Up Boot Disk

[Guest]

Hi

Has anyone used the floppy diskette to create a DOS Start Up Disk from
Windows XP Home Edition operating system computer?

I does not have any useful DOS commands.
It just only has command.com, mode.com and keyb.com commands.
The autoexec.bat and config.sys files are empty but are added to this start
up disk recently after this DOS Start Up floppy disk is read.

This DOS Start Up Boot Disk allows you to boot to DOS and only having access
to the A prompt.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I restarted my computer by clicking the Restart button in the Start Menu in
Windows XP Home Edition.

Here are the three commands that I typed at the A prompt in DOS:

A:\> command
Microsoft(R) Windows Millennium
(c) Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999

A:\> mode
LPT1: not rerouted
Retry: None
Code page operation not supported on this device
Status for device LPT2:
--------------------------
LPT2: not rerouted
Status for device LPT3:
--------------------------
LPT3: not rerouted
Status for device CON:
--------------------------
Column = 80
Lines = 25
Code page operation not supported in this device
Status for device COM 1:
----------------------------
Retry = None

A:\> keyb
KEYB has not been installed
Active code page not available from CON device

I thought after executing the command.com that Windows XP Home Edition will
appear but it did not, instead Windows Millennium appeared; this seem strange?

What does the information for executing mode.com and keyb.com at the A
prompt above mean?

Does any one find this DOS Start Up Boot Disk useful?

Any ideas or suggestions.

Much Help Appreciated.

Thanks.

Egan

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Hi

Has anyone used the floppy diskette to create a DOS Start Up Disk from
Windows XP Home Edition operating system computer?

I does not have any useful DOS commands.
It just only has command.com, mode.com and keyb.com commands.
The autoexec.bat and config.sys files are empty but are added to this start
up disk recently after this DOS Start Up floppy disk is read.

This DOS Start Up Boot Disk allows you to boot to DOS and only having access
to the A prompt.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
I restarted my computer by clicking the Restart button in the Start Menu in
Windows XP Home Edition.

Here are the three commands that I typed at the A prompt in DOS:

A:\> command
Microsoft(R) Windows Millennium
(c) Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999

A:\> mode
LPT1: not rerouted
Retry: None
Code page operation not supported on this device
Status for device LPT2:
--------------------------
LPT2: not rerouted
Status for device LPT3:
--------------------------
LPT3: not rerouted
Status for device CON:
--------------------------
Column = 80
Lines = 25
Code page operation not supported in this device
Status for device COM 1:
----------------------------
Retry = None

A:\> keyb
KEYB has not been installed
Active code page not available from CON device

I thought after executing the command.com that Windows XP Home Edition will
appear but it did not, instead Windows Millennium appeared; this seem strange?

What does the information for executing mode.com and keyb.com at the A
prompt above mean?

Does any one find this DOS Start Up Boot Disk useful?

Any ideas or suggestions.

Much Help Appreciated.

Thanks.

Egan

It simply enables you to create a basic bootable floppy. I've used it to
copy a BIOS upgrade to and flash the BIOS.

 

[Plato]

Has anyone used the floppy diskette to create a DOS Start Up Disk from
Windows XP Home Edition operating system computer?
Yes.

I does not have any useful DOS commands.

Which is why there are sites to download better bootdisks.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

The autoexec.bat and config.sys files are empty but are added to this

start up disk recently after this DOS Start Up floppy disk is read.

Those files are empty because they were copied from your machine. XP has no
use for them.

[[The MS-DOS startup disk only allows the system to boot into an MS-DOS
prompt. The disk contains no additional tools. ]]
To create an MS-DOS startup disk
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...oddocs/en-us/win_create_dos_startup_disk.mspx

will appear but it did not, instead Windows Millennium appeared; this
seem strange?

That was just the version of command.com that was open, Windows Millennium
did not get installed on your machine. The Windows XP MS-DOS Startup Disk is
basically a scaled down version of a Windows Millennium Startup Disk.
That's why command.com opens with Windows Millennium showing.

The commands that you get are...
External commands: you already mentioned those, but...
KEYB.COM Configures a keyboard for a specific language.

