Unzip archive to any folder and
Run create8.bat. This
batch file extract msdos 8 core: io.sys and command.com from bootdisk image from diskcopy.dll
in you Windows XP, Vista or 7. A bootdisk image was found in diskcopy.dll is a
modified version of the Windows ME Bootdisk. Restore io.sys(by replacing First 2048
bytes from original unmodified Windows Me OEM CD IO.SYS) and command.com
the "Real-mode functionality" in same folder. Create new boot floppy image
CORE8.IMA with Patched IO.SYS and COMMAND.COM.
Decompressed & Reduced IO.SYS version 8.0 Size 130 832
Original compressed IO.SYS version 8.0 Size 116 736
Note: Decompress not work with 64-bit
versions of Windows
IO.SYS LBA lesser fix ("phantom drive letter enumeration" bug)
by Joe da Silva has been applyed for MS-DOS 8.0
The following text strings has bin
replaced in all files:
"Microsoft(R) Windows Millennium" -->> "Microsoft(R) MS-DOS version 8.0"
"4.90.3000" -->> " 8.00 "
"Windows" -->> "MS-DOS "
"Millennium" -->> " "
You can add Microsoft disk
configuration tools include the format and fdisk commands to floppy image...
Oformat.com: This is a command-line tool to create a volume that
uses the FAT32 file system. The tool creates a FAT32 volume with clusters that
are aligned in an optimal way for later conversion to the NTFS file system. The
Windows XP Corporate Deployment tools are available in the Deploy.cab file on
the Windows XP CD-ROM and Windows XP service pack CD-ROMs in the
Support\Tools folder. Description of the Windows XP Corporate Deployment tools
and documentation -
Run 2get_fdisk.bat. You can add Oformat.com to floppy image
from
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/ToolDep/SP1/WXP/EN-US/xpsp1DeployTools_en.cab
Run 3getsyscom.bat. for download MS-DOS version 7.10 bootdisk and embed
deversioned Sys.com in MS-DOS 8.0 bootdisk
Unofficial MS-DOS 8.0 Startup Disk creator - creates a MS-DOS Boot Disk with additional tools.
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A:\>dir/a
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OEM string in bootsector, format.com & fdisk.exe replaced by "MSDOS8.0"
MS-DOS version check has been removed from format.com & command.com.
After boot type ver from the Command Prompt
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Microsoft(R)
MS-DOS version 8.0
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Ver command display true version of MS-DOS 8.00, not an Windows version.
Interrupt 30H (Get DOS version)
return version numbers as follows:
7.0 Win 95
7.1 Win 95SE, 98
8.0 Win ME, XP
This "adaptation is created as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine and that it is used in no other manner" (17 USC Sec. 117 ), because modern computers are not equipped with floppy drives, you can boot MS-DOS 8.00 direct from HDD. If your computer can boot a usb flash drive, you can download a MS-DOS boot diskette image creator and extract it to a usb flash drive.
Direct patch diskcopy.dll : diskcopypatch.bat - based on old Real DOS-Mode Patch for Windows Millennium v1.3 By Reines [MFD] , 2000
Used Freware Tools:
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