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- What's New for the Windows98 Startup Disk?
-
- The Startup Disk has changed significantly for Windows 98. The following
- items are new for Windows98.
-
- - Multi-Config Start Menu
- - Real-Mode IDE & SCSI CD-ROM support
- - EBD.CAB file
- - RAMDrive
- - New Extract Utility - Ext.exe
-
- 1) Multi-Config Start Menu
- ==========================
- If you boot your computer using the new Windows98 Startup Disk, a boot menu
- appears allowing you the option to load drivers for the most common CD-Rom
- drives or perform a normal clean boot.
-
- After you make your selection, the Config.sys file loads the appropriate
- CD-ROM driver (if selected) and then loads a 2MB RAMDrive. The RAMDrive is
- used to store all the diagnostic tools necessary to T-shoot the most common
- problems.
-
-
- *Note*
- The RAMdrive may cause your CD-Rom to pushed back 1 drive letter. If your
- CD-Rom is usually drive D:, it will now be Drive E:.
-
-
- 2) Real-Mode CD-ROM support
- =================================
- The Windows 98 Statup Disk includes generic ATAPI IDE & SCSI CD-ROM drivers
- that allow your CD-ROM to function at Dos when the Windows98 GUI is not
- available.
-
- *Note*, not all CD-Rom drives are supported. If your CD-Rom drive does not
- function with these drivers, you must use the drivers that came with your
- CD-Rom drive.
-
-
- 3) EBD.CAB file
- =================================
- The Ebd.cab file is a compressed file whose contents are extracted to the
- Ramdrive during the startup process. The table below identifies the files
- in the Ebd.cab file.
-
- File Function
- Attrib.exe Add or remove file attributes
- Chkdsk.exe A simpler and smaller disk status tool
- Debug.exe Debugging utility
- Edit.com Real-mode emergency text editor
- Ext.exe New, simple file extract utility
- Format.com Disk format tool
- Mscdex.exe Microsoft CD-ROM file extension for MS-DOS
- Scandisk.exe Disk status tool
- Scandisk.ini Disk status tool configuration file
- Sys.com Transfers system files and make disk bootable
- Uninstal.exe A tool to remove Windows 98 from the system and return the
- system to its previous state
-
-
- 4) Creating a RAMDrive
- =================================
- The RAMDrive is created during the processing of the Config.sys file and is
- 2MB in size. The Ramdrive is created using system RAM to emulate a physical
- Hard Disk. Without creating the RAMdrive, we would not have enough space on
- a single 1.44 meg floppy disk to contain all the diagnostic tools as well
- as the CD-Rom drivers.
-
- Warning
- Since the RAMDrive is created during the processing of the Config.sys file
- and uses System RAM, it is only temporary. It will disappear if you restart
- your computer normally.
-
-
- 4) New Extract Command - Ext.exe
- ===================================
- The Ext.exe command is a new and simple extract command designed to work
- in conjuction with Extract.exe. Just type 'Ext' from the command prompt. You
- are then asked to enter the path to the Windows cab files, enter the name(s)
- of the file(s) you want to extract and enter the path to the directory to
- extract the files to. The cab files will scroll up the screen until the file
- is found.
-
-
- List of all components on the EBD
- ====================================
- The following table describes the function of each file copied to the EBD.
-
- File Function
- Aspi2dos.sys Real-Mode Adaptec CD-ROM driver
- Aspi4dos.sys Real-Mode Adaptec CD-ROM driver
- Aspi8dos.sys Real-Mode Adaptec CD-ROM driver
- Aspi8u2.sys Real-Mode Adaptec CD-ROM driver
- Aspicd.sys Real-Mode Adaptec CD-ROM driver
- Autoexec.bat Startup batch file
- Btcdrom.sys Mylex/BusLogic CD-ROM driver
- Btdosm.sys Mylex/BusLogic CD-ROM driver
- Command.com Command interpreter
- Config.sys Loads the device drivers
- Drvspace.bin Microsoft DriveSpace compression driver
- Ebd.cab Cab file containing extract utilities
- Ebd.sys File identifying the ESD
- Extract.exe File to expand the Ebd.cab file
- Fdisk.exe Disk partition tool
- Findramd.exe Utility to find the RAMDrive during startup
- Flashpt.sys Mylex/BusLogic CD-ROM driver
- Himem.sys XMS Memory Manager
- Io.sys System boot file
- Msdos.sys Boot option information (paths, multiboot, and so on)
- Oakcdrom.sys Generic device driver for ATAPI CD-ROM drives
- Ramdrive.sys Creates a Ramdrive during startup
- Setramd.bat Searches for first available drive to be a Ramdrive
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