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by crazydudes2001

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Is there a way to create a boot disk for a system (winnt,xp or 2k) that will boot to the command prompt. I know how to make the setup disk set but that is unable to get me to the command prompt
A:\> ,C:\> wheather it be FAT or NTFS system.

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by d_n_a1au

g'day mate,

go to www.bootdisk.com
it has all the boot disk and set up disk from win 95 through to win XP.
the icons in there will take you to the command prompt to make win 2000 and win XP, done it myself. Win 2000 (4 disk) win XP (6) disk).
hope this helps...

by joseph moore

Do a search for "ntfsdos"
It is a bootable NTFS partition reader that you will need. I can't remember right now who makes it (Sysinternals or Winternals).

by thechas

If you have a boot floppy, you have the command prompt.
You just need to remember your DOS commands.

Now, if the hard drive is SCSI, or on a special controller, you may need to install DOS mode drivers for the controller.

As Joseph Moore mentioned, you need a utility to allow DOS to access a NTFS volume.

The web site Joseph referred to is www.systeminternals.com

Here is a link to the utility:
http://tinyurl.com/ifwd

Chas

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