Making Boot Disk

[bobbinbrisco 0]

how would i make a bootable floppy in Windows2000. i can do it in win9x through different methods, but i can't do it in 2000. i tried using the command format a: /s to make the floppy bootable but windows says the slash is invalid. does anyone know- if so does the boot disk read NTFS partitons cause the win98 can't?

 

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2 Computers both have :

 

Intel SE440BX2

Pentium III 700Mhz (100)

LS-120 120 Mb (100MHz)

Fujitsu 17.3 GB Ultra DMA 66/10.2 GB Ultra DMA 66

Mitsubihi 50X IDE

Creative Vibra PCI 128bit

Matrox Millenium G400 16Mb AGP/Diamond Speedstar 8Mb AGP

Bay Netgear 10/100PCI

Medium ATX Tower case

120W Multimedia

MS INternet KB (PS2)

MS Win2000 Pro

[fargo 0]

wwww.bootdisk.com

 

Can't do it in win2k

[gramaglia 0]

U can do it by using the installation disks.

The first one is, in fact, a bootable Windows NT Disk.

Why don't u try http://www.windows2000faq.com

[ghachey 0]

Easy.

 

1) Format a floppy disk in Windows 2000

2) Copy your boot.ini, NTDETECT.COM, and ntldr files to the floppy

3) Boot PC from floppy

 

This will only boot you into Windows 2000. It is a good idea to make this disk in the event your MBR or boot.ini gets corrupt. If the original question of this post was to make a DOS boot disk, go to a Windows 9x PC and create one. This can't be done in Windows 2000 as this is not a DOS based OS.

 

 

 

[This message has been edited by ghachey (edited 22 September 2000).]

[MoreLight 0]

Search for a file called makeboot.exe on your 2000 CD.

 

Its a utility that will create setup floppy disks for win2000. Same idea as win98 OEM setup disks.

 

Shame on you people for saying it can't be done in Win2000.