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How TO Make A Boot Emergency Disk
Name: Asakura-2pm- Date: January 17, 2003 at 07:54:19 Pacific OS: WIN ME CPU/Ram: 256
Name: Max_Cruz Date: January 17, 2003 at 10:24:06 Pacific
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Open the "Add/Remove" programs icon in the Control Panel. Click the Startup Disk tab. Click the Create Disk button.
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Response Number 2
Name: Gail Owen Date: January 17, 2003 at 16:36:17 Pacific
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Max-Cruz; Thanks for the information. Would you beleve ive had this PC for over two years and did not have an starup disk. I do now thanks to you.
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Response Number 3
Name: Max_Cruz Date: January 18, 2003 at 08:38:09 Pacific
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I'd say you were doing pretty good if you've never had to boot from a floppy! They can certainly save your butt. Just make sure your BIOS is set to check the floppy drive first, when looking for a boot device.
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Response Number 4
Name: gearoid Date: January 18, 2003 at 14:39:10 Pacific
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What do you need a startup Disk for???
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Response Number 5
Name: ShutMeUpOrDown Date: January 19, 2003 at 22:19:28 Pacific
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Startup disk, boot disk, emergency disk.. same thing.
It contains DOS and a few utilities that come in handy.
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