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rescue floppy
  1. #1


    BrotherRaphael Guest

    rescue floppy

    It was so simple to create a rescue disk floppy with my ME. Now with Vista I
    can't find hide nor hair of a way to do it. There is no "System maintenance"
    like on ME
    -- I think Vista was a step backward.
    Brother Raphael



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  2. #2


    Dave Guest

    Re: rescue floppy

    Now you have a bootable DVD.


    "BrotherRaphael" <warthpublishing@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:08C6B284-9C14-42BA-88F6-B44F9CA1F965@microsoft.com...
    > It was so simple to create a rescue disk floppy with my ME. Now with Vista
    > I
    > can't find hide nor hair of a way to do it. There is no "System
    > maintenance"
    > like on ME
    > -- I think Vista was a step backward.
    > Brother Raphael



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  3. #3


    Richard Urban Guest

    Re: rescue floppy

    Since Windows ME was based upon DOS, you could boot up with a DOS floppy and
    perform a lot of maintenance from there. Anyone with access to your computer
    could also do a lot of damage from there, up to wiping your hard drive clean
    of all information.

    All versions of NT (Windows NT 3.5, 3.51, NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP
    and Vista) are built upon the NT kernel. This is "definitely" a more secure
    operating system and leaps ahead of Windows ME/Windows 98 - whether you
    believe so or not. These systems can not be repaired by booting up from a
    DOS floppy, unless you are running the O/S on a fat32 partition (Vista can
    not on such).

    --


    Regards,

    Richard Urban
    Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
    (For email, remove the obvious from my address)

    Quote from George Ankner:
    If you knew as much as you think you know,
    You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

    "BrotherRaphael" <warthpublishing@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:08C6B284-9C14-42BA-88F6-B44F9CA1F965@microsoft.com...
    > It was so simple to create a rescue disk floppy with my ME. Now with Vista
    > I
    > can't find hide nor hair of a way to do it. There is no "System
    > maintenance"
    > like on ME
    > -- I think Vista was a step backward.
    > Brother Raphael



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  4. #4


    Tiberius Guest

    Re: rescue floppy

    the DVD disk itself that you have with vista on it, is bootable and takes
    the place of a bootable floppy.

    some new computers don't even have floppies anymore... they are being fazed
    out slowly...

    If you want to create a bootable floppy for another computer take a look at
    www.bootdisk.com


    "BrotherRaphael" <warthpublishing@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:08C6B284-9C14-42BA-88F6-B44F9CA1F965@microsoft.com...
    > It was so simple to create a rescue disk floppy with my ME. Now with Vista
    > I
    > can't find hide nor hair of a way to do it. There is no "System
    > maintenance"
    > like on ME
    > -- I think Vista was a step backward.
    > Brother Raphael




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  5. #5


    Ken Blake, MVP Guest

    Re: rescue floppy

    On Thu, 24 May 2007 13:06:00 -0700, BrotherRaphael
    <warthpublishing@hotmail.com> wrote:

    >It was so simple to create a rescue disk floppy with my ME. Now with Vista I
    >can't find hide nor hair of a way to do it.




    That's correct. It's because Vista, like Windows XP, Windows 2000, and
    Windows NT before it, are not based on DOS, as was Windows Me.

    You don't need a rescue floppy, since your DVD (or CD, with XP) is
    your rescue disk.

    --
    Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
    Please Reply to the Newsgroup

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  6. #6


    Tiberius Guest

    Re: rescue floppy

    I believe it was possible to make a win98 boot disk from windows XP
    if im not mistaken, by right clicking on the floppy?

    I have detached my floppy drive and it has been a long time.....


    "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
    newscvb531q1agqghh1gj7p4372du2fi00mdu@4ax.com...
    > On Thu, 24 May 2007 13:06:00 -0700, BrotherRaphael
    > <warthpublishing@hotmail.com> wrote:
    >
    >>It was so simple to create a rescue disk floppy with my ME. Now with Vista
    >>I
    >>can't find hide nor hair of a way to do it.

    >
    >
    >
    > That's correct. It's because Vista, like Windows XP, Windows 2000, and
    > Windows NT before it, are not based on DOS, as was Windows Me.
    >
    > You don't need a rescue floppy, since your DVD (or CD, with XP) is
    > your rescue disk.
    >
    > --
    > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
    > Please Reply to the Newsgroup




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  7. #7


    Mick Guest

    Re: rescue floppy

    Running XP, you put a floopy in, right-click, select format, and you could
    make a MS-DOS disk

    "Tiberius" wrote:

    > I believe it was possible to make a win98 boot disk from windows XP
    > if im not mistaken, by right clicking on the floppy?
    >
    > I have detached my floppy drive and it has been a long time.....
    >
    >
    > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
    > newscvb531q1agqghh1gj7p4372du2fi00mdu@4ax.com...
    > > On Thu, 24 May 2007 13:06:00 -0700, BrotherRaphael
    > > <warthpublishing@hotmail.com> wrote:
    > >
    > >>It was so simple to create a rescue disk floppy with my ME. Now with Vista
    > >>I
    > >>can't find hide nor hair of a way to do it.

