Just in case you need to d/l a win boot disk: http://bootdisk.com/ 'Saved the day' more than once for me. --- Dennis Kibbe wrote: > On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:19:43 -0700 > Bill Jonas wrote: > > > On Fri, Nov 12, 2004 at 03:50:18PM -0700, Rob > Wultsch wrote: > > > Thanks for the tips. I knew all of the above and > was hoping to get > > > around a full install as I am dealing with an > ancient laptop that will > > > not boot from cdrom. I will dd a bunch with it > because it will take > > > forever to reinstall everything. I will report > back if I find anything > > > worth note. > > > > Boot from a DOS boot disk and make sure you have > FDISK.EXE available on > > it (the rescue disk that you can make in 98 is > ideal, as is the install > > CD, even though that's not an option in this > particular case). Then run > > "FDISK /MBR". Et voila, the MS bootloader is > installed. > > > > -- > > Bill Jonas * bill@billjonas.com * > http://www.billjonas.com/ > > I addition to what Bill mentioned. You can copy the > cab files over to the hard drive and run setup from > there. Also, using Smart Boot Manager[1] should > allow you to boot the CD. > > dennisk > [1] http://btmgr.webframe.org/index.php > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > ===== Cyclists should expect and demand safe accommodation on our public roads, just as does every other user. Nothing more is expected. Nothing less is acceptable! Long live Knoppix!! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss