Creating a Windows 95 System Boot Disk

Building a Windows 95 Startup Disk

NOTE: You may be prompted for the Windows 95 diskette or CD-ROM.

Insert diskette #1 or the CD-ROM.

1. Click the ‘Start’ button to display the ‘Start’ menu.
2. Select ‘Settings’ and select ‘Control Panel’. (The ‘Control Panel’ window appears.)
3. Double-click the ‘Add/Remove Programs’ icon. (The ‘Add/Remove Programs Properties’ dialog box appears.)
4. Click the ‘Startup disk’ tab.
5. Click ‘Create Disk…’ to create a startup disk.
6. The following files are copied onto the Startup diskette by Windows 95:
   

   Filename	Description
   ATTRIB.EXE	File Attribute utility
   COMMAND.COM	Core operating system file
   DRVSPACE.BIN	Disk compression utility
   EBD.SYS	Utility for the startup disk
   EDIT.COM	Text editor
   FDISK.EXE	Disk Partition utility
   FORMAT.COM	Disk Format utility
   IO.SYS	Core operating system file
   MSD.EXE	Microsoft Diagnostics
   MSDOS.SYS	Core operating system file
   REGEDIT.EXE	Registry Editor
   SCANDISK.EXE	Disk Status and Repair utility
   SCANDISK.INI	Disk Status utility configuration file
   SYS.COM	System Transfer utility

7. Manually copy the following files onto the startup diskette: SYSTEM.DAT CONFIG.SYS AUTOEXEC.BAT WIN.INI

   SYSTEM.INI

The disk is now fully bootable with all of the necessary tools.

Note: If, for any reason, you cannot make a bootable floppy disk, you can download all of the necessary files and save them to a floppy. Just follow this link to our Boot Disk page.