Computerworld

Creating an MS-DOS Boot Disk

I recently said that an MS-DOS boot disk couldn’t be created in Windows 2000. As several readers pointed out, this isn’t quite true. An MS-DOS boot disk can be created using files located on the ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Make a Startup CD Using Windows XP

You'll need to use a startup CD to boot up your computer and run diagnostics if you have a problem booting from your installed Windows XP operating system – for ...
Ars Technica

Installing XP without a CD-ROM OR floppy.

My dad's laptop need to be formated. The short of it is I know what needs to be done, but I don't know how to do it.<BR><BR>It lacks a floppy, so I can't boot with a "MS-DOS startup disk"<BR><BR>It ...
Ars Technica

flashing bios - windows boot disk is *not* DOS

What am I to do? I want to flash my epox board with the latest bios, but it says you must boot from a dso disk. When I create a boot disk from win98rev2, I get booted into windows. I suspect this is ...
Electronic Design

Now and Then: Get Your Copy of MS-DOS

How was DOS part of the PC revolution? Is DOS still around? What did Bill write a long time ago? Remember the DOS prompt? DOS stands for disk operating system. The latest announcement is a blast from ...
Computerworld

Creating an MS-DOS Boot Disk in Windows XP

I mentioned before that you could create an MS-DOS boot disk in Windows XP. Several readers have asked about the procedure, so here it is. Insert a disk into your floppy disk drive and run Windows ...