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BootDisk
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Page Updated 7th October 2003
I have been asked over a number of years for different types
of Boot Disks to meet different needs. The following Boot Disks
and Add-On files have been produced to meet most of them. They
have been archived using Disk Copy Pro 2.6 (DCP) IMG format,
which is a DOS based utility which can also be extracted by
WinImage. Each image is saved in
3½" 1.44MB HD Format, But can be easily be
converted into 360Kb 5½" LD, 1.2Mb 5¼" HD and
3½" 720Kb LD Formats by both DCP and WinImage.
Read Convert.Txt in each Zip Package which contains Boot Image
& Instructions
Please Note ~ You need to Download DCP or WinImage Separately:
Disk Image Pro v2.6 Diskette
Image Creation and Extraction Utility for DOS
Note ~ This version of Disk Image Pro does not support
Non-Standard diskette sizes such as Microsoft 1.68MB DMF, But it
is ideally suited for Bootdisk creation with its diskette size
conversion capability. (Program Only - No Help File)
Disk Copy Fast v5.3 Diskette Creation Utility for DOS ~ Shareware
Edition
Disk Conversion is disabled in this shareware copy, But it is
able to read and write 1.68MB DMF Format. (Complete with Help
files and Notes) and re-create all the following DOS images in
1.44MB 3½" HD Format Only.
WinImage v3.0 16bit version for Windows 3.1x (Now hosted by PowerLoad)
Microsoft Win32s v1.30 ~ 32bit support for Windows 3.x (Now hosted by PowerLoad)
WinImage v6.10 32bit version for Windows 9x, NT (x86), 2000 & XP (Link to WinImage Download page)
WinImage HomePage is at http://www.winimage.com Basic
DOS UnZip Utility -
UNZIP.EXE
All Bootdisk Images are now categorised as follows:
Disk Image
saved by Disk Image Pro for DOS as .IMG file (Needs Disk Image
Pro for DOS or WinImage for Windows to extract to Floppy)
Basic
IMG Bootdisks are further compressed into ZIP format arcive files
(Download basic UnZip Utility or
use PKZIP or WinZip to open)
Disk Image
saved as Disk eXpress Self-Extracting Diskette Image for DOS
Disk Image
saved as a Compressed WinImage IMZ File (Can only be opened by
WinImage for Windows)
Self
Extracting WinImage .EXE File (Needs to be extracted under
Windows 95 or higher)
(Can
be extracted under Windows 3.1x if Win32s
v1.30 32bit support is installed first)
Microsoft Windows Self-Extracting CAB Files
Other Image File Types and Locations.
Each Boot Disk contains the following ~ IO.SYS,
MSDOS.SYS, COMMAND.COM, FDISK.EXE, FORMAT.COM
and SYS.COM
(Note - IBM PC-DOS, DR-DOS & NovellDOS contain IBMBIO.SYS
& IBMDOS.SYS in place of IO.SYS & MSDOS.SYS)
You are advised to create a
Bootdisk from your own Working Computer. The following images are
provided as Emergency Bootdisks (EBD) Only. Microsofts
Copyrights and Limitations on use still apply.
Please Note ~The
earler MS-DOS 6.22 Emergancy Boot Disk (EBD) has now been
Withdrawn from use.
UNZIP UTILITY ~ All
the following Bootdisk Image files are further stored in ZIP
files for Download & Storage:
MS-DOS
BootDisk Images
MS-DOS 1.25 Bootdisk ~ Recommend for Experimental Use Only -
5¼" 320kb Image (1.25 has no 3½"
Diskette Support)
MS-DOS 2.11 Bootdisk ~ Recommend for Experimental Use Only -
5¼" 360kb Image (2.11 has no 3½"
Diskette Support)
MS-DOS 3.21 Bootdisk ~ Recommend for Experimental Use Only -
3½" 720kb Image (3.21 has no 3½"
1.44MB HD Support)
MS-DOS 3.30 Bootdisk ~ Use with msd33bk.exe to assist in
restoring MS-DOS 3.3 Backups (First MS-DOS with
3½" 1.44MB HD Support)
MS_DOS 4.01 Bootdisk ~ Use
with msd401bk.exe to assist
in restoring MS-DOS 4.01 Backups
MS-DOS 5.0 Bootdisk ~ Use
with msd50bk.exe to assist in
restoring MS-DOS 5.0 Backups
MS-DOS 6.0 Bootdisk ~
With Dblspace.Bin
MS-DOS 6.20 Bootdisk ~ With
Dblspace.Bin ~ Use with msback62.exe
to restore Compressed Doublespace Backup Sets.
MS-DOS 6.21 Bootdisk ~ Interim
version of MS-DOS supplied with no Disk Compression software.
MS-DOS 6.22 Bootdisk ~ With
Drvspace. Bin ~ Use with mback622.exe
to restore Compressed Drivespace Backup Sets.
MS-DOS 7.10s Bootdisk ~ This is a
Special HEX Edited version of the 98se Version 4-10-2222 Bootdisk
listed below.
