Making a boot disk is very easy. First, boot up your computer with your hard drive,
and be certain you are at the DOS prompt, in your DOS directory, which usually appears
as a drive letter, a path designation and a greater than sign (i.e., "C:\DOS").
Insert an appropriate blank disk into your A: drive (or applicable drive letter), then
type the command :
FORMAT A: /S
Once you have finished, you will need to create a CONFIG.SYS file. To do this, first copy
your current CONFIG.SYS file over to the floppy disk by typing:
COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS A:\ (ENTER)
COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT A:\ (ENTER)
Now, type A:
to make the disk drive your current active drive.
Then Type :EDIT CONFIG.SYS
to edit your CONFIG.SYS file. You should
see a
listing that looks similar (but probably longer) than the one below...
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM NOEMS
DOS=HIGH,UMB
STACKS=9,256
FILES=40
BUFFERS=40
Above is what we suggest you have in your CONFIG.SYS file to run any of our games. You
should add the word "REM" to the front of any line which loads a program you do not need
in order to run your Westwood Studios game. The REM statement tells the computer to
skip over that line. Next, EDIT your AUTOEXEC.BAT file in the same manner. Remove
any programs you do not need, and then save the file out by pressing ALT and the 'F' key
at the same time. Then, press "S" to save the file to the floppy disk.
IMPORTANT!
You will need to keep your mouse driver, and possibly your CD-ROM drivers in your CONFIG.SYS
file as well. Consult your CD-ROM and Mouse instruction booklets for specific information
on how to do this. Also, if the BOOT FROM FLOPPY DISK option has been disabled in your
machine’s BIOS, you will not be able to use your boot disk. Reset this parameter to
enable floppy drive boot.
After the above is finished, you should have a boot diskette. Leave the diskette in the
drive, reset your machine, and then run the product again. Be sure to consult the manual
for any special changes to your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS file you might need to make.
