Tip: Boot from USB Key Addendum

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Update 12/28/10: updated download links.

Previously, I posted a couple small guides on bootable USB drives, but recently I’ve been receiving reports that the utility mentioned in the guides is not working correctly. In all fairness, the utility was created only for use with a certain type of drive, and whoever made it hasn’t updated it, so problems with newer, unsupported drives are unavoidable. A newer, better utility is now available from HP, the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool. (Don’t worry, it can be used with non-HP drives, verified with my Sandisk Cruzer Mini.) The HP utility will allow you to easily create a bootable USB drive, provided you have a disk available with the proper DOS system files, for example a Windows 98 boot floppy. If no boot disk is available visit bootdisk.com for some downloadable images, or simply use HP’s included DOS files.

To clarify the process, I’ve decided to post an update on how to manually make a bootable USB drive.

First, there are a few system requirements that must be clarified:

  • Obviously, your computer’s BIOS must allow booting from a USB device. Most recently manufactured computers allow this functionality.
  • You’ll also need a bootable floppy disk or CD. For example, you can use a Windows 98 CD or a Dell Resource CD.
  • You will also need a utility with the ability to create a master boot record, create and set active partitions, and format and transfer boot files. The DOS fdisk and format utilities that are present on the Windows 98 CD will handle this perfectly.
  • A USB drive that is capable of being made bootable. There are a few that have strange partition structures that do not allow for making bootable partitions. Contact the manufacturer if you’re not sure your USB drive is bootable.

Now that we have all the prerequisites taken care of, let’s get to how to actually make the drive bootable:

  1. Make the USB drive the first drive in the drive sequence. This is necessary because fdisk will not allow a partition to be active (bootable) unless it’s the first drive. This can usually be accomplished by plugging the drive in, powering on the computer, and going into the BIOS to change the boot sequence. If this is unsuccessful, simply disabling or unplugging the other drives in your system (except the CD-ROM, of course!) will do the trick.
  2. Boot the computer to a DOS shell from the bootable floppy or CD with the USB drive plugged in.
  3. Run fdisk.
  4. Set the primary partition on the USB drive to active by using “set active partition” (option 2) in fdisk. If you don’t already have a primary partition on the USB drive, use fdisk to create one.
  5. Exit fdisk.
  6. Reboot the computer to a DOS shell from the bootable floppy or CD with the USB drive plugged in.
  7. If you want, use the DOS command dir c: to verify the contents of the primary partition on the USB drive.
  8. Format and copy the boot files to the primary partition using the DOS format /s c: command.
  9. Run fdisk /mbr to write the master boot record to the USB drive without altering the partition table.
  10. Restart the computer, this time booting from the USB drive. If everything went well, you should see the C:> command prompt.

If everything didn’t go as well as planned, feel free to post in the forums for help.

196 thoughts on “Tip: Boot from USB Key Addendum”

  1. Tried Flashboot. Couldnt’ properly read either Ghost CD or the Acronis True Image CD. Or the floppies Acronis makes. Bummer.

    I’ve soured on Ghost9. Working with Acronis. Any idea how to make this linux-based recovery CD bootable as a USB key? The key is recognized by the BIOS as a hard disk.

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  2. Hello!
    Actually I have to write an article about “Booting from USB” for my college newsletter, thank you so much you made my job so simple.
    You wrote in such a simple and easy way that any one could follow your steps.
    Thankyou once again

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  3. Hey Guys I still have to try booting from a USB H.D.D. I have a Toshiba A10 Satellite. I purchased it in 2003. I know I will figure it some how but here’s the deal.

    I used a 120 GB 5400RPM HDD made make it an external USB HDD with the Sabrent external case. I used XP to format it to NTFS and also made the first partion active.

    I wonder if it will boot as it does not have any boot files on it.

    How the Hell am I going to be able to boot using 98 system files? I do not know! (Tonnes of data on it)

    With respect to the format /s and fdisk /mbr options: You can also try the SYS command in DOS.

    If the bootable files are present on A: but be sure that SYS.com file is present on A: just use the command SYS C:

    With respect to the flash/jump/thumb drives try the SYS command and it should boot.

    NOTE: Booting from any kind of USB device:
    In the CMOS setup: First bootable Drive should be the USB Drive.

