I can only say for a desktop PC, and I don't ever recall
needing the cd to create one in this manner. Win2k is on this
PC I'm on now, so I'm going from memory. Go to the control
panel and click either 'add new hardware' or 'add/remove
programs' (I think it's the latter). There is a tab you'll see
that says something like 'create boot disk'. Or, why doesn't
she just copy the floppy you sent her? Yes, in most BIOS' you
can set them up to 'boot from CDROM drive' then you won't need
a startup floppy boot disk.
-Clint
God Bless Us All
http://orpheuscomputing.com
Clint Hamilton, Owner
----- Original Message -----
From: "ETM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I sent a laptop to someone which I had upgraded to Win98SE so
it would match
my desktop. I sent her an older boot disk which I had made.
She wanted to
create a new boot disk for security if the original floppy were
to fail.
The laptop's original programming was Win95.
I have the Win98SE disk because my main computer uses that and
the laptop
was used as an occasional traveler and has since been replaced
by a newer
laptop (ME).
When she attempted to create a new startup disk she was told to
insert the
CD. Well, of course, I have the CD and am not about to part
with it since I
bought it, it is mine, and I want it for my main computer.
Is there a way to get around the need for the Win98SE disk and
create a
startup disk using the Windows program, or must she manually
create an EBD?
And, if she must manually create an EBD, could someone give me
good
instructions to pass on to her?
Many thanks!
Elaine
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