(dumb question) Do you have to have a "boot disk"?

[jread]

I have put together a new PC and am going to install the OS later tonight. Do I have to have a boot disk to do this? It's my understanding that boot disks are for the A: drive, which I do not have. I only have a CD-ROM on my PC along with the HD. The OS I'm going to install is Windows 98SE (then use my windows 2000 upgrade disk). Do the newer motherboards need boot disks or will I be able to just use my CD-ROM?

Thanks!

 

[cleverhandle]

Just boot from the CD-ROM, no need for a floppy.

Furthermore, if you're using the 2K upgrade, don't bother installing 98 first. Just install 2K and it will ask you at some point to put the 98 disk in the drive to check upgrade eligibility. Then it will continue with a fresh install of 2K. Much, much better than actually upgrading 98 to 2K (very different systems underneath).

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: cleverhandle
Just boot from the CD-ROM, no need for a floppy.

Furthermore, if you're using the 2K upgrade, don't bother installing 98 first. Just install 2K and it will ask you at some point to put the 98 disk in the drive to check upgrade eligibility. Then it will continue with a fresh install of 2K. Much, much better than actually upgrading 98 to 2K (very different systems underneath).

Yup. Bootable CD was a great idea. Floppies are only useful for RAID or SCSI.

 

[jread]

Thanks guys