You can use MODE:
To configure a serial communications port
To display the status of all devices or of a single device
To redirect output from a parallel port to a serial communications port
To select, refresh, or display the numbers of the code pages for the console
To change the size of the command prompt screen buffer
To set the keyboard typematic rate

Internal commands, here's a list, not all the commands are available:
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/i/intecomm.htm

An MS-DOS startup disk is not a substitute for a boot disk. All it does
is get you to an A:\ prompt even if you cannot boot your machine any other
way.

These may be helpful...

How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being unable
to start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314079

[[You may be able to use a Windows XP bootable disk to start the operating
system on a computer running Windows XP.]]
How To Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305595

Creating a boot disk for an NTFS or FAT partition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311073

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

Hi Wesley,

How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being unable
to start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314079

[[You may be able to use a Windows XP bootable disk to start the operating
system on a computer running Windows XP.]]
How To Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305595

Creating a boot disk for an NTFS or FAT partition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311073

Does all the links mentioned above involve you copying the same system files
to a formatted floppy disk to create as a boot up disk for Windows XP if you
have trouble starting Windows XP?

Please reply soon.
Thanks.

Egan

The autoexec.bat and config.sys files are empty but are added to this
start up disk recently after this DOS Start Up floppy disk is read.

Those files are empty because they were copied from your machine. XP has no
use for them.

[[The MS-DOS startup disk only allows the system to boot into an MS-DOS
prompt. The disk contains no additional tools. ]]
To create an MS-DOS startup disk
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...oddocs/en-us/win_create_dos_startup_disk.mspx

will appear but it did not, instead Windows Millennium appeared; this
seem strange?

That was just the version of command.com that was open, Windows Millennium
did not get installed on your machine. The Windows XP MS-DOS Startup Disk is
basically a scaled down version of a Windows Millennium Startup Disk.
That's why command.com opens with Windows Millennium showing.

The commands that you get are...
External commands: you already mentioned those, but...
KEYB.COM Configures a keyboard for a specific language.

You can use MODE:
To configure a serial communications port
To display the status of all devices or of a single device
To redirect output from a parallel port to a serial communications port
To select, refresh, or display the numbers of the code pages for the console
To change the size of the command prompt screen buffer
To set the keyboard typematic rate

Internal commands, here's a list, not all the commands are available:
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/i/intecomm.htm

An MS-DOS startup disk is not a substitute for a boot disk. All it does
is get you to an A:\ prompt even if you cannot boot your machine any other
way.

These may be helpful...

How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being unable
to start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314079

[[You may be able to use a Windows XP bootable disk to start the operating
system on a computer running Windows XP.]]
How To Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305595

Creating a boot disk for an NTFS or FAT partition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311073

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Hi

Has anyone used the floppy diskette to create a DOS Start Up Disk from
Windows XP Home Edition operating system computer?

I does not have any useful DOS commands.
It just only has command.com, mode.com and keyb.com commands.
The autoexec.bat and config.sys files are empty but are added to this
start up disk recently after this DOS Start Up floppy disk is read.

This DOS Start Up Boot Disk allows you to boot to DOS and only having
access to the A prompt.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
I restarted my computer by clicking the Restart button in the Start Menu
in Windows XP Home Edition.

Here are the three commands that I typed at the A prompt in DOS:

A:\> command
Microsoft(R) Windows Millennium
(c) Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999

A:\> mode
LPT1: not rerouted
Retry: None
Code page operation not supported on this device
Status for device LPT2:
--------------------------
LPT2: not rerouted
Status for device LPT3:
--------------------------
LPT3: not rerouted
Status for device CON:
--------------------------
Column = 80
Lines = 25
Code page operation not supported in this device
Status for device COM 1:
----------------------------
Retry = None

A:\> keyb
KEYB has not been installed
Active code page not available from CON device

I thought after executing the command.com that Windows XP Home Edition
will appear but it did not, instead Windows Millennium appeared; this
seem strange?

What does the information for executing mode.com and keyb.com at the A
prompt above mean?

Does any one find this DOS Start Up Boot Disk useful?

Any ideas or suggestions.

Much Help Appreciated.

Thanks.

Egan

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Yes, Egan.

