MAKDSKV4 V1.00a MAKEDSKV4.CMD is a REXX implementation of MAKESR.CMD modified for OS2_V4. It calls the OS2_V4 "CreateUtilityDisk" utility to create the 4 disk V4 boot disk set and then modifies the disks as needed for use by DualStor's SR.EXE recovery program. It also incorporates the keyboard country code used in the REXXKBD.CMD script rather than calling it externally. I make absolutely no claims or warranties regarding the suitability, safety, or reliability of this procedure when used on your particular set-up and I have had no access to test it on any systems other than my own. At a minimum, backup a test volume and restore it using your recovery disks BEFORE you rely on them to recover any valuable data. The only rights I wish to claim with regard to this software is that if you modify it in any way, please remove my name from it before any distribution of such a revised version. John Getsoian (71005.3316@compuserve.com) == USE ================================================================= To use MAKDSKV4; 1. Copy MAKDSKV4.CMD to your DualStor directory. 2. Insert the OS2_V4 installation CD into your CD-ROM drive and have 4 1.4 MB floppies disk available. You do not need to format them as they will be formatted during the procedure. (See note 3. Open an OS2 window to the DualStor directory and enter: MAKDSKV4 [OS2 System Drive :] [Target Floppy Drive:] [skip] - You must specify the two drive letters (with colons), the skip parameter is optional (see note 3) - The CREATE UTILITY DISKS program will put a dialog on the screen that prompts for a source directory. The default already filed in should be [MYCDROMDRIVE:]\os2image Just go ahead and accept this. It is the path to the utility disk images on the installation CD-ROM used by the CREATE UTILITY DISKS program to create the diskettes. NOTES: 1. This script deletes CD-ROM support from the recovery disk set so it IS NOT a replacement for a 'standard' utility set. 2. Only 1.4 MB floppies are supported. 3. Use the 'skip' parameter if you already have a set of 4 utility disks created by the OS2_V4 'Create Utility Disks' program that you wish to use. In this case you do not need more floppies or your 'Installation' CD but see NOTE 1. 4. There have been reports that Merlins's "CREATE UTILITY DISK" program occasionally fails to format the floppy disks before writing to them - particularly when new blank disks are used. If the disks do not format during this procedure, the resulting utility disks most likely will not be bootable. The solution has been to simply repeat the process with the now non-blank disks.