creating the restore diskette

Hi-

I have this Packard Bell restore Cd. It is MS# X03-94299

368-00001-000
How do I create the restore diskette from the MCD?

Thanks-

Bill

On Feb 10, 5:33*am, wrote:
Hi-

* * * * * * I have this Packard Bell restore Cd. It is *MS# X03-94299

368-00001-000
* * * *How do I create the restore diskette from the MCD?

Thanks-

Bill

Hell of a question.
If I could view all the files on the CD it would be simple




If it is a WIN98 CD it may be bootable
You could boot it
Cancel the restore if on a PB system

Go to a A: prompt and copy all the files and use winimage to make a
floppy


You could also look for a file called osboot or and image file.

You could also get a bootdisk at bootdisk .com
and use the command oemsetup.exe which should be the command for
this series


Some older systems
Type dosmenu
Then restore.exe
and some dosrun.exe


I do make a floppy that first looks for and detects all the known PB
systems with their
cdroms starting at the 486 systems and moving onward

If not found it mounts a universal driver like the one from
bootdisk.com


It then gives 4 restore options based on command line
for packard bell ststems and then the same for a few other
manufacturers

Price is 24.95 and it can be bought on ebay if you wish

On Feb 10, 7:50*am, metronid wrote:
On Feb 10, 5:33*am, wrote:

Hi-

* * * * * * I have this Packard Bell restore Cd. It is *MS# X03-94299

368-00001-000
* * * *How do I create the restore diskette from the MCD?

Thanks-

Bill

Hell of a question.
If I could view all the files on the CD it would be simple

If it is a WIN98 CD it may be bootable
You could boot it
Cancel the restore if on a PB system

Go to a A: prompt and copy all the files and use winimage to make a
floppy

You could also look for a file called osboot or and image file.

You could also get a bootdisk at bootdisk .com
and *use the command *oemsetup.exe which should be the command *for
this series

Some older systems
Type dosmenu
Then restore.exe
and some dosrun.exe

I do make a floppy that first looks for and detects all the known PB
systems with their
cdroms starting at the 486 systems and moving onward

If not found it mounts a universal driver like the one from
bootdisk.com

It then gives 4 restore options based on command line
for packard bell ststems and then the same for a few other
manufacturers

Price is 24.95 and it can be bought on ebay if you wish

I would be glad to send you a boot disk for all PB systems for after
1998
to aprox by email

Metronoid, can you send one to my e-mail, this is the same pb cd I'm using
on the 910 that is giving me a fit to get the cd working...
mc

"metronid" wrote in message
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On Feb 10, 7:50 am, metronid wrote:
On Feb 10, 5:33 am, wrote:

Hi-

I have this Packard Bell restore Cd. It is MS# X03-94299

368-00001-000
How do I create the restore diskette from the MCD?

Thanks-

Bill

Hell of a question.
If I could view all the files on the CD it would be simple

If it is a WIN98 CD it may be bootable
You could boot it
Cancel the restore if on a PB system

Go to a A: prompt and copy all the files and use winimage to make a
floppy

You could also look for a file called osboot or and image file.

You could also get a bootdisk at bootdisk .com
and use the command oemsetup.exe which should be the command for
this series

Some older systems
Type dosmenu
Then restore.exe
and some dosrun.exe

I do make a floppy that first looks for and detects all the known PB
systems with their
cdroms starting at the 486 systems and moving onward

If not found it mounts a universal driver like the one from
bootdisk.com

It then gives 4 restore options based on command line
for packard bell ststems and then the same for a few other
manufacturers

Price is 24.95 and it can be bought on ebay if you wish

I would be glad to send you a boot disk for all PB systems for after
1998
to aprox by email

On Feb 10, 8:33*am, "mc" wrote:
Metronoid, can you send one to my e-mail, this is the same pb cd I'm using
on the 910 that is giving me a fit to get the cd working...
mc

*"metronid" wrote in message

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On Feb 10, 7:50 am, metronid wrote:





On Feb 10, 5:33 am, wrote:

Hi-

I have this Packard Bell restore Cd. It is MS# X03-94299

368-00001-000
How do I create the restore diskette from the MCD?

Thanks-

Bill

Hell of a question.
If I could view all the files on the CD it would be simple

If it is a WIN98 CD it may be bootable
You could boot it
Cancel the restore if on a PB system

Go to a A: prompt and copy all the files and use winimage to make a
floppy

You could also look for a file called osboot or and image file.

You could also get a bootdisk at bootdisk .com
and use the command oemsetup.exe which should be the command for
this series

Some older systems
Type dosmenu
Then restore.exe
and some dosrun.exe

I do make a floppy that first looks for and detects all the known PB
systems with their
cdroms starting at the 486 systems and moving onward

If not found it mounts a universal driver like the one from
bootdisk.com

It then gives 4 restore options based on command line
for packard bell ststems and then the same for a few other
manufacturers

Price is 24.95 and it can be bought on ebay if you wish

I would be glad to send you a boot disk for all PB systems for after
1998
to aprox by email- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I can and will send you the file that I think is appropriate for your
system.
If your CDROM is defective or not installed correctly it will not cure
that.

