Making a Copy of ME installation Disk

Hellflower · 12-25-2006, 06:29 PM

My backup copy of ME is no good, missing 'command' file
and probably more. What was my mistake?? Did i read
something somewhere about system files? What's the best
way to make a working backup copy of ME Installation Disk?

-H

carlogy1407 · 12-26-2006, 09:42 AM

not sure if this will help but I was having trouble reinstalling from my Me disk and the error said I had a corrupt file I just did a strait copy using nero and it installed fine

Jlp1928 · 01-04-2007, 08:27 AM

Hi, A DISK COPY from Nero or Roxio etc. should have got you a good bootable CD. Creator Classic or Drag to Disk (Roxio) or what ever Nero calls them will not put the System Files that are necessary for booting on the copy. Sys files are: Command.com - Visible, and IO.Sys and DOS.SYS - both hidden.

Good Luck, Jim

Dmouse1 · 01-04-2007, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Hellflower

My backup copy of ME is no good, missing 'command' file
and probably more. What was my mistake?? Did i read
something somewhere about system files? What's the best
way to make a working backup copy of ME Installation Disk?

-H

The way I make a backup copy of my win 2k disk is to first open the disk with explorer and select all and copy to a folder and then burn from the folder with adeaptec easy creator...work every time for me

Jlp1928 · 01-11-2007, 08:23 AM

Hi DMouse is right, but Roxio, Nero etc. Disk copier does exactly the same thing only easier.

Jim

12-25-2006, 06:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hellflower Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Over Thataway.......... Posts: 9 OS: 98	Making a Copy of ME installation Disk My backup copy of ME is no good, missing 'command' file and probably more. What was my mistake?? Did i read something somewhere about system files? What's the best way to make a working backup copy of ME Installation Disk? -H

12-26-2006, 09:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
carlogy1407 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lincolnshire U.K. Posts: 6 OS: windows Me	not sure if this will help but I was having trouble reinstalling from my Me disk and the error said I had a corrupt file I just did a strait copy using nero and it installed fine

01-04-2007, 08:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jlp1928 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 440 OS: Win98, XP, 2000	Hi, A DISK COPY from Nero or Roxio etc. should have got you a good bootable CD. Creator Classic or Drag to Disk (Roxio) or what ever Nero calls them will not put the System Files that are necessary for booting on the copy. Sys files are: Command.com - Visible, and IO.Sys and DOS.SYS - both hidden. Good Luck, Jim

01-11-2007, 08:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jlp1928 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 440 OS: Win98, XP, 2000	Hi DMouse is right, but Roxio, Nero etc. Disk copier does exactly the same thing only easier. Jim