Download This Note first Before downloading the boot disk files!!
Download Win 95a boot disk files HERE
Download Win 95b boot disk files HERE
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TECHNICAL INFO: SOME KEY BOOT DISK FILES :
COMMAND.COM; IO.SYS; MSDOS.SYS; SYS.COM; FORMAT.COM;
FDISK.EXE;
MSCDEX.EXE; AUTOEXEC.BAT; CONFIG.SYS; himem.sys; emm386.exe plus the cd-rom driver.
himem.sys and emm386.exe should be copied from the windows directory to your boot disk
Make sure the above boot disk files and the CD ROM driver are copied to the root directory ( C:\ ) from the boot disk
With the boot disk in the floppy drive type Sys c: to copy COMMAND.COM; IO.SYS; MSDOS.SYS to the hard drive.
Drivers URL's :
Driverguide.com
Download the Oakcdrom.sys(41k size) file here :
Download the atapicd.sys(12k size) file here :
NOTE : atapicd.sys uses /D:IDECD000
Oakcdrom.sys; btcdrom.sys; atapicd.sys
Cpqid.sys; cpqide.sys
/D:MSCDIDE
:IDECD001, IDECD000
:MSCD000
:MSCD001
:SONY-001
Note :
Using oakcdrom.sys :
for Config.sys :
DEVICEHIGH=C:\oakcdrom.sys /D:MSCD000
for Autoexec.bat :
C:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000
AUTOEXEC.BAT
@echo off
PATH C:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
LH C:\DOSKEY
LH C:\MOUSE
PROMPT $P$G
REM SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET DIRCMD=/O/P
LH C:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000
DEVICEHIGH=C:\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\EMM386.EXE NOEMS I=B000-B7FF
FILES=50
BUFFERS=20
DOS=UMB,HIGH
DEVICEHIGH=C:\oakcdrom.sys /D:MSCD000
REM DEVICEHIGH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ANSI.SYS
CD=ROM TRANSFER RATES :
1X=150 KBPS
2X=300 KBPS
3X=450 KBPS
4X=600 KBPS
ETC.
C:\>extract /a c:\windows\options\cabs\win98_41.cab notepad.exe /L c:\00 |more
This will search for Notepad in all cab folders beginning with Cab 41 & put Notepad in the c:\00 folder. |more is not required( the pipe command )
C:\>extract /a /d c:\windows\options\cabs\win98_41.cab sol.exe |more
This will give the cab location of sol.exe (Solitaire!!) beginning the search at cab 41. It will not do an extraction.
OR
Win98 :
To Extract a file from .cab files : use sfc.exe ( start/run ) or use the sytem file checker utility from : start/prog/access/system tools/system info/tools/syst file ckr