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| 531229 | 2007-03-08 08:09:00 | I've got a bootable 1.44 Floppy Disk which I made from Win 98 many years ago. Is it possible to transfer all the files to a CD and make the CD bootable just like the floppy disk does? Or is there any other simpler ways to make a DOS bootable CD? Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 531230 | 2007-03-08 08:19:00 | Get a USB flash drive, if your system supports booting from USB / removable devices. A DOS CD is a waste of space. It's easier to make a bootable USB flash drive, than trying to make a bootable CD. It'll be better getting a bootable zip file from bootdisk (http://www.bootdisk.com) extracting it, if u have a USB flash drive. And use something like HP's Windows format util. I"ll haveta find the site again. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 531231 | 2007-03-08 18:45:00 | Boot CDs www.allbootdisks.com |
snoopy (74) | ||
| 531232 | 2007-03-08 20:23:00 | Get a USB flash drive, if your system supports booting from USB / removable devices. A DOS CD is a waste of space. It's easier to make a bootable USB flash drive, than trying to make a bootable CD. It'll be better getting a bootable zip file from bootdisk (http://www.bootdisk.com) extracting it, if u have a USB flash drive. And use something like HP's Windows format util. I"ll haveta find the site again. Why is a DOS boot CD a waste of space? A DOS boot floppy does not use all the space either. I use a DOS boot CD with heaps of freeware tools to diagnose problems on computers other than mine. So if a person has a system with no USB what good is a flash drive? Making a boot CD with tools to repair is a worthwhile proposition in my opinion. Most people have a CD drive in their system. I have no idea why bk T wants to boot off anything like a floppy or CD or Flash drive other than repairing, hardware checking etc. However maybe this person will tell us and we can spend more time thinking about the issues and actually solve the problem. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 531233 | 2007-03-08 21:27:00 | ... Most people have a CD drive in their system. I have no idea why bk T wants to boot off anything like a floppy or CD or Flash drive other than repairing, hardware checking etc. However maybe this person will tell us and we can spend more time thinking about the issues and actually solve the problem. My main intention of having a bootable CD is for flashing the BIOS of my laptop (when the need arises, as somehow the Winflash utility of my laptop is not functioning properly). Second reason is out of curiousity. I'm sure there is a (not too complicated) way of creating a bootable DOS CD, just like a DOS floppy I did with Win98. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 531234 | 2007-03-08 21:37:00 | Making a bootable cd isnt the same (and isnt as easy/straightforward) as making a bootable floppy. You can create a system disk with a floppy (In Windows), which will make it bootable. You cant do this with a cd. You cant make a cd a system disk, and u have to use something like Nero, (using its bootable cd option), and put the right info in it to make a cd bootable. Which can sometimes take more than 1 CD to make it work, if you dont do it properly the 1st time. Unless u get an ISO from somewhere on the net, then it should be bootable. All u have to use is burn the ISO to a cd. And once u finalise a cd with a bios update/whatever what happens if u want to update the BIOS later on?? Well u cant write it to the CD, since its finalised. You'll have to create a CD every time u want to update the BIOS. Using a floppy or USB flash drive, at least u can delete the previous, copy the latest update to it, without starting all over again. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 531235 | 2007-03-08 21:56:00 | ... Unless u get an ISO from somewhere on the net, then it should be bootable. All u have to use is burn the ISO to a cd. And once u finalise a cd with a bios update/whatever what happens if u want to update the BIOS later on?? Well u cant write it to the CD, since its finalised. You'll have to create a CD every time u want to update the BIOS. Using a floppy or USB flash drive, at least u can delete the previous, copy the latest update to it, without starting all over again. You have got your points there, Speedy. Just checked the boot details of my laptop and found that it supports HDD, CD & Removal device. Can I assume that USB flash drive is a Removal device? You mean, making an USB flash drive bootable is much easier than a bootable CD? How easy is it? Anyway, I haven't got a USB flash drive right now, but definitely going to get one soon. Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 531236 | 2007-03-08 22:12:00 | Can I assume that USB flash drive is a Removal device? It is a removable device . Thats why you can plug it into a USB port and remove it . Most USB flash drives are also Mass storage devices . You mean, making an USB flash drive bootable is much easier than a bootable CD? How easy is it? Well it's a lot easier than making a bootable CD . It'll be easier making it a system disk, if u have 98/2000, since XP doesnt use DOS (well u cant boot into it) . Or if u have XP as in my previous post, get a file from bootdisk . com and get this ( . www1 . hp . com/support/files/serveroptions/us/download/20306 . html" target="_blank">h18000 . www1 . hp . com) Install this program , then run it . Extract the zipped file u get off bootdisk . com select make a system disk with this HP program, point it to the folder the zipped file made, and voila, it's bootable . Thats how I made this USB flash drive/key bootable here . Its got the system files on it to make it bootable, and it also supports CD in DOS (I got the 98 disk off bootdisk . com which supports CD) . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 531237 | 2007-03-08 22:35:00 | My main intention of having a bootable CD is for flashing the BIOS of my laptop (when the need arises, as somehow the Winflash utility of my laptop is not functioning properly). Second reason is out of curiousity. I'm sure there is a (not too complicated) way of creating a bootable DOS CD, just like a DOS floppy I did with Win98. How often do you need to flash the bios in your laptop and why? Do you have a floppy drive in your laptop? I would suggest you do not use a Windows utility to flash the BIOS anyway. How are you sure that there is a "not too complicated" way of creating a boot CD? With Win98 you simply created a bootable floppy within the operating system. No third party tools needed. I agree. I use UBCD from Bart. This comes with free third party tools where I can access the hard drive(s) A flash drive is useful for transporting files as are CDs DVDs and External hard drives. I have a flash drive but never booted from it. Would your laptop boot from a flash drive? As to the second point. Carry on being curious. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 531238 | 2007-03-08 22:41:00 | ... It'll be better getting a bootable zip file from bootdisk (http://www.bootdisk.com) extracting it, if u have a USB flash drive. Which bootable zip file should I choose? There are quite a few to choose from. :( |
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