Microsoft KB Archive/187691

= Error Message: The EBD Directory Does Not Exist. Change to.. =

Article ID: 187691

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q187691



SYMPTOMS
When you try to run the Bootdisk.bat batch file, you may receive the following error message:

The EBD directory does not exist.

Change to the WINDOWS\COMMAND directory and try again.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if you run Windows 98 Setup using the /ie switch, or run Setup by using a Batch.inf file with an EBD=0 entry. These Setup methods do not create Startup disks or a Windows\Command\Ebd folder, so the files and folders that are referenced in the Bootdisk.bat batch file do not exist. This problem can also occur if Windows 98 Setup does not detect a floppy drive controller.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, use the appropriate method:

Manually Create a Windows 98 Startup Disk
To do so, use the following steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add/Remove Programs.
 * 2) Click the Startup Disk tab, and then click Create Disk. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish creating the Windows 98 Startup disk.

Redetect Your Floppy Drive Controller
To do so, use the following steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add New Hardware.
 * 2) Follow the instructions on the screen to finish detecting your floppy drive controller.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 98.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB187691

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