Boot W/CD-ROM Support In Win2k

[DrCool]

I am trying to boot into DOS with CD-ROM Support but cannot figure out how, here is why:

Im running win2k sp2, and their is no way to make a boot disk (that i know of)

I can't use a win98:se boot disk because my HD is formatted in NTFS.

So far i've been unsuccesfull in all my attempts. Can anbody offer any assistance?

Is their a utility i can download, or a workaround?

thanks for the help

*note: im trying to access a cd-rom with a *.Gho file (Norton Ghost), and the Norton Ghost boot disk wizard isn't creating a proper disk either.

 

[PrincessGuard]

If you just need read-only access to your NTFS partition, NTFSDOS will work. Put this on a Win98 bootdisk and fire it up.

If you need write access, well, good luck.

 

[DrCool]

i actually need to access my CD-ROM Drive in DOS, but since my win98 boot disk doesn't recognize my NTFS partition, it gives my HD a CD-ROM reference.

anymore suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Pederv]

Are you trying to put the ghost image on your HD? Ghost should see the HD as a HD and alow you to put the image on the HD, even if you use a dos disk. You just need a botable floppy with the cd drivers and mscdex. I just used ghost to overwrite the default Dell install on a Latitude 600 with the basic company configuration. Both were win2k os's with ntfs format HD's

 

[gogetax]

To make a boot disk insert the win2k cd and go to d:\windows2000\enlgish\boot\makeboot.exe

That might not be the exact file path but its similar, and the file is named makeboot.exe. You will need 4 disks though.

 

[bjc112]

he's right ... thats the path... you will just need for floppies! good luck.. they are.. but almost fail proof!

 

[DrCool]

Thanks everyone for your input. I figured it out. I just needed the specific drivers from the manufacturer for my dvd-rom drive. i put those files on the floppy and modified the config.sys and autoexec.bat, and all is good. Everything is working great!

Norton Ghost is SWEET!, if you've never used it before. took a 1GB Drive Image and turned it into a 530MB file so i could burn it to a CD.



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