Microsoft KB Archive/186300

= How to Create a Windows 98 Startup Disk from MS-DOS =

Article ID: 186300

Article Last Modified on 5/7/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q186300



SUMMARY
This article describes how to make a Windows 98 Startup disk from MS-DOS. This may be necessary if you cannot start Windows 98 normally, but you can start your computer to a command prompt and access your hard disk. This may also be necessary if you have a laptop computer that has a CD-ROM drive and a floppy disk drive that are interchangeable.



MORE INFORMATION
To make a Windows 98 Startup disk from MS-DOS, use the following steps:


 * 1) Restart your computer, press and hold down the CTRL key until the Windows 98 Startup menu appears, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.
 * 2) Insert a blank, formatted floppy disk into drive A.
 * 3) Type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each command:

'''cd windows\command

smartdrv.exe

bootdisk a:'''

NOTE: Smartdrv.exe is not required to create a Windows 98 Startup disk. It is used only to speed the creation of the startup disk.
 * 1) Follow the instructions on the screen to finish making the Startup disk.

Additional query words: 98 bootdisk.bat ebd esd setup

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