XP boot disk /w CD ROM drivers?

[Seegee]

Is there a way to make a 98 book disk from XP? or a utility that might be on the 98 CD that might allow me to make a boot disk without having to install 98?

 

[linney]

If you use the format floppy option in XP it will give you the option to create a Startup Disk but you may have to add programs like format and fdisk to it.

You can search here for numerous other options and ways to create a boot disk.

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&querytime=AI-PD&q=boot+disk

 

[Larrymo]

To: Linney

Your suggestion re: a 98 Windows boot disk seems fine, with at least one exeption.
You mention copying format, Fdisk, etc to the disk.

I cannot find "FDISK" within WindowsXP.

Is it still there, and can you advise as to how to locate it?

Thanks,

Larry Morse

 

[linney]

You are right about Fdisk. But if you can't get a copy from a friend, do go and check out those links and download the correct start up disk.

A word of caution about XP's Format too. I'm not sure it would be safe to use it on a win 9x system. It would be much wiser to copy these extra utilites from a win 9x system.

I am running XP under Fat32 system and often use an old ME startup disc to get into DOS. If I wanted to copy Format or Fdisk that is where I would get it from. (The ME startup disk).

 

[Larrymo]

Just in case you hadn't found it, there is a new command in WindowsXP,
called DISKPART. Haven't really figured out all it does, or how to use it, but it
is there.

Larry Morse

 

[Rosco]

Dear Seegee
I came across a great site recently with many options to select, and it's all free. There is more than just bootdisks too!
Check out

http://www.bootdisk.com

Hope this helps,
Rosco