It has been patched
with 3xStart.exe to allow Windows 3.1 to operate, and Hex Edited
so that all referances to Windows 98se read as MS-DOS 7.10
For
use as a Standalone MS-DOS 7.10a only - Not for use with Windows 98se
(Windows 9x) MS-DOS BootDisk
Images
Microsoft Windows 3.1/3.11 & Windows for Workgroups
3.1/3.11 have no Bootdisks as MS-DOS needs to be installed first.
Download MS-DOS version used or if not known ~ try the MS-DOS
6.22 bootdisk first.
Microsoft Windows 95 onwards have a corresponding 'System Bootdisk' which from Windows 98 onwards also includes FAT32 & CD-ROM support. But it also creates a RAM Drive which pushes the CD Drive up one letter. The following are the main release versions of Windows DOS as Basic Bootdisks, the same as the above MS-DOS Disks. See Other Bootdisks towards the bottom of the page if you want a complete 'System Bootdisk' as supplied by OEM providers.
(If your Hard Drive is over 520MBs ~ FDISK from Windows 95B and above will ask you if you want 'Large Disk Support' Reply Yes and your Drive will be prepared as FAT32 - Reply No and it will be prepared as FAT16 ~ Its that simple!)
MS-DOS 7.0 Bootdisk (FAT16 Only
Windows 95 & 95A (4.00.950) ~ Cannot access FAT32 Drives
MS-DOS 7.10 Bootdisk (FAT16 or FAT32
Windows 95B & 95C (4.00.1111)
MS-DOS 7.10a Bootdisk (FAT16 or
FAT32 Windows 98 & 98se (4.00.2222)
MS-DOS 8.0 Bootdisk (FAT16 or FAT32
Windows Millennium (Me) (4.90.3000)
For reasons only known to themselves, Microsoft disabled the
System Format function on the Windows Me Bootdisk for Floppy
Disks. (As well as 'Real Mode' within Windows Me itself! - You
can still Format Floppy disks, But you can only SYS a Hard Drive
C:\ Partition.
If you need to use a WinMe Bootdisk, Just recreate this image as
often as you want.
Windows XP produces a MS-DOS 8.0 (Win Me) Bootdisk, which cannot be used to access a NTDS harddrive.
Windows 9x OEM BootDisk Images
Windows
95/95a OEM Bootdisk with added CD-ROM Support
Modified
with CD-ROM support by Ed Jablonowski of Bootdisk.Com
Windows 95b/c
OEM2 Bootdisk with added CD-ROM Support
Modified
with CD-ROM support by Ed Jablonowski of Bootdisk.Com
Windows 98 OEM
Bootdisk with CD-ROM Support
Standard Microsoft OEM Bootdisk
Windows 98se
OEM Bootdisk with CD-ROM Support
Standard Microsoft OEM Bootdisk
Windows Me OEM
Bootdisk with CD-ROM Support
Standard Microsoft OEM Bootdisk
For Windows NT 3.51, 4.0, 2000 & XP Bootdisk Sets ~ See further down the page.
IBM-DOS BootDisk Images
IBM PC DOS 7.0 (PC-DOS 7.0 Rev 0)
Bootdisk
IBM PC DOS 2000 (PC-DOS 7.0 Rev 1 ~
Also known as PC-DOS 7.01) Bootdisk
DR-DOS BootDisk Images
OEM DR-DOS 7.05 Bootdisk as
developed by Caldera for OnTrack & Seagate
Caldera & Lineo have withdrawn all support for DR-DOS on its sale to DeviceLogics in November 2002
http://www.drdos.com/community/index.php (Full Version of DR-DOS 7.03 only
available)
Full versions of OpenDOS 7.01 ~ DR-DOS 7.02 & 7.03 may still available from :
http://www.drdos.net/download.htm
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/drdos/
Microsoft
Windows Advanced Bootdisk Sets
New by Request ~The following NTFS Bootdisk Sets
are now hosted by PowerLoad
Windows NT 3.51 SCSI Setup Disk 1 ~ Disk
2 ~ Disk 3 (For Atapi Compliant and Supported SCSI
controllers.)
Windows NT 4.0
Workstation Setup Disk 1 ~ Disk
2 ~ Disk 3
Windows NT 4.0 Server Setup Disk 1 ~ Disk
2 ~ Disk 3
Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Setup Disk 1 ~ Disk
2 ~ Disk 3
Windows 2000 Professional Setup Disk 1 ~ Disk
2 ~ Disk 3 ~ Disk 4
Windows 2000 Server Setup Disk 1 ~ Disk
2 ~ Disk 3 ~ Disk 4
Windows 2000 Advanced Server Setup
Disk 1 ~ Disk
2 ~ Disk 3 ~ Disk 4
The following are direct links to Microsoft
for Windows XP Install Sets (Used to setup PC's without bootable
CD-ROM's)
Please insure that you select the correct version for your
install CD:
Windows XP Setup
Disks & Instructions ~ Home Edition
Windows XP Setup Disks & Instructions ~
Professional Edition
Windows XP SP 1 Setup Disks &
Instructions ~ Home Edition
Windows XP SP 1 Setup Disks & Instructions ~
Professional Edition
Custom Bootdisks
.Plain MS-DOS 6.22 Bootdisk with no
additional files ~ For loading Flash BIOS updates (Obtain
BIOS update from relevant source and copy to disk)
MS-DOS
6.22 CD-ROM Setup Disk ~ In the same style as the later
Windows 9x Bootdisks - Checks harddrive & installs CD-ROM
Driver.
