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Solve : creating a boot disk for win 98?

Answer» <html><body><p>Hi, can anyone tell me how to create a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/boot-251147" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BOOT">BOOT</a> disk for win 98. I think this is what I need as I am trying to revive a laptop that says "invalid system disk...replace the disk, and then press any key"<br/>I stupidly moved the system files in the root of c: and placed them in a new folder. I only have access to a coputer with win xp. <br/>thanks!Try <br/><br/><a href="http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm">http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm</a><br/><br/>Thanks! i got the boot disk and know I get a command line...how do I get windows to start up again?<br/>You can try typing "sys c:" at the command prompt.  This should put the system files back and hopefully you can boot to the hard drive again.<br/><br/>Exactly what files did you move off of the root of c: to another folder?<br/><br/>GaryHi, I have managed to get into the directory where I put all the lose files on the root of the c: drive and transfer the majority over back to c:. the problem now is getting the hidden files over. I made the folloowing command:<br/>attrib -h *.* and 8 files came up including msdos.sys and io.sys but i don't know how to move these to c:<br/>Can you help?<br/>Cheers, LedaThat's what sys c: does.  It creates those files where you tell it.  Now assuming your boot disk is the same as your OS then you should have no problems once you do that.<br/><br/>GaryHi Gary,<br/>It looking better, i actually get to see the windows 98 screen come up but it won't completely open, not even is safe mode. I get "an internal stack overflow has cused this session to be halted. <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/change-238106" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHANGE">CHANGE</a> the stacks getting in your CONFIG.SYS file, and then try again. Of course I do not have win 98 disk....<br/>Thanks for your advice,<br/>LedaLeda,<br/><br/>Did you do the "sys c:" after you <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/copied-2017628" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COPIED">COPIED</a> the files back?  If so go find your config.sys and autoexec.bat and copy them back again.<br/><br/><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sure-656539" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SURE">SURE</a> would be easier if you had a 98 disk.  You can install 98 (same exact <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/version-1444891" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VERSION">VERSION</a>) directly on top of 98 and not loose any settings, programs, etc. (Well almost nothing), but they need to be the exact same version.<br/><br/>GaryHi again, I am going to do my best to get hold of a 98 disk, it is just that I am far from home on vacation and not sure if I can find a disk here....<br/>When you say copy the files again, you mean from the directory in the c drive where I stupidly placed them? I did this and no luck...or do you mean I shold copy them from the floppy boot disk? If so what command would that be?<br/>Cheers, Leda</p></body></html>


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