network boot floppy

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I'm only directing this a the W2K networking noozgroop because I can't find a
general windows networking discussion.
I have re-formatted the HD of a Compaq mini-desktop PC I promised to repair
for the local school, only to find the CDROM doesn't work, so I can't
reinstall W2K. I can't replace the CD reader because it has a proprietory
connection like a laptop drive.
I've reformatted the disk FAT32, so presumably if I could boot from a
suitable floppy set up to access my own network of mixed W98 and WXP
computers from a command prompt, then I could access the i386 directory of
the setup CD a local CDROM and install straight from there...?
So how do I create a DOS floppy that will allow me to do this?
 
Adam Skeaping said:
I'm only directing this a the W2K networking noozgroop because I can't find a
general windows networking discussion.
I have re-formatted the HD of a Compaq mini-desktop PC I promised to repair
for the local school, only to find the CDROM doesn't work, so I can't
reinstall W2K. I can't replace the CD reader because it has a proprietory
connection like a laptop drive.
I've reformatted the disk FAT32, so presumably if I could boot from a
suitable floppy set up to access my own network of mixed W98 and WXP
computers from a command prompt, then I could access the i386 directory of
the setup CD a local CDROM and install straight from there...?
So how do I create a DOS floppy that will allow me to do this?
Click to expand...

You might find a network boot disk on www.bootdisk.com.
 
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says...

[...]
I have re-formatted the HD of a Compaq mini-desktop PC I promised to repair
for the local school, only to find the CDROM doesn't work, so I can't
reinstall W2K. I can't replace the CD reader because it has a proprietory
connection like a laptop drive.
Click to expand...

Can't you temporarily add a 'standard' IDE drive to the HDD channel as a
slave?
 
Take a look at Bart's network boot disk at the link below. The problem will
be getting it to work with the network adapter but Bart's site has several
drivers available.

http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/network/

Otherwise you may need to try and remove the hard drive and place it in a
desktop computer as a secondary/slave drive to transfer the necessary files.
You may also find that you can connect another cdrom to the IDE channel even
if you can not replace the original one. --- Steve
 
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