1.
There are a few possibilities first, ensure that you do not have a manufacturer
boot diskette. Generally when computers are purchased from an OEM the OEM
will provide a bootable diskette.
2. If you have purchased a Operating system
from a retailer it may have came with a bootable diskette. Or if you have
a copy of MS-DOS diskettes the first diskette in the series of the disks is
a bootable diskette. Note: Newer computer Operating Systems such as Windows
98 and Windows ME have bootable CDs.
3. If you legally have purchased your copy of
an operating system. We recommend that you use a friends or companies computer
to create a boot diskette. Once created and your system is restored we then
recommend that you create your own boot diskette off of your own computer.
Note: When creating a bootable diskette from another computer ensure you are
creating the bootable diskette from the same operating system as some of the
files are different between operating systems.
What
files are needed to boot a PC computer?
The
computer needs the minimum of the following 3 files to boot to a DOS prompt:
command.com io.sys msdos.sys Note: The above files are the very minimum files.
If an external command such as fdisk needs to be performed the file will also
need to be copied to the drive. See boot disk section above for additional information
and recommendations on what files to copy or how to create a bootable diskette.
Changing
a file extension.
Cause:
It may be necessary to change the file extension to open the file or files
with a different application or in a different method.
Solution: It is important to realize that while
you may be able to rename a file it may or may not be able to be opened in
the application used to open the new file extension. A good example would
be renaming a batch file (.BAT) to a .EXE. Because a .EXE file needs to be
compiled you will now receive an error when attempting to open the file. Below
is a listing of how to change the file extension for each of the major PC
operating systems:
MS-DOS: Users Change the directory to the location
of where the file is located. In our below example we will rename the file
myfile.txt to myfile.doc. move myfile.txt myfile.doc Unless the file already
exists you should receive an [ok] message indicating that the file has been
renamed.
Windows Users: For a Windows user to change
the file extension of a file you must be viewing file extensions (by default
this is not enabled). To enable this feature open My Computer, click View,
click Options or Folder Options. Within this dialog box (Windows 98 users
will need to click the View tab), uncheck the option "Hide file extensions
for known file types". Click Apply and close out of all windows. Once completed
you should see the filename and the extension. Again in our below example
assuming the file is named myfile.txt we will rename it to myfile.doc. Right
click on the file (not the shortcut) Click Rename
Erase the .txt from myfile.txt. Type
.doc (it is important to have the dot).
Unix / Linux Users: Change to the directory
to the location of where the file is located. In our below example we will
rename the file myfile.txt to myfile.htm. Additionally, this example is done
from the shell not a GUI. mv myfile.txt myfile.htm Unless an error occurs
you should be returned back to the shell prompt
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