Very well writ, Lil' Dave. BUT, from the Readme on a Startup Diskette...
EBD.CAB file
=================================
The Ebd.cab file is a compressed file whose contents are extracted to
the
Ramdrive during the startup process. The table below identifies the
files
in the Ebd.cab file.
File Function
Attrib.exe Add or remove file attributes
Chkdsk.exe A simpler and smaller disk status tool
Debug.exe Debugging utility
Edit.com Real-mode emergency text editor
Ext.exe New, simple file extract utility
Format.com Disk format tool
Mscdex.exe Microsoft CD-ROM file extension for MS-DOS
Scandisk.exe Disk status tool
Scandisk.ini Disk status tool configuration file
Sys.com Transfers system files and make disk bootable
And...
List of all components on the EBD
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The following table describes the function of each file copied to the
EBD.
File Function
Aspi2dos.sys Real-Mode Adaptec CD-ROM driver
Aspi4dos.sys Real-Mode Adaptec CD-ROM driver
Aspi8dos.sys Real-Mode Adaptec CD-ROM driver
Aspi8u2.sys Real-Mode Adaptec CD-ROM driver
Aspicd.sys Real-Mode Adaptec CD-ROM driver
Autoexec.bat Startup batch file
Btcdrom.sys Mylex/BusLogic CD-ROM driver
Btdosm.sys Mylex/BusLogic CD-ROM driver
Command.com Command interpreter
Config.sys Loads the device drivers
Drvspace.bin Microsoft DriveSpace compression driver
Ebd.cab Cab file containing extract utilities
Ebd.sys File identifying the ESD
Extract.exe File to expand the Ebd.cab file
Fdisk.exe Disk partition tool
Findramd.exe Utility to find the RAMDrive during startup
Flashpt.sys Mylex/BusLogic CD-ROM driver
Himem.sys XMS Memory Manager
Io.sys System boot file
Msdos.sys Boot option information (paths, multiboot, and so on)
Oakcdrom.sys Generic device driver for ATAPI CD-ROM drives
Ramdrive.sys Creates a Ramdrive during startup
Setramd.bat Searches for first available drive to be a Ramdrive
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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
"Lil' Dave" wrote in message
...
| You should ensure that you're using a 98SE startup diskette as the
first
| step. This has the correct form of the command.com file for your
operating
| system. The plain jane Win 98 command.com file is NOT the same. Go
to
| another PC with internet access and go to bootdisk.com website. Find
the
| 98SE startup disk download. Download it, run the file. Run the
resulting
| file with a formatted floppy in the diskette drive. Afterwards, you
should
| have 98SE startup diskette.
|
| The default msdos.sys for the floppy boot diskette is empty of data.
Using
| "sys c:" command simply copies this to the boot sector of the c:
partition.
| Yours or anyone else's PC cannot boot Win 98SE using this form of
msdos.sys
| file. You will only receive an msdos command prompt as you pointed
out.
|
| Here is an example of the msdos.sys file for booting to windows:
| [Paths]
| WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
| WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
| HostWinBootDrv=C
|
| [Options]
| BootMulti=1
| BootGUI=1
| DoubleBuffer=1
| AutoScan=1
| WinVer=4.10.2222
| ;
| ;The following lines are required for compatibility with other
programs.
| ;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be 1024 bytes).
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxd
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxe
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxg
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxh
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxi
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxj
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxk
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxm
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxn
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxo
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxp
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxq
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxr
|
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxs
|
|
| If you do not have a SCSI adapter, do not use the DoubleBuffer line.
You
| can use the "edit" command at a dos prompt to modify the msdos.sys
file.
| You have to remove the attributes first from this file using the
"attrib"
| command. Then, after completing the edit, place attributes back on
the
| file. The file should contain RHS attributes (read-only, hidden,
system).
| At the command prompt, enter attrib /? to learn how to use the
switches.
| You must designate a file location with either "edit" or "attrib".
Example:
| "attrib -r -h -s c:\msdos.sys". The "c:\" tells attrib to modify the
| msdos.sys file on the c: partition, rather than on the floppy (a:\).
| Attrib.exe and edit.com are not on the startup diskette, you can
however run
| these if you are within the c:\windows\command subdirectory at the dos
| prompt.
| Sys.com is not on the startup diskette either, simply copy this from
the
| c:\windows\command subdirectory to the startup diskette. Then run the
"sys
| c:" from the startup diskette after booting from it.
| You may be able to copy attrib to the startup floppy, but due to
capacity
| restraints of the floppy, and the size of the edit.com file, you will
not be
| able to copy it to the startup diskette as is.
| All this is a bit complicated for the novice, but is doable if you pay
| attention to detail and responses after entering a dos command.
| "Robert" wrote in message
| ...
| In an effort to open up space on one of our win98se machines my
children
| (they go back to school Monday) started to delete things "they"
thought
| were
| not needed. I'm not totally sure what it was they deleted but I now
have
| the
| following:
|
| The System:
| Pentium w/MMX
| 233 mhz
| 92 ram
| win98se
|
| When I try to boot up we get the following. "Invalid System Disk." I
tried
| to get it going with a win98 boot disk and read in the help file
that if I
| saw the error above that I should run "SYS C:" I did this and it
reported
| back that the "System Transferred". I then shut the computer off
(with the
| power switch), took out the boot disk, and attempted to restart the
| computer
| only to get this: "c:\" and when attempting in safe mode this:
"Windows
| is
| bypassing your startup files". I have also run Scandisk (off of the
boot
| disk) and it found no errors on "C". Is it possible to get this unit
| running
| again?
|
| Any help would be appreciated,
| Robert
|
|
|
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