Bootdisk's under WinMe


On this page I assume you are using WinME as your OS (operating system) and you have come to this page because you want to make a WinME Bootdisk I assume you would also like to have a Win98 Bootdisk so that you can format and sys your hard drive which you cannot do with the WinME Bootdisk, or the WinMe startup disk, if this is correct then carryout the steps below.

If you Don't want to bother making the bootdisk yourself, then you can    [Download]   it from here, this is not a bare bones boot disk like the one below, as I have included some useful programs to help you, It has support for CD-ROM, you can use Fdisk, Chkdsk, and Format your Hard Drive, Reboot the System and Reinstall WinMe again, or use any other programs from the A: prompt.

How to Make a WinME
Bare Bones BootDisk


 
Step 1: Put a 1.44 floppy disk in your A: drive

Step 2: Open your WinMe Explorer and left click on the    beside My Computer.

Step 3: Now right click on the A:drive and select Format, now select Full and click Start.

Step 4: When the disk is formatted copy the COMMAND.COM and IO.SYS files from the             C:\Windows\Command\EBD folder to the floppy disk.

Thats it you now have a bare-bones bootdisk, I recommend you keep both a startup disk and your new WinMe bootdisk that can be used to boot to the A: prompt.
 


You may ask how can I make a Win 98 Bootdisk whan I am running WinME?
Well as long as you have a Win98 CD ( full or upgrade version ) then just follow the steps below.

How to Make a Win98 Bootdisk


 
Step 1: Put your Win98 CD into your CD-ROM drive, if you are presented with the Win98 splash screen and a grey
             box just click OK on the grey box and then close the Win98 splash screen.

Step 2: Open your WinMe Explorer and left click on the    beside My Computer.

Step 3: Now left click on the    beside your CD-ROM drive

Step 3: and again on the    beside the TOOLS folder

Step 4: now click on the     beside the MTSUTIL folder

Step 5: Now cick on the FAT32EBD folder

Step 6: On the right hand panel you will see the FAT32EBD or FAT32EBD.EXE file ( This depends on whether you have the file extensions hidden or not )

Step 7: Now double click on the FAT32EBD or FAT32EBD.EXE file

Step 8: This will open up a DOS window, Now just follow the on screen instructions.

When your bootdisk is finished you will see the word done in the DOS window, you can now close the Dos window and with your new bootdisk in drive A: reboot your computer.

Now check you can read CDs with your new bootdisk by following these steps

1 Make sure there's a CD in the CD-ROM drive

2 Type   X:   and hit enter    (where X is the drive letter of your CD-ROM Drive )

3 Type DIR hit enter   you should now see the contents of your CD.

   If all is well write protect your floppy and keep it in a safe place.
 


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