Re: boot disk
- From: "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 12:47:06 -0700
Brett wrote:
> When I formatted a 3.5 floppy, I created a boot disk. When I boot
> from this disk, all I can access is the a: drive. How do I get
> access to the c: drive when booted from the boot disk.
Your c: drive is presumbly NTFS and therefore isn't visible to MSDOS.
In general, most people running Windows XP don't need access to their hard
drives from a boot diskette, because the Windows XP CD is bootable, and
contains the recovery console, which gives them DOS-like abilities. DOS boot
diskettes are close to obsolete, and the CD becomes your emegency recovery
disk.
However, if you must do this, you can get third-party software, like
NTFSDOS, which adds the ability to see NTFS drives to a boot diskette. The
free version of NTFSDOS provides read-only access. The paid version is
required for read/write access.
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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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