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5 Select Create an MS-DOS Startup Disk, then click Start. Windows copies files
to the emergency startup diskette.
6 When Windows finishes copying files, remove the diskette from the
diskette drive.
7 To prevent the diskette from being erased or infected by viruses, you
should write-protect it by sliding the write-protect tab up.
8 Store your emergency startup diskette in a safe place with your other
backup software media.
To create an emergency startup diskette in Windows Me or Windows 98:
1 If the diskette drive is not installed on your notebook, see “Changing bay
modules” on page 144.
1 Click Start, then select Settings, then Control Panel. The Control Panel
window opens.
2 Click/Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/Remove
Programs Properties dialog box opens.
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