(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:14 pm
Post subject: clean windows ME install on a floppyless system Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsme>general (more info?)
I want to do a clean install of Windows ME on a floppyless computer. Is there
a way to create a startup cd or usb drive.
(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:05 am
Post subject: Re: clean windows ME install on a floppyless system [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
There are a number of ways of creating a bootable CD with details usually
part of the burning application in use. For example Nero has the option to
create a bootable CD-ROM and requires a source of bootimage data which can
be either a bootable logical drive (such as a bootable floppy placed in A
or an image file for which it provides a copy (DosBootImage.ima). On the
few occasions I've needed to create a bootable CD I've used Nero and one or
other of these two options.
Most methods start by using a bootable floppy however given the changes that
were introduced with Win Me it could be as simple as just copying io.sys and
command.com copy from your %windir%\command\ebd folder. Note io.sys MUST be
a copy of the file in the command\ebd folder, not that in the root of your
boot partition.
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u2 <u2 DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I want to do a clean install of Windows ME on a floppyless computer. Is
> there a way to create a startup cd or usb drive.
(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:05 am
Post subject: Re: clean windows ME install on a floppyless system [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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"u2" <u2 RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I want to do a clean install of Windows ME on a floppyless computer. Is
>there
> a way to create a startup cd or usb drive.
(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:05 am
Post subject: Re: clean windows ME install on a floppyless system [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Installing from cd is easy. You can even do it with standalone DOS versions
and Windows 3.1, for example. Obviously you have the Win Me installation
files and the ability to burn a cd. All you need otherwise is an image of
the floppy (a Windows 98 one will do) that includes the option to load
'cd-rom support' and a program such as Nero. You select to burn a Boot CD
(or 'CD-ROM [Boot]'), select 'Floppy Emulation', then point the image
dialogue to said floppy image. Drag the Win Me files across and burn it.
Then when you boot from the cd it is as if you were booting from A: and you
run the same commands as you would if you were using a real floppy.
"u2" <u2.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I want to do a clean install of Windows ME on a floppyless computer. Is
>there
> a way to create a startup cd or usb drive.
(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:05 pm
Post subject: RE: clean windows ME install on a floppyless system [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
External floppy drives (3.5") are very cheap. Under $25. Even 5.25"s are
still available forinternal installation if you have an empty slot.
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"u2" wrote:
> I want to do a clean install of Windows ME on a floppyless computer. Is there
> a way to create a startup cd or usb drive.
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