I used a similar facility a couple of times: It used low level hardware access (the sort of thing that allowed a 10 byte .com program to format your entire hard drive) - Bios/disk controller level calls which XP doesn't allow.
Another reason to keep a (NTFS and long filenames enabled) DOS partition for boot management, ( so you don't need a primary partition for a recovery extra/re-install of XP) file and system recovery programs Partition management - defrag and copier JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Gundersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 9:31 AM Subject: Re: Win 98 on Floppies? On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 23:02:48 +0100, you wrote: Somewhere I have a program that will format a floppy to MS distribution size and file structure 1.62Mb with max 5 files?- will also format same size with normal file structure (1.62Mb I think) and repair boot sector and add boot sector for discs formatted on Amiga and other machines that use DOS or FAT file structure but without MS-DOS boot sector ID. WILL NOT RUN ON XP for some reason 16bit or even 8bit but the guy is still in business "GRDW" and is Italian. I'll dig it out (If I still have it) if you need it. I've also got all the old DOS variants Hugh # >Wanna bet the 98 floppies were mostly the 1.7Mb format mode >(The data on each track being written as a single 'sector') > >You may be able to download the floppy images from one of the web sites that >holds 'old' software >But an 'id code' and licence will still be needed to install and run it >And then it will need patching to be even remotely safe to connect to the >web > Sir Hugh of Bognor Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it! Hugh Gundersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bognor-bill.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK ------------------------------------------------- Vyisder Asmeni Orsisarsis Asderisorsis. B.Cozderiz Vunarz PERORZ ------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