    I think logically and also theoretically Booting from a USB CD ROM Drive is no problem.
    The appropriate editing of the Autoexec.bat and the config.sys on the bootable Floppy should do the trick.

    Edit the A:\config.sys for the existing IDE CD ROM sys file with the USB CDROMS sys file.

    For example: remove the OAKCDROM.sys part and put in USBCD.sys
    DEVICE=A:\USBCD.SYS

    OR/AND

    DEVICE=A:\USBASPICD.SYS

    AUTOEXEC.BAT
    A:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:ASPICD0 H:12 /L:E

    OR

    A:\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001

    NOTE: All file references to a file on the A drive should be present on the Floppy
    NOTE: DOS wont work with FAT32@ or NTFS if you

    I find keeping XCOPY, DOSKEY, EXTRACT and EDIT on the floppy pretty handy. Do not waste your time and use the PATH command to set the path

    For example- path=a:;c:\windows;d:\win98

    Theoretically: If you copy an existing Windows 98 installation on to the thumb/flash/jump drive which has been SYS’D and has booted previously; Windows 98 should start up. Be sure you copy all the files including the ones that are hidden.

    Practically I have tried it on a IDE HDD but never on a jump Drive.

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  4. koNnitiwa

    Look up for the XXCOPY command lines than can replicate a File system onto another Drive which theoretically should work for the Flash Drives.

    Kan Yabumoto is my Mentor and he has made a lot of Bootable CD’s with Multiple O/S’ Loaders on one single disk.

    I am not going to type his instructions but I am gonna paste the URL and all your worries will be gone forever.

    http://www.xxcopy.com

    Download XXcopy at http://www.xxcopy.com/index.htm#download

    Sayounara, Oyasuminasai

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  5. The HP USB Disk tool does not work with the 512Mb Sony memory stick… I get the “Device Media is write-protected” error.
    Anyone else having the same problem?

    Cheers,
    Kourdi

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  6. For Win NT/XP , wouldnt one have to modify the boot drive line in boot.ini to indicate a different
    device than say, HD0 or IDE(0) ….(i forget, but had this problem with partition changes a few years back, bootable partition info in boot.ini or ntloader?)

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  7. I am able to get the USB drive formatted using the steps above. However, what I really want is for the USB key to mimic a floppy drive , not a HD partition ((so it boots to A:>, not C:>)

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  8. Hi, I try to format the USB key to FAT32 in Windows XP before I run any bootable tool.
    However, it returns format unsuccessful. Since then, the USB key doesn’t response anymore.
    Any idea will be appreciate!

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  9. Hello everybody, does anybody know how to make USB key bootable with IBM PC DOS ? There are another names used for system files and the nice HP tool doesn’t recognize them … :-(

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  10. To make the USB key bootable with DOS, here’s what I do:
    1. Make sure the key is formatted with FAT or FAT32.
    2. Boot from a CD running Win-98 DOS (or, presumably any other variant of DOS you want).
    3. The key should be recognized as a HD. From DOS, reformat the key and use FDISK to make it active with the DOS system files. Copy over any other utilities you want (FDISK, FORMAT, etc.)
    4. The key should now be DOS bootable.

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  11. Hello,

    I have tried the HP tool and it work fine , i was able to create a Dos boot disk. I still have an issue that I cannot fix. It alway come on C:\ drive.. For couple of technical reason I need that the USB key woulb be recognisez as a A:\ drive

    Is it a way to do format a USB key as a floppy??

    Thanks
    Yvan

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  13. I think the drive type is determined by interactions of the BIOS with the USB key. In my experience most BIOSs think USB keys are always hard drives, so the assigned letter comes up as C:. I could easily be wrong about this since my knowledge in this area is fragmentary. Anybody have any better info?

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  15. Nero bootable CD-rom has its way to boot as a:\ My crazy assumption is that one is using a special loader/MBR aka “Nero Boot-Loader V6.0″ and it also has a HDD amulation. If someone could strip mbr from NEro-made Bootable cd and (if I may say)”burn” it as MBR of flash drive I thnk it could work. Right now I’m kinnda lazy to do that by myself but if anyone sucseedes please let us know. I promise that if one day i find a way to do this my post will be here. tosys [at) mail (dot] ru

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  16. I am experiencing problems very similar problems to what cleidigh reported. I have a 4gb cruzer mini and I am trying to create a ghost iso that can be loaded from the thumbdrive. The problem is I cannot get the drive to boot. Have tried numerous approaches, but nothing seems to get past the “j” and blinking cursor that I get when I boot to the usb drive. Any help would be extremely appreciated.

