An MS-DOS startup disk is a floppy disk that contains the MS-DOS operating system files necessary to boot a computer. It allows users to start their systems in a DOS environment, enabling them to run commands, access files, and troubleshoot issues when the primary operating system fails to load. The disk typically includes essential utilities and tools for system maintenance and recovery.
Windows 98 startup disk has some useful utilities and can be used to repair Windows 98 without any additional drives. A floppy which was created by format A s, just have loader, and couple system files to be able to boot MSDOS.
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The system disk is the partition from which the operating system was loaded at startup.
bootdisk.com........you can get it from here
In the Add/Remove Programs icon is a tab called Startup Disk, click the tab
press on startup to display the bootable disks.
It is checking to see if a bootable disk (i.e. windows startup disk) is inserted. Obviously, if it didn't check + your computer didn't work then you wouldn't be able to use your startup disk.
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It can help you recover from a failed boot.
A folder with a stop sign icon on Mac computers indicates that the system is unable to locate the startup disk or that the disk is not functioning correctly. This may occur due to hardware issues, problems with the operating system, or if the startup disk is not properly set. To resolve this, users can restart the computer and hold down the Option key to select a different startup disk or troubleshoot the disk's health. If the issue persists, further diagnosis or repairs may be necessary.
The only BAT (Batch) file on a startup disk is AUTOEXEC.BAT (Auto-Execute). And that's not even mandatory. The AUTOEXEC.BAT runs DOS commands after the command interpreter is loaded.
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