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- +-------------------------------------+
- | BOOT DISK MAKER |
- | for TOP GUN: FIRE AT WILL! |
- | Version 1.9 1/30/96 |
- | by Samuel Kolb |
- +-------------------------------------+
-
- Introduction
- ------------
- This boot disk maker will make a boot disk for use with
- Top Gun: Fire at Will. It works by reading your AUTOEXEC.BAT
- and CONFIG.SYS files on your hard drive, identifying the
- necessary drivers (CD-ROM drive, mouse and sound card) and
- writing a new version of AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS to
- a floppy disk in drive A.
-
- How It Works
- ------------
- The boot disk maker compares sub-strings from the INCLUDE.LST
- file with each line in the open file (either AUTOEXEC.BAT or
- CONFIG.SYS). It then copies those lines which contain the
- sub-string to the appropriate file on the floppy disk. The
- program _does not_ write anything to your hard drive. Items
- in the REMOVE.LST file override those in the INCLUDE.LST file.
- Duplicate lines are also not copied.
-
- How to Use the Boot Disk Maker
- ------------------------------
- Before you begin, make sure you have a formatted floppy disk
- ready. To format a floppy disk, insert a blank disk into
- drive A and type "FORMAT A:" at the DOS prompt.
-
- The boot disk maker contains four files: BOOTDISK.BAT,
- INCLUDE.LST, REMOVE.LST and BOOTKMR.EXE
-
- 1) Copy all of the above files to a single directory on your
- hard drive. For example, type "COPY BOOT*.* C:\TOPGUN" and
- then "COPY *.LST C:\TOPGUN" to copy the files to your
- \TOPGUN directory.
-
- You can also run the boot disk maker from a floppy disk as
- long as the floppy disk is _not_ write-protected and all of
- the above files are on the floppy disk.
-
- 2) Change to the directory where you copied the above files.
- For example, type "CD \TOPGUN."
-
- 3) To run the boot disk maker, type "BOOTDISK" and press Enter.
-
- 4) The program will ask you to insert a floppy disk into drive
- A. Make sure you use a formatted floppy disk.
-
- 5) The program will then ask if your computer runs Windows 95.
- Press "Y" for "Yes" if you have Windows 95 on your computer
-
- 6) The program will write the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files
- to the floppy disk in drive A.
-
- To use the boot disk for Top Gun: Fire at Will, insert the boot
- disk in drive A and reboot your computer.
-
- Multiple Boot Configurations
- ----------------------------
- If you are using a multiple boot configuration under DOS, you
- may have multiple copies of certain lines in the AUTOEXEC.BAT
- and CONFIG.SYS files on the boot disk. Using a text editor, you
- should edit these files to remove any duplicate lines.
-