Boot Disk for W2K

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For the floppy to successfully boot Windows NT/2000 the disk must contain
the "NT" boot sector. Format a diskette (on an NT machine, not a DOS/Win9x,
so the NT boot sector gets written to the floppy), then copy ntldr,
ntdetect.com, and boot.ini to it; and possibly ntbootdd.sys. Edit the
boot.ini to give it a correct ARC path for the machine you wish to boot.


Else if you meant a dos disk, you can boot a Win98 startup disk or navigate
to;
\VALUEADD\3RDPARTY\CA_ANTIV\
on your Windows 2000 install CD-Rom and execute makedisk.bat or
www.bootdisk.com


Else if you wanted setup disks, the set of four install disks can be created
from your Win2k CD-rom; change to the \bootdisk directory on the cd-rom and
execute makeboot.exe (from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the
prompts.
 
Pegasus (MVP) said:
It depends. What exactly do you want to do with this boot disk?
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I don't know <g>. I just figured I might need it like I did with Windows 95,
98 and Me. If I don't need one, great. As you can tell, I am new to Windows
2000.

Thanks,

Cody
 
John said:
You may not need a boot disk but you should make an Emergency Repair
Disk. It may be a lifesaver if you ever have problems. You should also
keep this ERD up to date, that is make a new one when you do big changes
like adding new hardware or applying Service Packs and Hotfixes. Don't
neglect this important task if you do you may regret it big time if the
need for an ERD ever arises.

John
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How does one make a ERD disk?

Thanks,

Cody
 
How does one make a boot disk for W2K?
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This is long, please read the whole thing:

There are three different disk that are often called "boot disks" used
for Windows 2000:

1. A set of 4 diskettes used for starting Windows 2000 Setup.
2. A single boot disk that will start your Windows 2000 installation if
your boot sector becomes damaged.
3. A single DOS boot disk that can be used to flash your BIOS.

Which do you need?

If 1. Insert your Win2k CD in any PC running DOS or WIN9x or WIN2k,
browse to the "BOOTDISK" directory and type "MAKEBOOT.EXE".

If 2. Format a blank floppy and copy boot.ini, ntldr and ntdetect.com
on to the floppy.

If 3. Insert your Win3K CD and browse to the VALUEADD/3RDPARTY/CA_ANITV
directory and run the program MAKEDISK.BAT which will create a bootable
floppy with Antivirus files to check your boot sector. Just add the
necessary BIOS flashing files to the disk (you may have to delete the
antivirus program to have enough room).

Personally, I'd get some blank floppies and make all of the above, you
might need them some day.

Hope this helps?
 
Thanks,

Cody
XS11E said:
This is long, please read the whole thing:

There are three different disk that are often called "boot disks" used
for Windows 2000:

1. A set of 4 diskettes used for starting Windows 2000 Setup.
2. A single boot disk that will start your Windows 2000 installation if
your boot sector becomes damaged.
3. A single DOS boot disk that can be used to flash your BIOS.

Which do you need?

If 1. Insert your Win2k CD in any PC running DOS or WIN9x or WIN2k,
browse to the "BOOTDISK" directory and type "MAKEBOOT.EXE".

If 2. Format a blank floppy and copy boot.ini, ntldr and ntdetect.com
on to the floppy.

If 3. Insert your Win3K CD and browse to the VALUEADD/3RDPARTY/CA_ANITV
directory and run the program MAKEDISK.BAT which will create a bootable
floppy with Antivirus files to check your boot sector. Just add the
necessary BIOS flashing files to the disk (you may have to delete the
antivirus program to have enough room).

Personally, I'd get some blank floppies and make all of the above, you
might need them some day.

Hope this helps?
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