    ># cleidigh Says:
    >January 22nd, 2005 at 12:48 pm

    >I’m begining to feel like some kind of inept idiot ….
    >I have spent hours trying to create ANY kind of DOS\WIN98 bootable USB stick. I have two 128MB >Cruzer Micros and one 256MB Sony stick. I have read every web site and post in this list and tried >almost every angle with no luck. I just destroyed the one stick which someone from work gohsted >onto one of my Micros (no seems to know how that image was made that did work)
    >
    >I have used the latest (rev 2.7.608) HP tool and the set of files pointed to in this writeup. The utility >does its stuff, but all I get when I boot is a ‘j’ after POST and the box hangs. I know the award bios >will boot a USB stick as I had the one from work working until I wrote over it in one of my many >experiments. I have also tried the manual methods using mkbt, a win98 startup disk etc.
    >
    >Anybody have any ideas ????? Going nuts here…. Thanks

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  17. Can anyone tell me if there is a way to use a USB keychain drive as a key? Example: when the key is in you are logged in, When the key is out your SN is locked. Someone please tell me if this is possible. Thanks, Mike slammin_rsx@msn.com

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  18. These are some of my experiences with bootable USB-keys.

    1. Your system must support booting from usb, on a dell machine: press F12 at startup and choose to boot from usb drive.
    2. Use FAT, not FAT32 or NTFS
    3. Use Win98 or Dos 6.22 system files
    3. It is possible to copy the files from the Ghost network boot disk to the usb-memory, just choose “I booted from a CD-Rom” when asked and it will work fine.
    4. There are free linux system optimized for booting from USB.
    5. To install Windows 98 without a diskdrive, don´t use USB, boot directly from the CD !
    6. If you MUST have a: , try using the SUBST command, havn´t tried but it may work.
    7. If you want to do anything useful with it, you must learn how DOS works, use the ndis drivers for your network card etc, mouse drivers for the mouse etc. It isn’t enough just to make the usb-key bootable and then think you’ll have a super-tool, u must put the dos-utilities you want on it yourself manually.

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  19. I work in a school where we have 1100 students using Usb memory keys.
    they save work on their key for home work use but i want to prevent them installing exe files, games, movies etc. and potentially a virus any suggestions. Like only allow MS word, excel etc.

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  20. > 5. Boot to the Floppy disk with your Memory Stick plugged into a USB port.

    Yeah, I don’t have a floppy drive so that’s going to be a problem, Ghost

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  21. hey, has any body figured out a way to make the usb drive boot into a: instead of the normal c:

    -thanks in advance.

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  22. I have a new IBM desktop with usb in the startup order in BIOS. I followed the instructions above, using a Win98 boot diskette. My thumbdrive (IBM, 256MB) was recognized, fdisked, and made bootable. However when I attempt to boot to it, I just get the message “Disk I/O error. Replace the disk, and then press any key. ” Any suggestions ?

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  23. I’m wanting to know if it is possible to boot from a USB flash drive and have some sort of ‘boot loader’ boot XP. I know it is not possible at this time to install the OS on the flash drive, but I want the PC to only boot XP properly when the USB drive is inserted.

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  24. Hi there,

    I have a Dell Latitude CSX laptop that does not have a floppy drive or cd-rom. And i need to install Win XP on it. What i have done is to remove the HDD and put it in a USB 2.0 enclosure. I plugged in the USB HDD to another newer laptop. I used WIN XP to create 2 FAT32 partitions and make one of them active. I boot up the new laptop again , this time using a USB Floppy drive. This floppy disk has MS-DOS 7.1 installed and also has the Motto Hairi USB drivers initialised. Once booted , i get the A:> prompt. I then formatted the USB HDD with this command line Format e: /s and then it says format successful and system tranferred. I then try to boot up from this external HDD (the laptop bios allows booting up from USB HDD). What i get is this annoying “j” and blinking cursor. Am I doing anything wrong here?

