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How Do I Boot Directly Into Win98 Using a Startup Disk?

by Hulk701 Mar 21, 2004 8:26PM PST

Hi Gang,

I seem to remember a tip I read a long time ago. It told me how to boot directly into Windows 98Se using a Win98 Startup Disk.

I've lost that tip and was wondering if anybody could help me out?

Thanks,

Hulk701

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Re:How Do I Boot Directly Into Win98 Using a Startup Disk?
by Kees Bakker Mar 21, 2004 8:35PM PST

Unless you put the necessary commands in the autoexec.bat on the startup diskette, nothing will happen automatically.
An alternative might be to have an MSDOS.SYS with bootgui=1 on this diskette, but there should be more statements in it to work correctly.

Can you explain why you want this?

Kees

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Re:How Do I Boot Directly Into Win98 Using a Startup Disk?
by Gatta Mar 22, 2004 8:57AM PST

There is nothing as:

Boot Directly Into Win98 Using a Startup Disk?


1 The Boot Disk is made on a floppy disk, which
can hold only 1,457 MB of data. For Windows
98 / SE Mode , you need atleast 300 + MB


2 When you boot from Startup Floppy disk, you
don't use any file from C Drive (Hard Disk)


You forget about it.


If you want to make a Boot Floppy Disk (aka:
Startup Disk), then visist:

http://www.angelfire.com/biz7/greatbargain9/


Frankie

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