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  2. SYS (command) - Wikipedia

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    It is used to make an already formatted medium bootable. It will install a boot sector capable of booting the operating system into the first logical sector of the volume. Further, it will copy the principal DOS system files, that is, the DOS-BIOS (IO.SYS or IBMBIO.COM) and the DOS kernel (MSDOS.SYS or IBMDOS.COM) into the root directory of the ...

  3. List of DOS commands - Wikipedia

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    Command-Line Reference : Microsoft TechNet Database "Command-Line Reference" The MS-DOS 6 Technical Reference on TechNet contains the official Microsoft MS-DOS 6 command reference documentation. DR-DOS 7.03 online manual; MDGx MS-DOS Undocumented + Hidden Secrets; MS-DOS v1.25 and v2.0 source code

  4. Ghost (disk utility) - Wikipedia

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    A simpler, non-corporate version of Ghost, Norton GHOST 2003 does not include the console but has a Windows front-end to script GHOST operations and create a bootable GHOST diskette. The machine still needs to reboot to the virtual partition, but the user does not need to interact with DOS.

  5. NTLDR - Wikipedia

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    Otherwise, reads boot.ini and prompts the user with the boot menu accordingly. If a non NT-based OS is selected, NTLDR loads the associated file listed in boot.ini (bootsect.dos if no file is specified or if the user is booting into a DOS based OS) and gives it control.

  6. Booting process of Windows - Wikipedia

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    When a user is logging on to Windows, the startup sound is played, the shell (usually EXPLORER.EXE) is loaded from the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file, and startup items are loaded. In all versions of Windows 9x except ME, it is also possible to load Windows by booting to a DOS prompt and typing "win".

  7. Boot disk - Wikipedia

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    A modern PC is configured to attempt to boot from various devices in a certain order. If a computer is not booting from the device desired, such as the floppy drive, the user may have to enter the BIOS Setup function by pressing a special key when the computer is first turned on (such as Delete, F1, F2, F10 or F12), and then changing the boot order. [6]

  8. IO.SYS - Wikipedia

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    The kernel is stored in MSDOS.SYS with MS-DOS and in IO.SYS with Windows 9x. At this point, "normal" file access is available. Processes the MSDOS.SYS file with Windows 9x. Processes the CONFIG.SYS file, in MS-DOS 2.0 and higher and Windows 9x. Loads COMMAND.COM (or other operating system shell if specified). Displays the bootsplash in Windows 9x.

  9. Self-booting disk - Wikipedia

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    A self-booting disk is a floppy disk for home computers or personal computers that loads—or boots—directly into a standalone application when the system is turned on, bypassing the operating system. This was common, even standard, on some computers in the late 1970s to early 1990s.