The CDROM
GOD Disk Version 5.5 - A MS-DOS 7.0 Bootdisk with CD-ROM
detector & installer (Located at last and hosted by
PowerLoad)
MS-DOS 7.10
Bootdisk with NTFS Disk Read & File Recovery Utility ~
Will read a NTFS Partition and transfer files to a FAT16 or FAT32
Partition
Windows XP
Quick CD Install Disk ~ A MS-DOS 7.10 (Win98) Bootdisk with
added tools (Aefdisk, Delpart & Zerofill) to prepare HD for
CD Setup.
MS-DOS 7.10s
Bootdisk (Self-Extracting IMZ Version) ~ This is a Special
HEX Edited version of the 98se Version 4-10-2222 Bootdisk listed
below.
It has been patched
with 3xStart.exe to allow Windows 3.1 to operate, and Hex Edited
so that all referances to Windows 98se read as MS-DOS 7.10
For
use as a Standalone MS-DOS 7.10a only - Not for use with Windows 98se
OLDBIOS CD
Bootdisk (Self-Extracting IMZ Version) ~ For
older BIOS's Due to incompatibility with CD-booting technical
specifications, "El
Torito"
standard, no-emulation method of CD Boot. Try using this
disk.This program will create a floppydisk to work around this
problem.
You boot the PC
from this floppy and then a small program on the floppy switches
boot to a CD-ROM device .
Note:
this program will be useless if your PC can normally boot from
installation CDs. - Works with 95% of IDE CD-ROM's
Alternate Bootdisk Download
Locations
http://www.bootdisk.com Highly
Recommended
~ Good Link Site for Microsoft, IBM and other Bootdisks.
(PowerLoad is also linked from this site)
http://www.drd.dyndns.org/index2.html
~ DrD's Windows Bootdisk Page (Home of the Village Idiot's
Bootdisks)
http://support.micronpc.com/downloads/boot.html
~ Good selection of
DOS & Windows 'System Bootdisks' including Windows NT 3.51,
4.0
Bootdisk Add-On Modules:
Universal (Oak Technoligies) CD-ROM Bootdisk Add-On ~ Just copy enclosed files onto any of the above bootdisks
Adaptec SCSI CD-ROM Driver Kit
~ Follow enclosed instructions to create a SCSI
CD-ROM Bootdisk
(Run SCSI_ID.HTM and Select SCSI Adaptor from selection and copy
command lines into Autoexec.Bat and Config.Sys files)
Microsoft MSCDEX ~ MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX) Version 2.23 (MSCDEX is Included on above 2 files)
Microsoft Basic Mouse Driver Version 8.2 ~ Copy Mouse Driver onto Boot Disk and add command to Autoexec.Bat
FastLynx Version 2.0 File Manager/Transfer Utility ~ Use to create a Serial or Parallel Cable File Transfer Diskette
LapLink Pro Version 4.0 with Text Editor ~ If you want a Text editor as well download LapLink Pro instead of FastLynx
Microsoft InterLink/InterServer ~ With Install Notes.
To create a basic boot disk, follow the instructions below:
Ensure you have a blank formatted floppy disk available.
Although the disk shouldn't strictly need to be formatted or
blank, problems have been recorded where using disks that
weren't.
You need to get to a command prompt (also known as a DOS prompt).
If you are running Windows, then do the following:
If running Windows 3.x, click the File menu in Program
Manager then click Run. In the box, enter
"COMMAND.COM", then click OK. (Or Double Click the
MS-DOS Icon)
If running Windows 9x, click the Start button then click
Run. In the Open box, enter "COMMAND.COM" then click
OK.
Insert the floppy disk into the drive. (Or Double Click the
MS-DOS Icon)
Type the following:
FORMAT A: /S
This will create a basic bootable floppy disk. Unfortunately,
it won't allow you to do much. To perform any system tasks, you
will need a few of the utilities that DOS / Windows provides.
These are separate executable files and will be stored one of two
places:
DOS: Usually in C:\DOS
Windows 9x: In X:\WINDOWS\COMMAND, (where X is the letter
of the drive the operating system is installed on.)
It is recommended that at very least you copy the
following files: FDISK.EXE, FORMAT.COM, SYS.COM & EDIT.COM
(and if running MS-DOS 6.22, QBASIC.COM). These will provide you
with enough to allow you to reformat your hard drive, or delete
and re-create partitions. If you wish to include CD support from
your boot disk, you will also need MSCDEX.EXE , you will also
need to copy over your CD driver (*.SYS) and create suitable
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files to ensure they load
successfully. Refer to your CD-Player documentation for more
details. (Or use our Universal IDE CD-ROM Driver Add-On listed
above)
