create a bootable floppy without the CD

[ffaucher]

How can one create a bootable floppy from the computer (without the win 98 CD)?

 

[Enkrypted]

You can create one without the CD, but it will not have CD-ROM support. All you need to do is set your folder view options to "Show hidden files" and then copy these files to the floppy disk:

IO.SYS
MSDOS.SYS
COMMAND.COM

You might also want to copy FDISK and FORMAT as well. They could come in handy. Enkrypted
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[mainegeek]

Formatting a floppy in windows gives you an option
to "just copy system files" to it as well.

 

[wolluf]

Add/remove programs icon in control panel - includes option to create a win98 boot floppy.

Or of course, go to

http://www.bootdisk.com

where you can download a number.

 

[cyberdyne]

You can use ms-dos prompt also.

c:\format a: /s
this will format the floppy and copy system files also.
Also copy from c:\windows folder

Himem.sys
smartdrv.exe

from c:\windows\command folder
Sys.com
attrib.exe
format.com
fdisk.exe
deltree.exe
xcopy32.exe
xcopy32.mod
mscdex.exe ( for cdrom support)

files to a:
These are the files that generally very usefull.
This what my experence says.
For CDROM support your cdrom driver file should be on floppy.
Also the config.sys with its entry as
device=atapi.sys /d:cddrv

and in autoexec.bat
mscdex.exe /d:cddrv

here i have used atapi.sys driver which does not require any other parameter as some other driver require. Check your cdrom drive manual.

and "cddrv" name can be any thing you like. I just use it that way.

cheers.

Apoorva

 

[ffaucher]

Thank you all for the information. Just one thing: at

http://www.bootdisk.com,

you must choose between Windows 98 Custom, No RamDrive and Windows 98 OEM. What's the difference between both?

ffaucher

 

[wolluf]

I think the windows 98 OEM is like the one you can produce within windows. When you boot, this creates a ramdrive that it loads compresses dos apps into (so you effectively get more on the floppy). But it takes a while to set up the ramdrive. The other version will be like a win95 boot floppy (but using win98 files) with CD support added (but no ram drive) - so it will boot more quickly.

 

[frosty423]

To make a boot disc without a cd and from the DOS prompt, just type the command : c:\windows\command\bootdisk.bat

This will ask you for a diskette and voila' --- you got a book disk.