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dld 
Group: Members
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Joined: Sep. 2005
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Posted on: Sep. 25 2005,12:41 |
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I needed the FDISK.EXE file to fix a master boot record. Â This file can be found on the Win98 boot floppy or on a Win9X Startup Disk. Â Someone sent me by email an ISO copy of Win98 SE Startup Disk which I then successfully burned to disk using Nero. Â Could someone explain why an ISO file was used in this case rather than just sending by email a copy of the startup disk? Â Maybe a dumb question because it might not be possible to send by email a copy of a startup disk, I don't know. Â It's something I have never had the occasion of trying.
I've been mulling over my own question and think perhaps I've found the answer. Â If I were to attempt sending Win98SE by email by first creating a file which was a copy of the Win98SE startup disk, such a file would not contain the required information to make a bootable disk even though it was an exact copy of the Win98SE startup disk. Â An ISO copy of the Win98SE startup disk on the other hand contains all the required information to make a bootable Win98SE startup disk. Â Please correct me if I am wrong in my thinking.
Edited by dld on Sep. 25 2005,19:53
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xoben
Group: Super Administrators
Posts: 2200
Joined: Nov. 2004
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Posted on: Sep. 25 2005,23:01 |
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At present most computers have no floppy disk drive, and compact discs work much reliably.
If you want to reproduce a boot floppy, please do as the following:
1) Open the ISO by UltraISO
2) Choose 'Bootable'->'Save Bootable file' from main menu, you will get a 1.44MB/2.88MB .BIF file, rename it to .IMA
3) Choose 'Bootable'->'Write Floppy Disk' to create a bootable floppy from the .IMA file
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