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Windows Forum / Windows Me / System Tools / April 2006boot floppy
I need to create a boot floppy with a bat file to run SpinRite. I keep getting an error "Windows has diabled direct disk access to protect your long filenames. To override this protection, see LOCK/? command for more information" Typing LOCK/? at the command prompt printed to screen very limited information. I don't understand enough to proceed. How are you trying to create your boot floppy? Add/Remove Programs | Startup Disk or by formatting a floppy and dragging to it copies of io.sys and command.com from the Windows\Command\EBD folder?  SignatureMike Maltby mike.maltby@gmail.com > I need to create a boot floppy with a bat file to run SpinRite. I keep > getting an error "Windows has diabled direct disk access to protect > your long filenames. To override this protection, see LOCK/? command > for more information" Typing LOCK/? at the command prompt printed to > screen very limited information. I don't understand enough to proceed. Add/remove is the only way I know of. Can you explain this other method a little further? > How are you trying to create your boot floppy? Add/Remove Programs | > Startup Disk or by formatting a floppy and dragging to it copies of io.sys [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > for more information" Typing LOCK/? at the command prompt printed to > > screen very limited information. I don't understand enough to proceed. > Add/remove is the only way I know of. Can you explain this other > method a little further? Nothing to add. Format floppy, drag copies of io.sys and command.com from the Windows\Command\EBD folder to floppy. Use floppy to boot to DOS. You can top and tail this basic boot floppy as required by adding drivers etc. Note that the ability to simply drag copies of io.sys and command.com to a floppy to make it bootable was introduced with Win Me. SignatureMike Maltby mike.maltby@gmail.com |
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