How do I make a 'bootable system floppy disk'?

[FrogDog]

The instructions I have to flash my bios say this: "Make a bootable floppy system disk by typing FORMAT A:/S in the DOS prompt." When I type that in it says 'Invalid parameter - /S'.

How else can I do it? I'm in win2k (maybe that's the problem?).

 

[yakko]

You can't. MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

 

[mastaki11a]

Download one here (or was it bootdiskS.com?)

 

[mastaki11a]

Damn DP's today!

 

[FrogDog]

Neither one seems to work.

 

[Davegod75]

wow sorry man but for being a platinum member you really should know how to make a bootdisk.

If you run win98 go to control panel and then add/remove programs and there should be on one of those tabs an option to make a startup disk/rescue disk.

if you run w2k go to bootdisk.com and download the win98 bootdisk and copy the files to a floppy

 

[palad]

It's been too long, so I can't remember if it really makes a difference, but try a space between the colon and the slash. I don't do too much with 2K, but I know in 9x/ME, you can go to Add/Remove programs and have it create a startup disk, I have used that before for BIOS flashes, sometimes you have to clear out some of the extra stuff to make room, tho.

 

[konichiwa]

Either do the windows way that DaveGod75 described or type this:

Format A: /s

you might have to have a space, as palad said. Also you may not be able to do it in a DOS prompt within win2k...

 

[FrogDog]

I guess I'll just boot up in 98 and then restart in Dos mode, and try it with a space.

 

[palad]

Just tried it, with a space, on a 2K system, got the same error.