DOS-on-USB (C)2008 James Holmes Thanks for downloading the DOS-on-USB tool! Information regarding this tool can be found at: http://jamesonline.ca/support ============================================================ Recomendations: For USB drives between 16MB and 2GB. It is recomended to print off these instructions. This utility requires your computer to be USB-Bootable, You will have to enter BIOS to make these changes. DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE IN BIOS! Also, you must change the boot order on all the computers you wish to use your USB DOS drive on. The Quick 30-step method: ============================================================ Setup instructions: 1. Extract contents of archive to desktop 2. Plug in your USB memory key 3. Open James' Format Tool.exe 4. Select your USB drive under "Device" 5. Select FAT file system 6. Type in a label for the drive 7. Select "Format Device" 8. Select "Create a DOS startup disk" 9. Locate DOS files in the /DOS-on-USB/boot/ directory 10. Be sure that you have removed all important files off of your USB key! 11. Click "Start" 12. After the format has completed sucessfully, copy all of \DOS-on-USB\ to the root directory of your USB Drive 13. Hibernate or shut-down your computer 14. Boot up your computer, with the USB drive plugged in. 15. Enter your computer's BIOS (usually F1, F8, F12, DEL, or ESC) 16. Navigate to the Boot Order section 17. Bring USB to the top of the list, and save changes 18. After a reboot, you will hopefully come to a DOS-style screen that will tell you that DOS-on-USB has loaded 19. To continue installing DOS, press any key 20. You should hopefully come to the DOS setup wizard 21. Follow all prompts (click OK) 22. When it asks for the location of setup files, type: C:\dos\DOS71\ 23. Say YES to rewriting the MBR 24. When asked for the install location, type: C:\dos71 25. When asked what type of installation: select Full Installation, then deselect Addon Package 26. Say YES to Access DOS 27. Continue to install DOS 7.1, then reboot 28. Unplug the USB Drive before it loads to enter Windows 29. Plug in, and delete the \dos\ and \boot\ folders on your USB drive 30. Complete! ============================================================ I will provide support for my product, but not for your BIOS For more information, please contact: info@jamesonline.ca http://jamesonline.ca/support