Creating a Windows 98 Emergency Boot Disk

NOTE: If you use this utility in MS-DOS, you must load the Himem.sys file.

Requirements
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  • Access to the Windows 98 CD-ROM
  • Access to a 1.44 MB floppy drive on A:\
  • 1.44 MB floppy disk
  • Steps to create the FAT32 EBD using MS-DOS
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    1. At a command prompt outside of Windows, change to the CD-ROM drive containing the Windows 98 CD-ROM. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is D:\, you would type:

      D:\ [press Enter key]

    2. Change to the FAT32EBD directory by typing the following:

      CD\TOOLS\MTSUTIL\FAT32EBD [press Enter key]

    3. Run FAT32EBD.EXE and follow its prompts to create a FAT32 EBD. Run the utility by typing:

      FAT32EBD.EXE [press Enter key]

    4. Write-protect the diskette when it is finished creating the EBD to insure a virus cannot write to the disk.

    5. Restart the computer with the FAT32 Emergency Boot Disk.




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    Author:
    Stan Ross