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pendive booting

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sravan
sravan Original post #1
Jul 7, 2008 at 8:22 PM
Put a bootable floppy disk in your A: drive or create one using Windows.
Download mkbt20.zip and unpack to to new temp folder you create.
Go to the temp folder.
Extract the bootsector from the bootable floppy disk. eg Open a DOS Window and go to the directory where you extracted MKBT. Type:

mkbt -c a: bootsect.bin

The boot sectors from the bootable floppy disk have just been saved to a file in the temp folder you created.

Format the flash drive in FAT or FAT16.

Copy the bootsector to the flash drive. Open a DOS Window and go to the folder where you extracted MKBT. Type:

mkbt -x bootsect.bin Z:

"Z" represents the flash drive drive Letter. So if your flash drive has another drive letter, then change the "Z" accordingly.

I tried this method but i am not able to boot from it.
I am facing a error msg when i execute this cmd
(Copy the bootsector to the flash drive. Open a DOS Window and go to the folder where you extracted MKBT. Type:

mkbt -x bootsect.bin k: )
(My drive is k: )
help me.......
sravan
sravan #2
Jul 11, 2008 at 11:01 PM
any one help me plz
sravan
sravan #3
Jul 17, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Hey any one plz help me
I want to boot from pendrive and install os from there
I do not want a live xp.
Amir.php
Jul 17, 2008 at 8:22 PM
Try it:
*aaltonen.us/2004/03/01/tip-boot-from-usb-key-addendum