Create a startup diskette in Windows 95
During Windows 95 setup, the user is prompted whether to delete or create a startup diskette. It is highly recommended that the user click 'Yes'.
A startup diskette may also be created after Windows 95 has been installed:
Create a startup diskette in Windows 95:
1) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
2) Select 'Settings' and select 'Control Panel'. (The 'Control Panel' window appears.)
3) Double-click the 'Add/Remove Programs' icon. (The 'Add/Remove Programs Properties' dialog box appears.)
4) Click the 'Startup Disk' tab.
5) Click 'Create Disk...' to create a startup disk.
The following files are copied onto the Startup diskette by Windows 95:
Filename Description
ATTRIB.EXE File Attribute utility
COMMAND.COM Core operating system file
DRVSPACE.BIN Disk compression utility
EBD.SYS Utility for the startup disk
EDIT.COM Text editor
FDISK.EXE Disk Partition utility
FORMAT.COM Disk Format utility
IO.sys Core operating system file
MSD.EXE Microsoft Diagnostics
MSDOS.SYS Core operating system file
REGEDIT.EXE Registry Editor
SCANDISK.EXE Disk Status and Repair utility
SCANDISK.INI Disk Status utility configuration file
SYS.COM System Transfer utility
NOTE: The user should also manually copy the following files onto the startup diskette:
SYSTEM.DAT
CONFIG.SYS
AUTOEXEC.BAT
WIN.INI
SYSTEM.INI