Kelly Younger wrote: > > Then after > you posted this suggestion again, I tried it and I modified the files on > the floppy so that the CD-ROM drivers *would* load, but then all hell > broke loose. At the "A" prompt I typed C:\WINDOWS\WIN and got a message > about "Registry Files not found etc. (it flashed too quickly for me to > read). Then the B.S. (blue screen). "VFAT Device Initialization Failed" > A device or resource required by VFAT is not present or is unavailable. > VFAT cannot continue loading. System halted. > I liked it when I got the "HIMEM.SYS is missing" message better. I > could just CTRL>ALT>DEL to go to Windows. Kelly, In the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the floppy, make sure you modify the PATH= statementS (plural!) EACH item ends with a semi-colon. You must make sure that each begins with C:\ .... also if it's not there already add a "C:\;" (no quotes) as the first item. I think it's appropriate to drop back for a second and re-ask why are you making this diskette? By making all these changes, you have made the floppy disk VERY dependent on the C: drives files. If you are making this diskette as a backup in case the C: drive fails.... it won't work either. -- Jim Meagher ===== Micro Solutions Consulting Member of The HTML Writers Guild http://www.ezy.net/~microsol International Webmasters Association =====