Re: Dell Laptop Install Help

[Kevin Colby <kevinc grainsystems com>]

"Manuel A. Camacho Q." wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... the last time I tried, I think to make a MSDOS boot
> > disk from a MS DOS shell window thingy.... I think the command was...
> >
> >   C:\> FORMAT A: /S /V
> 
> This will make a bootable disk. What is more convenient is to create the
> Win StartUp disk, which is a ramdisk image with utilities on the floppy,
> just as Linux boot and rescue diskettes. Dont remember on Win95, but in
> Win98 is easy to make in the control panel.


You can actually make some very useful boot floppies with a ramdisk.
I highly recommend it for anyone who still has to occasionally work
on DOS/Win boxes.

	- Kevin Colby
	  kevinc grainsystems com