How to Create a Windows 3.x Startup Disk
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How to Create a Windows 3.X Startup Disk

Difficulty Level: Easy    Time Required: 15 minutes

1. Double-click on File Manager or use the "Run..." option in the File menu to locate and run File Manager.
2. Select "Make System Disk..." from the Disk menu.
3. Insert a blank floppy disk into the computer and follow the prompts on the screen to make the startup system disk.
4. After using the "Make System Disk..." option the floppy disk will have two invisible files and one visible file, command.com.
5. Use File Manager to copy the following files to the floppy disk: autoexec.bat, config.sys, chkdsk.exe, edit.com, fdisk.exe, and format.com.
6. If space is still available on the disk copy over attrib.exe, debug.exe, drvspace.bin, scandisk.exe, scandisk.ini, and uninstal.exe.
7. Remove the disk from the computer and move the plastic tab to the locked position.
8. Label the disk as "Windows 3.X Startup Disk" and the date.
9. Restart your computer with the newly created startup disk in the floppy drive to verify that it starts up the computer as designed.
10. If you are able to successfully boot the "A" prompt, using the startup disk, remove the disk and restart the computer.
11. If the test fails for any reason, repeat the steps above to create and test the startup disk again.
12. Store the startup disk in a safe location with other important disks, such as an antivirus package on a disk.
    

Tips:

1. All data on the floppy disk will be erased during the "Make System Disk..." process.
2. Drag files from the C drive display over the top of the A drive display within File Manager to copy to the floppy disk.
3. Locked disks may not be changed by viruses or any other type of software.

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