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The Windows 98 CD-ROM contains a program you can use to create a startup disk that is capable of creating and reading FAT32 partitions. To use the disk, place it in the floppy drive, and then restart your computer. Note that the disk does not contain all the programs included on the Windows 98 Startup disk.

How to Create this Type of Startup Disk in Windows 95/98

1. Place the Windows 98 CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive, and have a floppy disk available.
2. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.
3. Open the following folder on the Windows 98 CD-ROM:


Tools\Mtsutil\Fat32ebd


4. Double-click the following file, and then follow the instructions to finish creating the disk:


Fat32ebd.exe


5. Write protect the floppy disk.

Creating the Disk in Windows 3.1

To do so, exit Windows 3.1 and create the disk from MS-DOS.

Creating the Disk from MS-DOS

To do so, follow these steps:

1. Place the Windows 98 CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. Have a floppy disk available.
2. Type each of the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line
   
   
<drive>:
cd\tools\mtsutil\fat32ebd
fat32ebd.exe

where <drive> is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.

3. Follow the instructions to create the disk.
4. Write protect the floppy disk to prevent the disk from erasure or virus infection.

For additional information the Fat32ebd.exe program, read the Fat32ebd.txt file located in the following folder:

Tools\Mtsutil\Fat32ebd

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