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Once you are in DOS and at the correct directory as instructed in the above sections by operating system you are ready to create your bootable diskette. Place a diskette which does not contain any information (it will be erased).

At the prompt if you have MS-DOS 6.2 / Windows 3.x / Windows 95 / Windows 98 type:

FORMAT A:/S

If you have MS-DOS 5.0 type using double density 5.25" diskettes type:

FORMAT A: /360 /S

If you have MS- DOS 3.11 through 4.0 type using double density 5.25" diskettes type:

FORMAT A: /4 /S

Once the diskette has been formatted and the system has been transferred you should be returned to your original directory. In this directory type:

copy format*.* a: [PRESS ENTER]
copy fdisk*.* a: [PRESS ENTER]
copy mscdex*.* a: [PRESS ENTER]
copy sys*.* a: [PRESS ENTER]
copy edit*.* a: [PRESS ENTER]
copy qbasic*.* a: [PRESS ENTER] (Win 95/98 users skip this line)
copy debug*.* a: [PRESS ENTER]
copy himem*.* a: [PRESS ENTER]
copy emm386*.* a: [PRESS ENTER]

If you are planning to use this diskette as a diskette to load games or you feel that you need mouse support you will need to copy the mouse driver onto the boot diskette. The MS-DOS mouse driver is generally mouse.com / mouse.sys. Locate this file and copy it to your bootable diskette.

For CD-ROM support visit our CD-ROM drivers page for information on loading your CD-ROM driver.

Once you have copied the above files create an autoexec.bat and a config.sys get to the floppy drive by typing A: once at the floppy drive type:

copy con autoexec.bat [PRESS ENTER]
@echo off [PRESS ENTER]
LH A:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:CDROM [PRESS ENTER] (this line is used for your CD-ROM drive).
LH A:\MOUSE.* [PRESS ENTER] (skip line if you did not copy mouse file, the * is either sys / com).

Press and hold CTRL + Z - this should return ^Z once this is displayed press enter to copy the file.

copy con config.sys [PRESS ENTER]
device=a:\himem.sys
dos=high,umb
device=a:\emm386.exe noems
files=30
buffers=20
devicehigh=a:\oakcdrom.sys /d:CDROM (this line is used for your CD-ROM drive).

Press and hold CTRL + Z - this should return ^Z once this is displayed press enter to copy the file.

Congratulations after completing the above steps you should now have a bootable floppy diskette.