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by dlima

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How do i make or what files do I need for a complete w98 startup disk w/fdisk, format, xcopy, and cdrom support for a variety of cdrom manufactures.

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by dragon_45

You can make a W98 startup disk from the Control Panel, Add & Remove Programs, Startup Disk from each unit if needed. 3.5 disks are very cheap. Try each unit from your first Startup disk, I think it holds multiple CD drivers. I am not sure, but it would not harm trying.

Good Luck
Richard Bolha

by kep 001

If you have your computer up and running use the Windows program to create its own emergency disk. You do this through add-remove programs/startup disk. You could also use a different machine to learn where the files are located and readup on whatthey do.

If you can get to DOS but not Windows the files in the above disk are:

Aspi2dos.sys
Aspi4dos.sys
Aspi8dos.sys
Aspi8u2.sys
Aspicd.sys
Autoexec.bat
Btcdrom.sys
Btdosm.sys
Command.com
Config.sys
Drvspace.bin
Ebd.cab
Ebd.sys
Extract.exe
Fdisk.exe
Findramd.exe
Flashpt.sys
Himem.sys
Io.sys
Msdos.sys
Oakcdrom.sys
Ramdrive.sys
Setramd.bat

Make up a system disk from DOS, copy the above files to the disk and then cross your fingers and boot up to WIN 98 safe mode. If you can get to a computer running WIN 98 to make a EBD (emergency backup disk)as described above it should be explained on the readme file that you generate when you make an EBD from the relevant edition of Windows.

Luck,
Kep

by dmiles

Files needed for a Win 98 startup disk
aspi2dos.sys
aspi4dos.sys
aspi8dos.sys
aspi8u2.sys
aspicd.sys
autoexec.bat
btcdrom.sys
btdosm.sys
command.com
config.sys
drvspace.bin
ebd.cab
extract.exe
fdisk.exe
findramd.exe
flashpt.sys
himem.sys
oakcdrom.sys
ramdive.sys
readme.txt
setramd.bat
Recmmend adding 2 files
emm386.exe
mem.exe
To make a Startup disk,click Start,Settings,Contorl Panel,double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon,select the Windows Setup tab and insert floppy in A: and click on the create disk button

by dmiles

To make a Windows 98 startup disk from MS-DOS
Restart the computer and press and hold down the CTRL key until the Windows 98 Startup menu appears,choose command prompt
Insert a formatted floppy disk in drive A:
Type the following commands,pressing ENTER after each command
cd windows\command
smartdrcv.exe
bootdisk a:
follow on screen instructions

by leebenham

If you don't have a floppy disc or your windows disc is damaged, you can download a variety of bootdiscs from the internet i.e. you can go to www.bootdisc.com and download a variety of bootdiscs for windows and other operating systems.

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