I am in the process of creating a boot disk which was successfull. I would like to possibly take files from the boot disk and copy them to the hard drive and configure the config.sys and autoexec.bat files so I can start from the hard drive. When I do that the net.exe still wants to start from the floopy is there some file that is still tell the net.exe to start from the floopy. Mike

Creating a bootable floppy is pretty straightforward (not exactly much of a 'process') You seem to be fumbling around somehow - if you want the hard drive to be bootable then merely boot from the diskette (to a:) and enter: sys c: (the file 'sys.com' needs to be on the floppy, of course) "the net.exe still *wants* to start from the floopy " ?? Computers basically do what they are told to - you need to include the full path to the location of net.exe you wish to run at boot - likely from c:\autoexec.bat. It shouldn't be as complicated as you are making it sound According to the manufacturers, the green discs last up to 75 years, gold colored discs last up to 100 years and platinum colored discs last up to 200

What I would like to do is to somehow take the bootable disk that is working properly: (connects to the network, gets IP Address etc) and somehow copy all of the files necessary from the disk to the hard drive and only boot from the hard drive without the floppy. I have almost accomplished this but when booting the net.exe want the floopy drive and then it will continue to boot, even though I have pointed it to the net.exe file on the C: drive. Mike

In my autoexec.bat I am using C:\net\net.exe but when booting is wants to use the net.exe on the floopy...any ideas of where it could be getting this commmand to use the one on the floopy? Mike

"I have pointed it to the net.exe file on the C: drive." No, you haven't - not if it "wants" to start it from the floppy I don't 'get' your difficulty here - booting from the hard drive is the normal way of doing things, not some complicated ordeal that you are working your way through First time DOS (or computer) user? Post your c:\autoexec.bat and we'll take a look - you are booting from the HDD now, right? According to the manufacturers, the green discs last up to 75 years, gold colored discs last up to 100 years and platinum colored discs last up to 200

There is only one "o" in floppy (really) I don't understand what you mean by "wants to use the net.exe on the floopy" Are you receiving an error message? What? Computers don't "want" to do anything, they follow instructions. Not exactly making a great deal of sense here According to the manufacturers, the green discs last up to 75 years, gold colored discs last up to 100 years and platinum colored discs last up to 200

I am not an expreieced DOS user, I not touched it in a number of years...so thanks for your help. attached is the autoexe file cls @echo on c:\net\smartdrv.exe /q c:\net\net initialize c:\net\netbind.com c:\net\umb.com c:\net\tcptsr.exe c:\net\tinyrfc.exe c:\net\nmtsr.exe c:\net\emsbfr.exe c:\net\net start Message after smartdvr.exe /q is loaded C:\Net\net.exe Not Ready Drive A Abort, fail, Retry Mike