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In article <ZYN5FCAN5sG3Ew2J@sebmail.demon.co.uk>, Stuart Brown
<Stuart@sebmail.demon.co.uk> writes
>I want to do a clean install with over 2 gig partitions.  My full
>version of Win98 on CD doesn't appear to have FDISK command, and I don't
>have a boot disk for this OS (with FDISK on it - and the boot disk it
>creates doesn't produce it).  I think a boot disk comes with the full
>retail version?
>
>The only versions I have are for < DOS 6.22
>
>Where can I get a copy of 'FDISK'.  Seems odd that M$ don't put it on
>the CD, and I can't see it as a freebie on their web site yet it is an
>essential tool?
>
>
>Stu
FDISK certainly does appear on the bootdisk that comes with the full
retail version of WIN98.  Its also in one of the CAB files.

Three options that occur to me.

Run EXTRACT for FDISK from the CD following the CAB chain.

Better would be to create an EBD rescue disk.  I believe you can do this
from DOS 6.22.  It creates a WIN98 boot disc with CDROM support which I
understand works with most CRROM drives. On the WIN98 CDROM in
\tools\mtsutil\fat32ebd is a DOS routine fat32ebd.exe.  Execute this in
DOS and it will create you a boot disk with FDISK, FORMAT and CDROM
support etc.  There is a fairly comprehensive README.TXT file in the
directory that gives a good description of fat32ebd.exe.

The last option I think is messy.  Create a DOS 6.22 boot disk including
your DOS CDROM drivers, 6.22 FDISK and FORMAT.  FDISK and format a C:
drive at 500 MB.  Perform a minimal installation of Windows 98.  Create
a rescue disk.  This does include FDISK etc.

Which ever of the last two options you decide to use, test the resultant
disk and access to your CDROM drive.




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