how can i create a boot disk using a floppy for formatting?

Question

is that what we do in the ms-dos? by use of command prompt? please give me the detail, its my third time formatting my pc =(

Answer 1

This site contains many utilities (e.g., drivers, updates, dlls, a help desk, and tutorials on many computer subjects such as how to partition hard drives, to networking, to troubleshooting Registries, and more).
http://www.bootdisk.com/

To make your own bootdisk: Go to www.bootdisk.com OR
Insert a floppy disc to your floppy drive
Format your floppy disc—on the formatting, check the system files
Copy other necessary files like:
fdisk
format
attrib
edit
from your c:\windows\command\

Then boot your computer using ‘a:> drive’ as the first boot.

Answer 2

This depends on the version of the OS that you have. It’s easy with Windows 98. You can go to “Add Remove programs” in “Control Panel” and you’ll have a tab for window component. There you will have an option to create a bootable disk. This’ll include a boot up floppy with all the necessary tools. But if you just insert a floppy and type “sys a:” (No quotes) in command prompt, you can create a boot up disk with no additional tools. If you are using Windows XP, you can do this during the installation time. During the installation it’ll ask weather you want a boot disk or not. So you can insert a blank floppy and create a boot disk. Refer to my source link for all the details about the boot diskettes. Don't forget to rate my answer if you think it’s useful.

Answer 3

I did not really know if this command will work for you but once your at the A:> prompt type format B: /s and hit enter
it shousd ask you to insert another disk at this time in the drive
so you would remove the disk you got in there now and put in a non formated ned floppie disk and close the door and hit enter the light goes on and it is formatting it as a self starting floppie disk

the .s feature is only in some ms dos operating systems and it means autostart well good luck

Answer 4

positioned a disk on your floppy force and in both My computing device or abode windows Explorer, good click the A: force. interior the drop down opt for format, and then tick the field that asserts 'Create an MS-DOS startup disk'. Hit commence, and pay interest because it 'clicks' by ability of a song at a time. In about a minute you're solid to flow. solid success.

Answer 5

If you want to create a bootdisk use "format A: \s" without quotes.(In 98/Me)

If you are using XP you can create a fully featured Bootdisk by using a bootdisk image.

Almost all the bootdisk images can be found at

http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

Download the EXE file and run it. It'll extract all the files to the Floppy Disk.

Answer 6

right click my computer then go to Advanced then click the 2nd Settings button for User Profiles. its for Xp but i know 98 can also be found at my computer

Answer 7

dont know