I 'found about it' way back last century..about 1995 when my friend who is going to radiation for cancer, called one morning and said "I dude it"!!! Seems he did something like 'del *.*' and forgot he was at the root directory!! It has been around about that long or so. Yes, it is: > Hey! That is one HECK of a web site! Glad to help 'spread the word'. Especially since we sometimes?? hose the MBR. --- Mark Jarvis wrote: > > Hey! That is one HECK of a web site! Glad to get the > info!! > > Thanks!!! > > -mj- > > ec wrote: > > 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 > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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