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Windows 98 Boot disk ???
Name: sam Date: December 31, 2002 at 12:40:45 Pacific OS: windows millenium CPU/Ram: 128MB
Comment:
hi i was wondering why is it better to use a windows 98 boot disk sometimes instead of a regular boot disk . any thanks!!
Name: JackG Date: December 31, 2002 at 13:28:26 Pacific
Reply:
Each version of Windows has it own version of boot diskette for using with that version of Windows. It has the same level of programs, utilities and COMMAND.COM and understands its file system.
Not sure you mean "regular boot disk". Each boot disk has a particular version of some OS on it, or a custom boot program. Now would you use a DOS 3.0 boot disk to delete and maybe DEFRAG your Window 98SE disk drive. If it sees the partition at all, it would trash your Long File Names.
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Response Number 2
Name: sam Date: December 31, 2002 at 13:35:24 Pacific
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so the difference between windows 98boot disk and lets say windows millenium boot disk in none.!!
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Response Number 3
Name: S.T.A.R. Date: December 31, 2002 at 14:40:03 Pacific
Name: Mortal Angel Date: December 31, 2002 at 14:45:08 Pacific
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He's not saying that there is no difference though is he.... He is saying you need the specific boot disk for your specific OS, otherwise problems can occur. Thus there IS a difference between them.
surely?!
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Response Number 5
Name: sam Date: December 31, 2002 at 14:51:57 Pacific
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