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JSI Tip 0012 - Build a NTFS or FAT Boot Floppy.
Jerold Schulman
December 31, 1996
1 Min Read
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 311073 contains the following INTRODUCTION:
This article describes how to create a Windows startup disk to access a drive that has a faulty startup sequence on an Intel x86-processor-based computer.
Note The procedure for RISC-based computers is different. This article does not describe those procedures.
This Windows startup disk can access a drive that has the Windows NT file system (NTFS) or File allocation table (FAT) file system installed. Theprocedures in this article can be useful to work around the following startupproblems:
• | Corrupted startup sector. |
• | Corrupted master startup record (MBR). |
• | Virus infections. |
• | Missing or corrupted NTLDR or Ntdetect.com. |
• | Incorrect Ntstartupdd.sys driver. |
You can also use this startup disk to start from the shadow of a broken mirror. However, you may have to change the Boot.ini file to do this.
You cannot use this Windows startup disk to resolve the following problems:
• | Incorrect or corrupted device drivers that have been installed in the Windows System folder. |
• | Startup problems that occur after the OSLOADER screen. |
To work around or fix these problems, run the emergency repair disk, load the last known good control set, or reinstall Windows.
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