In the Named box type "config.sys" (include the quotes).Under Save in pull down the menu and choose Drive A.
Create a windows xp boot disk cd driver#
Type COPY C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE A:\ģ- Adding a CONFIG.SYS to Load the Real-Mode CD-ROM DriverĪ CONFIG.SYS file must be added to the disk containing a line to load the real-mode CD-ROM driver into memory when the PC is booted using the disk. This file is also found in C:\Windows\Command by default and copying it to disk can be achieved via standard Windows procedures such as Copy > Paste or SendTo > A:\ or via the following command issued from a command prompt in DOS: To load CD-ROM support and optionally assign the CD-ROM to a particular drive letter the Microsoft program MSCDEX.EXE must be added to the disk. The *.SYS extension will be HIDDEN, make sure that the system is If Windows procedures are used note that often by default files with Type COPY C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\VIDE-CDD.SYS A:\ On newer Aptivas with the VIDE-CDD.SYS driver: Type COPY C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\IBMIDECD.SYS A:\ On older Aptivas with the IBMIDECD.SYS driver: This can be achieved via standard Windows procedures such as Copy > Paste, Drag > Drop, SendTo > A:\ and so forth, or via the following commands issued In order to add CD-ROM support to a boot disk a copy of one of the above files must be added to the disk. On older Aptivas this file is named IBMIDECD.SYS, on newer systems the file is VIDE-CDD.SYS.
Create a windows xp boot disk cd install#
The following outlines creating a bootable startup disk with real-mode CD-ROM support, a "must have" item when performing a clean install Manually creating a boot disk with real-mode