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How do I make a Windows 2000 Bootdisk (Crash Recovery)!
Make A Windows 2000 Bootdisk
Create a Windows 2000 Boot Disk
1. Switch on a computer and logon to windows desktop.
2. Put a blank floppy diskette in the floppy drive.
3. Double click My Computer.
4. In My Computer, right-click 31/2 Floppy (A
, and select Format. Accept all of the default options and click the Start button.
4. You see a dialog box warning you that all the data will be lost. Click the OK button.
5. When you see the Format Complete dialog box, click the OK button, and then click the Close button to close the Format dialog box.
6. Select Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt (or Select Start>run and type cmd).
7. In the Command Prompt dialog box, type ATTRIB and press Enter.
8. You see all of the files at the root of the C: drive. Note the file attributes of the NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM, and BOOT.INI files. These three files are hidden (+H), Read only (+R) and System files (+S).
9. To remove the file attributes of the NTLDR file, type ATTRIB NTLDR -S -H -R and press Enter.
10. To copy the NTLDR file, type COPY NTLDR A: and press Enter.
11. To restore the file attributes back into protected mode, Type ATTRIB NTLDR +S +H +R and press Enter.
12. Repeat steps 9 through 11 for the NTDETECT.COM and BOOT.INI files, to remove the file attributes, copy the file, and restore the file attributes (If you have a SCSI adapter with the BIOS disabled, you will also need to copy the NTBOOTDD.SYS file).
Note: Do not restore the file attributes on the bootdisk, this is not windows9x/dos.
13. Verify that all of the files are on the boot disk by typing DIR A:.
14. Type Exit to close the Command Prompt dialog box.
15. To test your Windows 2000 boot disk, leave this floppy disk in the floppy drive.
16. Select Start > Shut Down > Restart and click the OK button.
17. If computer boots from floppy disk (at the start up floppy disk drive light will glow), then boot disk is working properly.
18. Label your Windows 2000 boot disk and put it in a safe place in the real work place.
19. You can use it to boot to the Windows 2000 operating system in case of windows 2000 operating systemÆs boot failure.
In some cases the boot disk may work only with your computer, because it contains a specific configuration that points to the computerÆs boot partition.
1. Switch on a computer and logon to windows desktop.
2. Put a blank floppy diskette in the floppy drive.
3. Double click My Computer.
4. In My Computer, right-click 31/2 Floppy (A
, and select Format. Accept all of the default options and click the Start button.4. You see a dialog box warning you that all the data will be lost. Click the OK button.
5. When you see the Format Complete dialog box, click the OK button, and then click the Close button to close the Format dialog box.
6. Select Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt (or Select Start>run and type cmd).
7. In the Command Prompt dialog box, type ATTRIB and press Enter.
8. You see all of the files at the root of the C: drive. Note the file attributes of the NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM, and BOOT.INI files. These three files are hidden (+H), Read only (+R) and System files (+S).
9. To remove the file attributes of the NTLDR file, type ATTRIB NTLDR -S -H -R and press Enter.
10. To copy the NTLDR file, type COPY NTLDR A: and press Enter.
11. To restore the file attributes back into protected mode, Type ATTRIB NTLDR +S +H +R and press Enter.
12. Repeat steps 9 through 11 for the NTDETECT.COM and BOOT.INI files, to remove the file attributes, copy the file, and restore the file attributes (If you have a SCSI adapter with the BIOS disabled, you will also need to copy the NTBOOTDD.SYS file).
Note: Do not restore the file attributes on the bootdisk, this is not windows9x/dos.
13. Verify that all of the files are on the boot disk by typing DIR A:.
14. Type Exit to close the Command Prompt dialog box.
15. To test your Windows 2000 boot disk, leave this floppy disk in the floppy drive.
16. Select Start > Shut Down > Restart and click the OK button.
17. If computer boots from floppy disk (at the start up floppy disk drive light will glow), then boot disk is working properly.
18. Label your Windows 2000 boot disk and put it in a safe place in the real work place.
19. You can use it to boot to the Windows 2000 operating system in case of windows 2000 operating systemÆs boot failure.
In some cases the boot disk may work only with your computer, because it contains a specific configuration that points to the computerÆs boot partition.