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From: mha on 21 Mar 2005 05:51 I am running the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool from my Windows XP, and I get the following message when I want to create a DOS startup disk : "Missing location of DOS system files. DOS system files need to be provided to make the specified device DOS-bootable" "Geoffw" <gwinnetSPAM(a)SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message news:elpZ9KgLFHA.2748(a)TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > win98 boot disk ? > > "mha" <na(a)na.na> wrote in message > news:OFc1fAgLFHA.2648(a)TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >> Nice, but it is asking for the DOS system files location? >> >> >> "dandi360" <dandi360(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message >> news:3E17370B-1944-48F1-978D-7AB02583ADAD(a)microsoft.com... >> > >> > >> > "mha" wrote: >> > >> >> Hi >> >> >> >> How can I make my USB storage bootable, so I can boot > up Windows XP in >> >> DOS >> >> mode. Such as with a bootable floppy in the old days. >> >> >> >> regards >> >> Morten >> >> >> >> >> >> I found this excerpt on another site: >> > >> > "The USB must have a boot sector, so copying files to it > is not enough and >> > regular format/image tools simply do it incorrectly and > give it jacked up >> > boot sectors. The HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool is the > only thing I've >> > come >> > across that works on every USB every time (not just HP > stuff, everything, >> > even my canon camera). >> > > http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqdt/us/download/20306.html" >> > >> > I haven't tested it yet but it sounds convincing! >> >> > >
From: Richard Urban on 21 Mar 2005 06:04 You can't as Windows XP doesn't have any DOS mode. You "can" boot up from a genuine Windows XP CD and go to the repair console, which will allow you to do a limited amount of maneuvers. -- Regards, Richard Urban aka Crusty (-: Old B(a)stard :-) If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew! "mha" <na(a)na.na> wrote in message news:uLGJmsfLFHA.2648(a)TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > Hi > > How can I make my USB storage bootable, so I can boot up Windows XP in DOS > mode. Such as with a bootable floppy in the old days. > > regards > Morten >
From: Geoffw on 21 Mar 2005 06:11 get them off a win98 boot disk "mha" <na(a)na.na> wrote in message news:u9UoVQgLFHA.2604(a)TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > I am running the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool from my Windows XP, and I > get the following message when I want to create a DOS startup disk : > "Missing location of DOS system files. DOS system files need to be provided > to make the specified device DOS-bootable" > > "Geoffw" <gwinnetSPAM(a)SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message > news:elpZ9KgLFHA.2748(a)TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > > win98 boot disk ? > > > > "mha" <na(a)na.na> wrote in message > > news:OFc1fAgLFHA.2648(a)TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > >> Nice, but it is asking for the DOS system files location? > >> > >> > >> "dandi360" <dandi360(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > > message > >> news:3E17370B-1944-48F1-978D-7AB02583ADAD(a)microsoft.com... > >> > > >> > > >> > "mha" wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hi > >> >> > >> >> How can I make my USB storage bootable, so I can boot > > up Windows XP in > >> >> DOS > >> >> mode. Such as with a bootable floppy in the old days. > >> >> > >> >> regards > >> >> Morten > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> I found this excerpt on another site: > >> > > >> > "The USB must have a boot sector, so copying files to it > > is not enough and > >> > regular format/image tools simply do it incorrectly and > > give it jacked up > >> > boot sectors. The HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool is the > > only thing I've > >> > come > >> > across that works on every USB every time (not just HP > > stuff, everything, > >> > even my canon camera). > >> > > > http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqdt/us/download/20306.html" > >> > > >> > I haven't tested it yet but it sounds convincing! > >> > >> > > > > > >
From: george on 21 Mar 2005 06:23 If you have a floppy drive, get a diskette and format it in XP Explorer and don't forget to check "Create an MS-DOS startup diskette". Now when running the HP format utility point it to this floppy for MS-DOS files. Works a treat. Just tried it. george "mha" <na(a)na.na> wrote in message news:u9UoVQgLFHA.2604(a)TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >I am running the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool from my Windows XP, and I >get the following message when I want to create a DOS startup disk : >"Missing location of DOS system files. DOS system files need to be provided >to make the specified device DOS-bootable" > > "Geoffw" <gwinnetSPAM(a)SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message > news:elpZ9KgLFHA.2748(a)TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> win98 boot disk ? >> >> "mha" <na(a)na.na> wrote in message >> news:OFc1fAgLFHA.2648(a)TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >>> Nice, but it is asking for the DOS system files location? >>> >>> >>> "dandi360" <dandi360(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> message >>> news:3E17370B-1944-48F1-978D-7AB02583ADAD(a)microsoft.com... >>> > >>> > >>> > "mha" wrote: >>> > >>> >> Hi >>> >> >>> >> How can I make my USB storage bootable, so I can boot >> up Windows XP in >>> >> DOS >>> >> mode. Such as with a bootable floppy in the old days. >>> >> >>> >> regards >>> >> Morten >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> I found this excerpt on another site: >>> > >>> > "The USB must have a boot sector, so copying files to it >> is not enough and >>> > regular format/image tools simply do it incorrectly and >> give it jacked up >>> > boot sectors. The HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool is the >> only thing I've >>> > come >>> > across that works on every USB every time (not just HP >> stuff, everything, >>> > even my canon camera). >>> > >> http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqdt/us/download/20306.html" >>> > >>> > I haven't tested it yet but it sounds convincing! >>> >>> >> >> > >
From: Opinicus on 21 Mar 2005 07:02 "george" <anonymous(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote > If you have a floppy drive, get a diskette and format it > in XP Explorer and don't forget to check "Create an MS-DOS > startup diskette". > Now when running the HP format utility point it to this > floppy for MS-DOS files. > Works a treat. > Just tried it. Will this method allow you to access a hard disk that's formatted NTFS after you've booted from the USB device? -- Bob Kanyak's Doghouse http://www.kanyak.com
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