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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Brian Coe
> Sent: Monday, October 05, 1998 10:54 PM
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> Subject: [PCBUILD] Network Bootable NT floppy
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Thanks to the nice Dell Website here is the method to making an NT boot
disk.


Hope this helps.

Randy Ryan


In Windows NT 4.0 operating system, do the following:


Full format diskette.

Copy boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com to formatted diskette.
NOTE: If any of these files prevent Windows NT from loading, boot into
Windows NT and copy boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com into hard-disk drive
root directory.


In a Non-Windows NT 4.0 operating system, do the following:


Make a copy of Windows NT Setup Disk 1 on diskette.

Delete all files on copied diskette.

Copy ntdetect.com and ntldr to copied diskette.

Rename ntldr to setupldr.bin.

Create a boot.ini.
Example:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt="Windows NT"


If any of these files boot.ini, ntldr, or ntdetect.com prevent Windows NT
from loading do the following:
Boot to Windows NT and copy boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com to hard-disk
drive root directory.

How to Make a Windows NT Bootable Diskette

In a command prompt type:

format a:
attrib -a -s -r boot.ini
attrib -a -s -h -r ntldr
attrib -a -s -h -r ntdetect.com
copy c:\boot.ini a:\
copy c:\ntldr a:\
copy c:\ntdetect.com a:\
attrib +a +s +r boot.ini
attrib +a +s +h ntldr
attrib +a +s +h +r ntdetect.com

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