Computerworld

Creating an MS-DOS Boot Disk

I recently said that an MS-DOS boot disk couldn’t be created in Windows 2000. As several readers pointed out, this isn’t quite true. An MS-DOS boot disk can be created using files located on the ...
Ars Technica

How do I create a DOS start-up disk under Windows XP Pro?

I need to create a bootable system floppy to update BIOs.<BR><BR>The instructions say to type [FORMAT A:/S] from the DOS prompt WITHOUT creating "AUTOEXEC.BAT" and "CONFIG.SYS" files.<BR><BR>How do I ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Make a Startup CD Using Windows XP

You'll need to use a startup CD to boot up your computer and run diagnostics if you have a problem booting from your installed Windows XP operating system – for ...
Computerworld

Booting in MS-DOS

Reader Steve P. sends in this question: “I’m running Windows 2000 and want to upgrade my system BIOS. The instructions say to create a bootable disk with the format a:/s command. However, the /s doesn ...
Ars Technica

How do I create a DOS boot disk that automatically loads the appropriate driver?

I need to create DOS boot floppies that will load the network drivers so that I may access a network drive to image a bunch of floppy/CD-rom less (I have ONE USB floppy drive... great planning on ...