How to Create Bootable/Startup Disk

Bootable Disk Contains

1. COMMAND.COM   
2. IO.SYS                                      }         Bootable or System files
3. MSDOS.SYS              

Startup Disk Contains

4. FDISK.EXE                                (Partition command)
5. FORMAT.COM                         (Format command)
6. SYS.COM                                   (System transfer command)
7. MSCDEX.EXE                           (CD-ROM executable file)

Creation of Startup Disk from Windows 95/98

Method I
1. Select “MS-DOS Prompt” from Start – Programs.
2. C:\WINDOWS>CD COMMAND
3. C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND>FORMAT A:    (Date in the floppy will be erased)
4. C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND>SYS A:             (Bootable Disk ready)
5. C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND>COPY FDISK.EXE A:
6. C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND>COPY FORMAT.COM A:
7. C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND>COPY SYS.COM A:
8. C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND>COPY MSCDEX.EXE A:
9. COPY SSCDROM.SYS (or) OAKCDROM.SYS A:
    (If CD-ROM driver file available copy it, otherwise it will available with CDR-ROM floppy)


Method II
Start – Settings – Control Panel – Add / Remove Programs – Startup Disk

Note:
1. In Windows 95 Startup Disk ready without CD-ROM files.
2. In Windows 98 Startup Disk ready with CD-ROM files.
3. For this method Windows 95/98 CD or Backup is required.