> Am I wrong in my understanding of DOS that the files needed to create a boot > disk (MSDOS\PCDOS, IO.SYS/IBMIO.SYS, COMMAND.COM) are *always* files on the > DOS disk, but, except for COMMAND.COM, are hidden/system files? Could you > not create a boot disk by copying these files (removing the hidden/system > attributes first) to the root directory of a particular logical drive on your > HD, going to that root directory, and doing a SYS a:?
> Roger Turk > Tucson, Arizona What is the purpose of the intermediate step of copying the hidden/system files to the root directory of a logical drive? You can do SYS a: from C: assuming C: is your boot drive. But you can only make a boot diskette for the same DOS version you booted, not for any other DOS version.