NTLDR, Boot.ini and Ntdetect.com

[[Unlike MS-DOS, the whole Windows operating system cannot fit on one floppy
disk. A Windows startup disk contains only the files that you must have to
start the operating system with the remainder of the Windows system files
installed on the hard disk drive. ]]
How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being unable
to start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314079

These explain the startup process.

Summary of the Startup Process
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_njcq.asp

Startup Phases for x86-based Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_njcq.asp

Power-on Self Test
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_ukff.asp

Initial Startup Phase
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_lays.asp

Boot Loader Phase
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_jkpl.asp

Detect and Configure Hardware Phase
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_gtst.asp

Kernel Loading Phase
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_qugk.asp

Logon Phase
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_wtlu.asp

Plug and Play Device Detection
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_hbhn.asp

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Hi Wesley,

How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being
unable to start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314079

[[You may be able to use a Windows XP bootable disk to start the
operating system on a computer running Windows XP.]]
How To Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305595

Creating a boot disk for an NTFS or FAT partition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311073

Does all the links mentioned above involve you copying the same system
files to a formatted floppy disk to create as a boot up disk for Windows
XP if you have trouble starting Windows XP?

Please reply soon.
Thanks.

Egan

The autoexec.bat and config.sys files are empty but are added to this
start up disk recently after this DOS Start Up floppy disk is read.

Those files are empty because they were copied from your machine. XP
has no use for them.

[[The MS-DOS startup disk only allows the system to boot into an MS-DOS
prompt. The disk contains no additional tools. ]]
To create an MS-DOS startup disk
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...oddocs/en-us/win_create_dos_startup_disk.mspx

will appear but it did not, instead Windows Millennium appeared; this
seem strange?

That was just the version of command.com that was open, Windows
Millennium did not get installed on your machine. The Windows XP MS-DOS
Startup Disk is basically a scaled down version of a Windows Millennium
Startup Disk. That's why command.com opens with Windows Millennium
showing.

The commands that you get are...
External commands: you already mentioned those, but...
KEYB.COM Configures a keyboard for a specific language.

You can use MODE:
To configure a serial communications port
To display the status of all devices or of a single device
To redirect output from a parallel port to a serial communications port
To select, refresh, or display the numbers of the code pages for the
console To change the size of the command prompt screen buffer
To set the keyboard typematic rate

Internal commands, here's a list, not all the commands are available:
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/i/intecomm.htm

An MS-DOS startup disk is not a substitute for a boot disk. All it does
is get you to an A:\ prompt even if you cannot boot your machine any
other way.

These may be helpful...

How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being
unable to start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314079

[[You may be able to use a Windows XP bootable disk to start the
operating system on a computer running Windows XP.]]
How To Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305595

Creating a boot disk for an NTFS or FAT partition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311073

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Hi

Has anyone used the floppy diskette to create a DOS Start Up Disk from
Windows XP Home Edition operating system computer?

I does not have any useful DOS commands.
It just only has command.com, mode.com and keyb.com commands.
The autoexec.bat and config.sys files are empty but are added to this
start up disk recently after this DOS Start Up floppy disk is read.

This DOS Start Up Boot Disk allows you to boot to DOS and only having
access to the A prompt.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ --
---------------- I restarted my computer by clicking the Restart button
in the Start Menu in Windows XP Home Edition.

Here are the three commands that I typed at the A prompt in DOS:

A:\> command
Microsoft(R) Windows Millennium
(c) Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999

A:\> mode
LPT1: not rerouted
Retry: None
Code page operation not supported on this device
Status for device LPT2:
--------------------------
LPT2: not rerouted
Status for device LPT3:
--------------------------
LPT3: not rerouted
Status for device CON:
--------------------------
Column = 80
Lines = 25
Code page operation not supported in this device
Status for device COM 1:
----------------------------
Retry = None

A:\> keyb
KEYB has not been installed
Active code page not available from CON device

I thought after executing the command.com that Windows XP Home Edition
will appear but it did not, instead Windows Millennium appeared; this
seem strange?

What does the information for executing mode.com and keyb.com at the A
prompt above mean?

Does any one find this DOS Start Up Boot Disk useful?

Any ideas or suggestions.

Much Help Appreciated.

Thanks.

Egan