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03-25-2006, 02:39 PM
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How to format a USB Flash Drive as MS-DOS Start Up Disk?
Hello all you experts out there. I know someone can help me. I've just bought myself a USB Flash Drive (actually it's free with a purchase of CDR disks). I want to use it as a MS DOS start up disk, so I can boot from it for PC repair purpose. The software that comes with it doesn't support that option (under Format option) under XP, only under Windows 98. So, how do I go about formatting it with MS-DOS (like option when you format a floppy disk under XP and it has Create an MS-DOS startup disk). Can anyone help? Thanks...
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03-25-2006, 08:56 PM
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This worked for me, and it works on other drives as well. Search HP.com for SP27213.exe.
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03-26-2006, 10:54 AM
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10-06-2008, 08:33 PM
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Re: How to format a USB Flash Drive as MS-DOS Start Up Disk?
hello
how you that please cos i can not do that. on the dos system file locate at,first i browse to folder system32 second i browse to system and third i browse to C:, but it all appear there are no valid DOS system file locate at the specifies location could you help me please! thanks Heng |
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10-07-2008, 07:40 AM
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Re: How to format a USB Flash Drive as MS-DOS Start Up Disk?
Thanks I was just about to look for that. I have the util that turns the entire flash drive in a win98 boot drive, but I need something that would only make it floppy sized (to load a bios).
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10-21-2008, 12:05 AM
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Re: How to format a USB Flash Drive as MS-DOS Start Up Disk?
Full instructions
WeetHet - Boot from USB Flash drive
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10-23-2008, 04:43 AM
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Re: How to format a USB Flash Drive as MS-DOS Start Up Disk?
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HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool V2.1.8 is working great! |
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