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  25. If you are just trying to format a USB ‘pen’ drive to be bootable, download this HP tool. It works with our kanguru usb drives. http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqdt/us/download/21284.html

    This tool allows you to make it bootable, calling to the files from a windows/dos boot disk source.
    In other words it’s just like right-clicking format on the floppy drive, it has the make bootable selection listed, you just have to provide it a location to pull the boot files from.

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  26. Is there any possiblity to add drivers with the HP-tool?
    I have created a bootable stick with the HP-tool and it works great.

    However I would like to copy an image file from a DVD, so i need CD/DVD-drivers to load. Scince i’m a newbie with DOS i don’t know how to.
    Any suggestions?

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  27. Most of the questions above can be solved by reading the previously posted tutorial:
    http://home.graffiti.net/jaclaz:graffiti.net/Projects/USB/USBstick.html
    (maybe is a bit too advanced and long)

    There is however another “general” tool (also linked to in the tutorial), that works very well, it is a FREEWARE, part of a more vast project:
    http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/boot-readme.html
    http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/doc-makebootfat.html
    http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/boot-download.html

    It is a command line utility, the sintax is quite complicated, but it works very well.

    Here is an example (please note that though it is not at all clear in the original info, supplying a sub-directory name is compulsory, so even if you just want to copy system files to the key, you need to input an existing directory nae, it does not matter if directory is empty):

    E:\USBKEY\mkbootfat>makebootfat -h
    makebootfat v1.4 by Andrea Mazzoleni
    Usage: makebootfat [options] dir

    Options:
    -o Select the output device
    -b Select the boot sector image
    -m Select the mbr sector image
    -c Copy a file in the root directory
    -x Exclude files
    -X Enforce syslinux 2.xx limitations
    -Y Enforce syslinux 3.xx limitations
    -Z Enforce ZIP-Drive compatibility if possible
    -F Change the MBR to imitate a FAT boot sector
    -L Volume label
    -O Volume oem
    -S Volume serial
    -E Drive BIOS number
    -v Verbose
    -h Help
    -V Version

    Now let’s try to make it, the following must be on the same line, here is split just for the sake of commenting it:
    makebootfat makebootfat -o usb -b win41.bin -m mbrfat.bin -c COMMAND.COM
    -c MSDOS.SYS -c IO.SYS -v C:\dummy
    device_start 0 [sectors]
    device_size 256000 [sectors], 125 [MB]
    device_geometry 15/255/63 [cylinders/heads/sectors]
    bios_drive HDD
    fat_start 63 [sectors]
    fat_size 255937 [sectors]
    fat_bit 16
    fat_sectorpercluster 4

    Note:
    mbrfat.bin is included in the package

    win41.bin is a Windows 9x bootsector I made with bootpart:
    http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm
    it can be also extracted by any hex editor from a FAT Formatted disk, makebootfat will replace the partition info with the correct ones.

    jaclaz

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  28. Hi,

    I want to install WinXP SP1 using an external USB CD-Drive (HP CD-Writer 2800 e). Because, my Compaq Deskpro EN 6500 SFF does not have a CD-Drive. Even worse it does not recognize the USB CD-Drive (HP CD-Writer 2800 e) at all.

    I have a problem, don’t I.

    I checkked the “bootdisk.com” but they have solutions only for USB HDs. Not for USB CDs.

    HELP :-( ,

    How can I install WinXP in my PC Compaq Deskpro EN 6500 SFF that does not have a CD-Drive???

    Greetings,
    DEV

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  29. I can make a bootable usb key just fine. It can even launch ghost and ngctdos. I have also installed a small program called Grub4dos and it works…kind of. It will boot back to the usb device and floppy drive ok. However, I’ve been messing with the menu.lst file so that I can boot to all 3 hard drives which are running windows XP with FAT32 and/or NTFS. My config appears correct but it just hangs when I choose the drive I want to boot to.

    I guess my question is, is this even possible to use a boot manager/boot loader on a bootable usb key?

    Any help is appreciated

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  30. For those trying to put a bootable version of Norton Ghost on a USB key, I have found that the following works for me:

    1. Go to bootdisk.com and download the Windows 98 OEM version of DOS. (If you have a functioning install of Windows 98, you can just format a floppy and choose to make it bootable.)

