cant create boot disc

I have oem Gateway computer with win 98 since 1999 with 
256Mb ram and 550Mhz processor.  My boot disc got 
corrupted and tried to create one from add/remove programs 
facility.  I have the following error messages while 
creating a boot disc: got the 'cant find' msgs as below:
winboot.sys
autoexec.ebd
config.ebd
readme.ebd
setramd.ebd
and last one after skipping the above was@: 'setup 
detected an error while reading c:\winbd0.400
\ebd\autoexec.bat

Can anybody help what this means? I am not a techie.

Many thanks
Rao

You need to have the Windows CD in the drive before creating the boot disk

As for the error with the autoexec.bat file, can't say anything detailed
without knowing the exact error message.

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group CEO
www.it-mate.co.uk

I have the windows 98 CD in the cd-rom drive and looked 
everywhere for the missing files from the error msgs.  No 
further details given on the popup window about autoexec 
file.  pl. help

rao mulukutla

creating the boot disk
anything detailed



programs

Don't use the Add\Remove Programs utility to create your boot diskette.

Insert your Windows CD in the drive while holding down the Shift key on the keyboard for 10 seconds, to by-pass autorun.
Open Windows Explorer and open this folder on the CD:
\tools\mtsutil\fat32ebd
Double-click the file "fat32ebd.exe" ans insert a blank floppy disk when prompted.

Windows 98 Fat32ebd.txt: 
 http://www.**--****.com/ 

....glen
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems

Make it with the Fat32ebd.exe file located on the W98 CD:
tools/mtsutil/fat32ebd


Ron Badour, MS MVP W98 System
Tips:   http://www.**--****.com/ 
Knowledge Base Info:
 http://www.**--****.com/ 

Thanks Glen, I have succesfully created a fat32 boot disc. 
Tried to boot with the boot disc (and win 98 cd-rom in 
drive). After chosing with or without cd-rom support it is 
terminating at A:\ prompt and not loading windows.  What 
should I do now?

Regards
Rao


boot diskette.
the Shift key on the keyboard for 10 seconds, to by-pass 
autorun.
floppy disk when prompted.
scid=/support/windows/readme/98/W98fat32ebdtxt.asp



programs 

The boot disk does not start Windows.  What you do now depends on why you
are booting to a boot disk.  Do you need to investigate a problem with the
hard drive, or re-install your operating system, or restore your system from
a backup copy or something similar?

If you simply want to prove that you have a working bootdisk then all you
need to do is access the CD ROM and make sure you can see the files.  Note
that the CD ROM drive letter may be different than you are used to under
Windows - often it increases by one.  Type something like DIR E: to proves
that you can access the CD.

A Jeff said, what are you trying to do?
The boot disk boots you to an A:\ prompt.  If you are trying to install Windows, you must switch to the drive letter of the CD drive, which will be noted on-screen just above the A:\ prompt.  If the CD-ROM drive letter is D:, then at the A:\ prompt type:  D:  and press Enter.  At the D:\ prompt type:  setup  and Windows setup will begin.

....glen
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems

Many thanks Jeff and Glenn.  my system crashed for the 
first time and would not start normally; tried to start 
from boot disc that was corrupted.  Now I know what to do 
and your help is much appreciated.  Now the system is up 
and running only just and am investigating the crash prob.

Regards
Rao


depends on why you
problem with the
restore your system from
bootdisk then all you
the files.  Note
are used to under
DIR E: to proves



disc.
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