From reading your posts I think I noticed that Windows can see CDROM
but it will not read.
Chances are high that a 9 yr old or more CDROM could be defective or
need cleaning.
Ben's suggestion for bootdiisk.com was a good one

In any case I will send the file

On Feb 10, 8:58*am, metronid wrote:
On Feb 10, 8:33*am, "mc" wrote:





Metronoid, can you send one to my e-mail, this is the same pb cd I'm using
on the 910 that is giving me a fit to get the cd working...
mc

*"metronid" wrote in message

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On Feb 10, 7:50 am, metronid wrote:

On Feb 10, 5:33 am, wrote:

Hi-

I have this Packard Bell restore Cd. It is MS# X03-94299

368-00001-000
How do I create the restore diskette from the MCD?

Thanks-

Bill

Hell of a question.
If I could view all the files on the CD it would be simple

If it is a WIN98 CD it may be bootable
You could boot it
Cancel the restore if on a PB system

Go to a A: prompt and copy all the files and use winimage to make a
floppy

You could also look for a file called osboot or and image file.

You could also get a bootdisk at bootdisk .com
and use the command oemsetup.exe which should be the command for
this series

Some older systems
Type dosmenu
Then restore.exe
and some dosrun.exe

I do make a floppy that first looks for and detects all the known PB
systems with their
cdroms starting at the 486 systems and moving onward

If not found it mounts a universal driver like the one from
bootdisk.com

It then gives 4 restore options based on command line
for packard bell ststems and then the same for a few other
manufacturers

Price is 24.95 and it can be bought on ebay if you wish

I would be glad to send you a boot disk for all PB systems for after
1998
to aprox by email- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I can and will send you the file that I think is appropriate for your
system.
If your CDROM is defective or not installed correctly it will not cure
that.

From reading your posts I think I noticed that Windows can see CDROM
but it will not read.
Chances are high that a 9 yr old or more CDROM could be defective or
need cleaning.
Ben's suggestion for bootdiisk.com was a good one

In any case I will send the file- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Email me at
I will respond with the file

On Feb 10, 9:00*am, metronid wrote:
On Feb 10, 8:58*am, metronid wrote:





On Feb 10, 8:33*am, "mc" wrote:

Metronoid, can you send one to my e-mail, this is the same pb cd I'm using
on the 910 that is giving me a fit to get the cd working...
mc

*"metronid" wrote in message

....
On Feb 10, 7:50 am, metronid wrote:

On Feb 10, 5:33 am, wrote:

Hi-

I have this Packard Bell restore Cd. It is MS# X03-94299

368-00001-000
How do I create the restore diskette from the MCD?

Thanks-

Bill

Hell of a question.
If I could view all the files on the CD it would be simple

If it is a WIN98 CD it may be bootable
You could boot it
Cancel the restore if on a PB system

Go to a A: prompt and copy all the files and use winimage to make a
floppy

You could also look for a file called osboot or and image file.

You could also get a bootdisk at bootdisk .com
and use the command oemsetup.exe which should be the command for
this series

Some older systems
Type dosmenu
Then restore.exe
and some dosrun.exe

I do make a floppy that first looks for and detects all the known PB
systems with their
cdroms starting at the 486 systems and moving onward

If not found it mounts a universal driver like the one from
bootdisk.com

It then gives 4 restore options based on command line
for packard bell ststems and then the same for a few other
manufacturers

Price is 24.95 and it can be bought on ebay if you wish

I would be glad to send you a boot disk for all PB systems for after
1998
to aprox by email- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I can and will send you the file that I think is appropriate for your
system.
If your CDROM is defective or not installed correctly it will not cure
that.

From reading your posts I think I noticed that Windows can see CDROM
but it will not read.
Chances are high that a 9 yr old or more CDROM could be defective or
need cleaning.
Ben's suggestion for bootdiisk.com was a good one

In any case I will send the file- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Email me at
I will respond with the file- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

one more time

metronid
at
verizon
.net

Bill,
For your original question about making a floppy from the original PB MRCD.
On the MRCD for my 1998 PB MM955 w/333Mhz AMD K-6, there is a folder with
the files that can be copied to a floppy disk. They can be found at the
following location:

cd:\Floppy

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Hi-

I have this Packard Bell restore Cd. It is MS# X03-94299

368-00001-000
How do I create the restore diskette from the MCD?

Thanks-

Bill

On Feb 10, 11:49*am, "Rich/rerat" wrote:
Bill,
For your original question about making a floppy from the original PB MRCD..
On the MRCD for my 1998 PB MM955 w/333Mhz AMD K-6, there is a folder with
the files that can be copied to a floppy disk. They can be found at the
following location:

cd:\Floppy

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Hi-

* * * * * * I have this Packard Bell restore Cd. It is *MS# X03-94299

368-00001-000
* * * *How do I create the restore diskette from the MCD?

Thanks-

Bill

This particular CD MS# X03-94299

368-00001-000
has the floppy file as an image file called osboot.
This is an absolute fact

Could there be a floppy file
Most likely

One thing I do know is my boot disks

Thanks for the file metronoid...
mc