> -----Original Message----- > From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Brian Coe > Sent: Monday, October 05, 1998 10:54 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [PCBUILD] Network Bootable NT floppy > > 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 ----- PCBUILD mailing list - http://nospin.com Bob Wright:[log in to unmask] - Drew Dunn:[log in to unmask]