    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > That's correct. It's because Vista, like Windows XP, Windows 2000, and
    > > Windows NT before it, are not based on DOS, as was Windows Me.
    > >
    > > You don't need a rescue floppy, since your DVD (or CD, with XP) is
    > > your rescue disk.
    > >
    > > --
    > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
    > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup

    >
    >
    >


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  8. #8


    Tiberius Guest

    Re: rescue floppy

    YES I remember that.. thats what i was talking about...

    perhaps they took this off of vista...


    "Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:9262FA45-D572-4311-89CD-72F435E438E4@microsoft.com...
    > Running XP, you put a floopy in, right-click, select format, and you could
    > make a MS-DOS disk
    >
    > "Tiberius" wrote:
    >
    >> I believe it was possible to make a win98 boot disk from windows XP
    >> if im not mistaken, by right clicking on the floppy?
    >>
    >> I have detached my floppy drive and it has been a long time.....
    >>
    >>
    >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
    >> newscvb531q1agqghh1gj7p4372du2fi00mdu@4ax.com...
    >> > On Thu, 24 May 2007 13:06:00 -0700, BrotherRaphael
    >> > <warthpublishing@hotmail.com> wrote:
    >> >
    >> >>It was so simple to create a rescue disk floppy with my ME. Now with
    >> >>Vista
    >> >>I
    >> >>can't find hide nor hair of a way to do it.
    >> >
    >> >
    >> >
    >> > That's correct. It's because Vista, like Windows XP, Windows 2000, and
    >> > Windows NT before it, are not based on DOS, as was Windows Me.
    >> >
    >> > You don't need a rescue floppy, since your DVD (or CD, with XP) is
    >> > your rescue disk.
    >> >
    >> > --
    >> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
    >> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup

    >>
    >>
    >>




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  9. #9


    Frank Guest

    Re: rescue floppy

    Tiberius wrote:

    > YES I remember that.. thats what i was talking about...
    >
    > perhaps they took this off of vista...
    >
    >
    > "Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:9262FA45-D572-4311-89CD-72F435E438E4@microsoft.com...
    >
    >>Running XP, you put a floopy in, right-click, select format, and you could
    >>make a MS-DOS disk
    >>
    >>"Tiberius" wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>>I believe it was possible to make a win98 boot disk from windows XP
    >>>if im not mistaken, by right clicking on the floppy?
    >>>
    >>>I have detached my floppy drive and it has been a long time.....
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
    >>>newscvb531q1agqghh1gj7p4372du2fi00mdu@4ax.com...
    >>>
    >>>>On Thu, 24 May 2007 13:06:00 -0700, BrotherRaphael
    >>>><warthpublishing@hotmail.com> wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>>It was so simple to create a rescue disk floppy with my ME. Now with
    >>>>>Vista
    >>>>>I
    >>>>>can't find hide nor hair of a way to do it.
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>That's correct. It's because Vista, like Windows XP, Windows 2000, and
    >>>>Windows NT before it, are not based on DOS, as was Windows Me.
    >>>>
    >>>>You don't need a rescue floppy, since your DVD (or CD, with XP) is
    >>>>your rescue disk.
    >>>>
    >>>>--
    >>>>Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
    >>>>Please Reply to the Newsgroup
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>

    >
    >

    No they didn't. You can still create an MS-DOS startup disk in Vista.
    Frank

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  10. #10


    BrotherRaphael Guest

    Re: rescue floppy

    Thanks for all the great suggestions. I am shocked at all the helpful
    responses.
    --
    Brother Raphael


    "Tiberius" wrote:

    > YES I remember that.. thats what i was talking about...
    >
    > perhaps they took this off of vista...
    >
    >
    > "Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:9262FA45-D572-4311-89CD-72F435E438E4@microsoft.com...
    > > Running XP, you put a floopy in, right-click, select format, and you could
    > > make a MS-DOS disk
    > >
    > > "Tiberius" wrote:
    > >
    > >> I believe it was possible to make a win98 boot disk from windows XP
    > >> if im not mistaken, by right clicking on the floppy?
    > >>
    > >> I have detached my floppy drive and it has been a long time.....
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
    > >> newscvb531q1agqghh1gj7p4372du2fi00mdu@4ax.com...
    > >> > On Thu, 24 May 2007 13:06:00 -0700, BrotherRaphael
    > >> > <warthpublishing@hotmail.com> wrote:
    > >> >
    > >> >>It was so simple to create a rescue disk floppy with my ME. Now with
    > >> >>Vista
    > >> >>I
    > >> >>can't find hide nor hair of a way to do it.
    > >> >
    > >> >
    > >> >
    > >> > That's correct. It's because Vista, like Windows XP, Windows 2000, and
    > >> > Windows NT before it, are not based on DOS, as was Windows Me.
    > >> >
    > >> > You don't need a rescue floppy, since your DVD (or CD, with XP) is
    > >> > your rescue disk.
    > >> >
    > >> > --
    > >> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
    > >> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>

    >
    >
    >


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