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Table Of Contents  CertiGuide to A+ (Operating Systems)
 9  Chapter 0000:  How to Get There
      9  VIII  Control Panel Features

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Creating a Boot Floppy
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Formatting the Floppy



When the Format window appears choose the Copy system files only option. Be sure to have a floppy disk in the drive before you start the process, including trying to right-click on the A drive in Explorer.

Figure 65: Format A: (floppy) drive with Systems Files

 


We can type Format a:/s at the run command, by going to the Start button, then choosing “Run” and typing in the command. Figure 66 will appear.


Figure 66: Formatting Drive A

 


The next method is similar. We type in Format a:/s at a MS-DOS prompt, which then gives us a pop up screen with the MS-DOS prompt.

Figure 67: Formatting a system disk at the MS-DOS prompt

 


System Disk

format (insert drive letter): /S
= drive format + systems files

Use SYS.com (insert drive letter): to transfer systems files to a disk which has already been formatted. You don’t need to explicitly use SYS on a newly-formatted disk if you have already formatted it with the /S, since the /S option on format automatically runs SYS.

Create a formatted system disk by right clicking on the Drive in Windows Explorer. From the Control Panel Select Add/Remove Programs, Startup Disk. From My Computer right click on the Drive to format

Note: Transferring system files is always optional


8 Practice creating a boot floppy


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