PROBLEM CREATING A WIN98 START-UP DISK

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MBD - 24 Nov 2004 18:17 GMT

In attempting to create a Win98 startup disk via Control Panel "Add/Remove
Programs" on an operating Win98 system to enable me to correct Win98 launch
problems with another system that has corrupted system files, I am
encountering the following even though my Win98 CD is loaded:

"Cannot locate [file name] on Win98 CD-ROM..."
command.com
drvspace.bin
winboot.sys
ebd.cab

If these file are not on the Win98 CD or the computer's hard drive, how are
you supposed to create a Win98 start-up disk?

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Don Phillipson - 24 Nov 2004 19:19 GMT

> In attempting to create a Win98 startup disk via Control Panel "Add/Remove
> Programs" on an operating Win98 system to enable me to correct Win98 launch
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> If these file are not on the Win98 CD or the computer's hard drive, how are
> you supposed to create a Win98 start-up disk?

These files are on your hard drive. (If not
you could not boot Win98.) Perhaps you
need to / Browse to the right directory.

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

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S.J.Haribabu - 24 Nov 2004 19:50 GMT

Hi,

Try to follow this method

Method 1
1. Place the Windows 98 CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive, and have a floppy disk
available.
2. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.
3. Open the following folder on the Windows 98 CD-ROM:
Tools\Mtsutil\Fat32ebd
4. Double-click the following file, and then follow the instructions to
create the Startup disk:
Fat32ebd.exe
5. Write protect the floppy disk.

Method - 2

If the method 1 also fails try downloading it from http://www.bootdisk.com/

Note - Check for virus before downloading.

Thanks,

sjhari@online.microsoft.com

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