    2. Run the Norton Ghost Boot Wizard. Choose the bootable floppy template (usually the first one). In my case USB drivers were not necessary.

    3. When the wizard asks which DOS version to use, PC-DOS will be selected by default. However, if you click the “Get MS-DOS” buttton and target your floppy, it will copy the system files and thereafter you to create a Ghost boot floppy with MS-DOS.

    4. Complete the wizard, making sure to check the format floppy option.

    5. Once the boot disc is made, run the HP USB Disk Storage Tool (a free download), and make sure you choose the option to create an DOS startup disc. When it asks you for a source for the files, target your floppy.

    6. Once your USB key has been formatted and made bootable, copy the entire contents of your Ghost floppy to the key.

    7. You now have a bootable Ghost USB key. Follow whatever procedure your computer requires for booting from USB devices.

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  31. I want to install WinXP SP2 using an external USB CD-Drive (IOmega Cd Writer). Because, my Compaq EVO does not have a CD-Drive. Even worse it does not recognize the USB CD-Drive.

    Can anyone help me what i can do.

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  32. I believe that it is possible to copy all the files from any windows install disk and put it onto a jump drive. I know that you can copy the I386 directory once the jump drive is formated with win 98 se as a bootable drive. You should then be able to install windows using your jump drive by going into that directory and typing “winnt.exe” or if it is win98 to just type “setup”. If you make a disk using ntfspro then your pc can boot and be able to access ntfs partitions. There is a program called PE that allows you to make a bootable version of windows xp from a cd. I was able to put that cd into my computer and it ran the xp operating system from a cd. Bad thing with a cd is that it can’t be written to. But with a jump drive it can breathe and write at will. So you could actually be able to have a registry that is editable by programs and such. So I bet you could make a fully working operating system on a jump drive using PE. The main thing I would like this to do is to be able to reinstall an operating system that has been lost due to a virus. I would use a program called wipedrive that could totally format any hard drive that you wish back to factory stock conditions.
    PE requires you to have windows xp or 2000. It makes a bootable ntfs partition on a cd.

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  34. @ToS[MTS] this should work.

    Several days ago my harddrive died (laptop) and now I want to have an emergency OS on my USB stick.

    I already have a flonix image (dsl [damnsmalllinux] as well], unfortunately I only know how to make
    USB bootable devices for dos.

    How can I create a Linux usb bootable device in a windows environment.

    (I theoretically know how to in a Linux environment [and I already made up a Knoppix boot CD
    but I don't even know how to setup root rights {pwd,...}, so I can't use this Knoppix because
    of missing write rights])

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  35. After a USB flash disk connection, the Win 98 appear a blue screen. We restarted the PC and then a message appears that says to “replace the disk and then press any key”, but there is nothing present at the floppy drive.
    :S

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  37. 512meg Sandisk mini cruzer, fdisk didnt see it until I phisically detached ide cable from hdd and set boot option to look for USB-ZIP Drive, USB-FDD & HDD didnt work properly. All working fine now as zip drive. Shame my laptop doesnt support boot option from usb device, Compaq Presario 1500, updated bios but still very lame options in bios for supporting usb.

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  38. I m try to boot linux from a 128 USB. But till now could not find a suitable utility for creating a boot disk on the USB. please do help me by telling where can i find the utility and how to create a boot disk

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  39. I have a different problem. I have a few old 486 Laptops. I want to use one of them without the hard drive or floppy by booting a flash disk.

    These are to use in a car to display the car telemetry on a screen. I want no moving parts.

    Problem I have is that the old laptops dont have USB connectors or bootable USB in the bios. They will all run win98 though.

    Has anyone seen a IDE, floppy or ISA to USB adaptor board so I can boot the USB drive in place of the hard disk?

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  41. hi
    please help me:
    i made my frist partation in my usb hard disk active and boot a system on it and let the bios to boot first from usb-hdd but hte problem that my machine stop at booting and show me just “L” char then i should restart the machine. my mother-board is GA-60xt (giga byte) and the usb hard is labtop hard (samsumg) conected by converter to usb, i tried linux and dos systems to let it boot but no diffrence.
    i’ll be thankful if any body help me. this problem let me crazy

    thank you
    Bassem R. Zohdy
    bassem.zohdy@gmail.com

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  42. Hi!

