Article ID: 271823
Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q271823
SUMMARY
This article describes how to create a Windows Millennium Edition (Me) startup disk that you can use to troubleshoot your system, or restore your computer's hard disk. To create this disk, you need the following items:
- A Windows 98 startup disk
- A blank 3.5" disk
In addition, Windows Me must be installed; the \Windows\Command\Ebd folder must be present on the hard disk.
MORE INFORMATION
Windows Me does not have a command-line startup disk creation utility. As a result, you must create the Windows Me startup disk manually. To do this, follow these steps:
- Start the computer using a Windows 98 startup disk.
- Click to select Start Computer Without CD-ROM Support.
- Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:
format a: /s
- Insert the blank disk when prompted.
- When the disk has finished formatting, with the newly formatted disk still in the drive, type the following commands, and then press ENTER (after each command):
attrib -h -s -r *.*
del *.*
NOTE: If Windows Me is installed in a different location, substitute the proper Windows path in the last command.copy c:\windows\command\ebd\*.*
Additional query words: boot hard drive floppy disk
Keywords: KB271823
