Summary: I'd like to know what files are hidden on a bootable DOS diskette? When I use the open command in 'wordpad', it does not show that 'autoexec.bat' is o...
Summary: Is there a way to replace MSDOS.SYS and IO.SYS on a bootable floppy and keep it bootable? Obviously just copying the files will cause it to be non-boo...
Summary: There is no reason to screw around with LaplinkV. You can find places to download laplink3 (do a search for "LL3.exe" on Google) and download it. ...
Summary: Unfortunately you didn;t save the CD ROM driver and config.sys file from C: before you formatted? What you may need to do is put the CD ROM ...
Summary: I recently bought a crusty old SCSI card, the Adaptec AHA-2940, which is ten years old now, and personally makes me feel very old. There seems not to ...
Summary: I think your soundcard driver and a small DOS mp3 player like Quickview, JukeMP3 or XTC-Player 0.97 will even fit on a bootable floppy! (together with...
Summary: Windows 98SE is supplied on a bootable CD and includes a floppy install disk for non CD boot, in retail version. You will need a 486DX66 with 24MB Mem...
Summary: Yeah, I agree with Mick C. Andy's post is fine since that is DOS! x86, In fact, there is no "Win98 boot disk" at all! Unlike Mini-Win3.x, neither full...
Summary: Hi first time posting, very interesting opinions especially about DOS, I agree with a minorty of posters that a DOS forum should be about DOS, LOL. Fi...
Summary: Do you want to play games in pure DOS ie seperate partition, DOS on a bootable floppy or in Windows? As I stated most DOS games will run under Windows...
Summary: What tadpole is trying to say is boot using a bootable floppy. Run fdisk, then delete the non-DOS partition. Reboot your computer. Run fdisk again ...
Summary: I need some help. I need a DOS 3.x bootable floppy. Can somebody copy the required files for such a floppy into a zip file and send them to me, or tel...
Summary: If you truly want to start from scratch, you'll need a low level formatter. Open the case and get the make of your hard drive. Then go to the maker'...
Summary: I don't know what all you have for burner software, but both my adaptec and nero editions have a button somewhere to make a "bootable" cd. Basically ...
Summary: I got an old Packard Bell 386 SXII with DOS 5.0 and WIN 3.1 Its got an old Phoenix v1.0 BIOS on it. Im trying to install my old Wizardry games on it,...
Summary: Windows on my computer has stopped functioining, but I want to back up some of my files. The only files that I want to save were in a hidden directory...
Summary: Thanks for the file, Dave! Hi Topfarmer, I hope I am giving you the right information. From the file m55hi_04.exe (http://support.mpccorp.com/apps/fi...
Summary: Hi guys, and thanks for your responses.... In response to Powerload UK and flimflam, thankyou for your advice but im not sure I want to format all of ...
Summary: Let's start over... While W0rm is correct that all Microsoft DOSes above 6.22 do support FAT 32...There is no real setup for these programs. So if yo...
Summary: I would have thought it unlikely the 386 has a 720kb double density floppy drive, more like 1.44mb high density. When you try to boot does it appear t...
Summary: I was thinking"after trying to partion a HD" What if I Had a dos boot disk with 2 partitions on it so when you boot from your boot disk you have a s...
Summary: what is a vesa standard? If you go to XOSL(extended operating system loader) site the boot manager requires you to meet the VESA standard, ok exactly...
Summary: CD-ROMS do not boot using the floppy/hard drive standard. Instead, a standard called ISO 9660 (or High Sierra) CD-ROM Format is what is used. High S...
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