    I downloaded the HP tool utility,but when I use it on my pendrive (USB1.1 256MB), the program works fine, it formats and uses the dos files from hp. I close the HP Tool but when I check the pendrive, there is nothing there, no file. The pendrive is formated in the file system I chose and even the volume label is the one I wrote in the HP tool, but no files added. Any idea why?Is it because the HP Tool only supports USB 2.0?

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  43. Hi there!

    Tried making my archos 4gig Arcdisc bootable and the whole booting process hangs up at a ‘J’ I’ve seen two more people having the same issue. Any luck so far??

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  44. @mordjinn
    At least the two versions of the “HP tool” I downloaded have NO built-in DOS, and the option is grayed out.
    please check version, there is a 2.06 version, corresponding to SP27213:
    ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp27001-27500/SP27213.exe
    and a 2.18 version, corresponding to sp27608, that seems to have been taken offline.
    However there are reports that version 2.06 works better.
    You MUST give the utility the needed DOS (or Win9x) files:
    MSDOS.SYS
    IO.SYS
    COMMAND.COM
    You can get them from a downloadable bootdisk, read FAQ #4 here:
    http://home.graffiti.net/jaclaz:graffiti.net/Projects/USB/USBfaqs.html
    for a link to a fast and easy graphical tutorial.

    jaclaz

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  45. OK people: Things you need to create a bootable USB device to access HDD on system w/no cd or floppy:

    1. The HP utility
    2. Boot disk image for 98SE
    3. Part.exe from Ranish
    4. NTFS4DOS
    5. A computer that DOES have a floppy drive and can access the USB device as a usable drive
    6. 2 floppys

    Links for all programs can be found at the bottom of this post

    ORDER TO DO THIS:

    A: Install the HP Utility on system with floppy drive (VERY easy,just follow prompts)
    B: Run the Bootdisk image file(Will create a 98SE Boot floppy).Leave this floppy in drive.
    C: Go to Start>Programs(Or All Programs)>Hewlett-Packard Company>HP USB Disk Storage
    Format Tool
    D: Set Filesystem as “FAT”(NOT FAT32!!!!!!!)
    E: Check “Create a DOS Startup Disk”
    F: In the “Use DOS filesystem files at” box,type “A:\”
    G: Click “Start”. When done,click “close”
    H: Go to Start>run Type “Command” in the box,click OK
    I: Type A:
    J: Type “copy *.* a: :” {where is the drive letter,example E:}
    K: If any dialogs appear asking to overwrite files,click “no”.When files are done
    copying,type “exit”.Box will close
    L: Go to USB drive
    M: Go to ‘Tools>Folder Options” Go to ‘View’ tab. Check the ‘Show hidden files and folders’ option
    UNCHECK the ‘Hide protected operating system files’. Say yes to any dialogs,and click OK
    N: Edit the ‘Autoexec’ file,and change the line that says “PATH=******a:*****” (**** is
    varied),Replace the a: to c:. exit and save file as ‘all files’ under file type
    O: Other files you may need to edit are Config.sys and Setramd.bat. Change ANY references from
    A: to C:
    P: Copy ‘PART.EXE’ to the USB drive

    There you go.It will now boot as a Windows 98SE Startup disk,with all DOS commands working.
    After the boot,you can use “PART.EXE” to make the partitions (Formatting,tho,seems not to work
    so good…use the DOS version for that) and make the HDD bootable (Even if it’s
    Drive2,something you CANNOT do with FDISK)

    Here is the link for the above files: http://www.shbc.us.tf/bootdisk.htm

    It also has a version of DOS to access NTFS files(If needed)

    Send e-mail to cwwilson721 at yahoo dot com

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  48. I have a bootable USB key and i need to keep that in the PC any timei reboot the computer it si telling i need to press any key to continue this, if their is a way to pay pass this USB key with out desabling the Bios if you have the asnwers please let me know

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  49. I just bought a Sandisk cruzer mini and ive worked out that it is somehow conflicting with sonic stage/MD Simple burner which i use for transferring music to my md. The program is unable to read the files on the minidisk, it says they are ‘in use’. Ive tried everything i can think of. I cant live much longer without music. Please help me out ive put like 12 hrs into this. I cant get it to work!

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