Next, I used sys.com to copy the bootable files off of the startup diskette on the hard drive's boot sector. The hard drive now boots, but only into the windows 98 dos mode.<BR><BR>How can I get the ...

I have Windows 2000 and XP installed on separate partitions. I just made a FAT32 partition on the same drive and installed Windows 98. Of course it's NT aware so it didn't overwrite the boot sector of ...

When Windows won’t boot up, it can be a disturbing experience. But that moment passes quickly, and you must decide how to get past this (hopefully) temporary hiccup. Fortunately, there are plenty of ...

Reader Steve P. sends in this question: “I’m running Windows 2000 and want to upgrade my system BIOS. The instructions say to create a bootable disk with the format a:/s command. However, the /s doesn ...

Running Windows completely off of a USB flash drive is quite handy if you want to try a newer or older version of Windows without affecting your current system. The USB drive can also serve as a ...

Q: For years, my hobby has been working on vintage IBM machines. Recently, in trying to get an IBM PC330 operational again, I have come across an issue in which I am ...