i downloaded this ZIP file and followed the instructions http://download.cnet.com/DOS-on-USB/3000-2094_4-10795476.html followed all the steps, except not quite understand this one: tryed putting everything into thumb drive, also tryed putting stuff from DOS directory into thumb drive. either worked. here's a list of all the files from the package Code: Volume in drive H is RamDisk Volume Serial Number is 0E68-80F1 Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB 19/04/2009 22:49 <DIR> . 19/04/2009 22:49 <DIR> .. 16/02/2008 18:58 783 autoexec.bat 11/01/2008 22:04 <DIR> boot 16/02/2008 19:13 <DIR> dos 19/04/2009 22:49 0 i.txt 21/01/2004 08:47 442,368 James' Format Tool.exe 16/02/2008 19:06 2,573 README.txt 4 File(s) 445,724 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\boot 11/01/2008 22:04 <DIR> . 11/01/2008 22:04 <DIR> .. 31/05/2003 07:46 625 ATTR.COM 19/02/2004 12:43 352 AUTOEXEC.BAT 16/02/2004 17:39 16,374 BOOTPART.EXE 15/04/1997 03:00 13,520 CHANGE.EXE 05/05/2003 22:22 94,292 COMMAND.COM 25/01/2004 13:04 173 CONFIG.SYS 21/08/2003 19:43 42 CPUDET.COM 01/10/2002 01:09 4,848 CTMOUSE.EXE 29/07/2003 19:59 3,020 DELTREE.COM 22/10/2003 09:10 4,647 DOSKEY.COM 20/08/1997 02:20 496 DREADY.COM 27/01/2004 22:42 1,570 ELTORITO.SYS 30/07/2003 13:12 4,984 FIND.EXE 08/04/2003 18:34 3,188 FINDCD.EXE 30/07/2003 14:56 177,231 GDISK.EXE 05/05/2001 22:22 10,351 HIMEM.SYS 10/02/2003 11:07 1,835 INIFILE.COM 01/07/2003 12:30 125,960 IO.SYS 01/01/1999 01:01 282 KEYRATE.COM 01/01/1999 01:01 2,419 killer.exe 06/03/2004 18:45 1,514 LICENSE.TXT 15/02/1999 01:53 8,270 MCD.EXE 14/02/2004 15:34 20,412 MESSAGES.EXE 19/07/2001 00:00 14,576 MSCDEX.EXE 11/12/2003 17:02 99 MSDOS.SYS 01/03/1999 02:50 34,335 PKUNZIP.EXE 01/10/2003 17:18 52 RESET1.STP 01/08/2003 10:54 93 RESET2.STP 28/03/2004 14:33 35,273 SETUP.BAT 28/03/2004 09:30 22,904 SETUP.INF 10/03/2001 16:34 451 SHUTDOWN.COM 13/02/2004 22:40 5,435 SUSCR.EXE 17/02/1998 11:28 6,199 VIDE-CDD.SYS 16/02/2008 17:32 64 W.BAT 08/07/2003 10:23 8,868 WBAT.COM 09/07/2001 11:10 1,992 XFIND.COM 14/10/2001 08:16 11,627 XMSDSK.EXE 37 File(s) 638,373 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos 16/02/2008 19:13 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:13 <DIR> .. 12/01/2008 16:04 <DIR> BOOT 11/07/2001 15:59 12,288 DISKEM1X.BIN 22/03/2004 21:21 1,252 DISKEMU.CMD 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> DOS71 25/01/2004 13:40 401 SETUP.BAT 3 File(s) 13,941 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\BOOT 12/01/2008 16:04 <DIR> . 12/01/2008 16:04 <DIR> .. 29/12/2001 19:51 512 DISKA.BIN 11/06/2003 21:09 512 DISKC.BIN 28/03/2004 14:44 737,280 DOS71INS.IMG 23/06/2003 13:54 1,900 FAKEDISK.COM 4 File(s) 740,204 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> ADDONS 12/08/2003 13:29 54 DISKVOL.TXT 05/04/2004 13:28 807,701 DOS71_1S.PAK 05/04/2004 13:16 1,433,337 DOS71_2S.PAK 3 File(s) 2,241,092 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> AUTORUN 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> CHISYS 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> FILEMAN 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> MMEDIA 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> SYSTEM 0 File(s) 0 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\AUTORUN 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 06/08/2003 13:10 58 AUTORUN.DAT 06/08/2003 13:08 52 DISKVOL.TXT 04/01/2004 13:26 272 DOS71ADD.ZIP 06/08/2003 13:09 105 SETUP.DAT 4 File(s) 487 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\CHISYS 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> CCDOS 21/02/2004 07:20 305 CDOS.ZIP 05/08/2003 15:05 55 DISKVOL.TXT 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> PDOS95 05/08/2003 15:06 103 SETUP.DAT 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> TW 3 File(s) 463 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\CHISYS\CCDOS 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 12/08/2003 14:20 446,395 CCDOS.ZIP 01/08/2003 08:17 68 DISKVOL.TXT 05/08/2003 14:59 112 SETUP.DAT 3 File(s) 446,575 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\CHISYS\PDOS95 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 01/08/2003 08:25 54 DISKVOL.TXT 21/02/2004 07:07 532,716 PDOS.ZIP 05/08/2003 15:04 101 SETUP.DAT 3 File(s) 532,871 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\CHISYS\TW 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 31/07/2003 16:24 53 DISKVOL.TXT 05/08/2003 15:02 102 SETUP.DAT 05/08/2003 15:16 284,477 TW.ZIP 3 File(s) 284,632 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\FILEMAN 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 06/08/2003 10:10 59 DISKVOL.TXT 12/08/2003 14:24 197 FILEMAN.ZIP 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> GVFM 06/08/2003 10:10 112 SETUP.DAT 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> VC 3 File(s) 368 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\FILEMAN\GVFM 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 06/08/2003 10:27 74 DISKVOL.TXT 06/08/2003 10:31 331,336 GVFM.ZIP 06/08/2003 10:27 121 SETUP.DAT 3 File(s) 331,531 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\FILEMAN\VC 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 06/08/2003 10:25 67 DISKVOL.TXT 06/08/2003 10:25 114 SETUP.DAT 06/08/2003 10:26 78,565 VC.ZIP 3 File(s) 78,746 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\MMEDIA 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 06/08/2003 08:43 57 DISKVOL.TXT 30/12/2003 10:28 307 MMPACK.ZIP 06/08/2003 08:42 105 SETUP.DAT 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> SNDDRV 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> SNDPRG 3 File(s) 469 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\MMEDIA\SNDDRV 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> CMEDIA 06/08/2003 08:50 55 DISKVOL.TXT 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> ESS 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> SBLIVE 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> SBPCI 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> SBPNP 06/08/2003 08:50 103 SETUP.DAT 21/12/2003 10:59 1,014 SNDDRV.ZIP 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> VIA 3 File(s) 1,172 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\MMEDIA\SNDDRV\CMEDIA 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 06/08/2003 09:34 26,438 C3DMIX.COM 06/08/2003 09:34 19,096 FIXEPIC.EXE 06/08/2003 09:34 4,381 SETAUDIO.COM 3 File(s) 49,915 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\MMEDIA\SNDDRV\ESS 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 19/07/1995 12:57 27,835 ESSCFG.EXE 1 File(s) 27,835 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\MMEDIA\SNDDRV\SBLIVE 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 06/08/2003 09:50 181 CTSYN.INI 06/08/2003 10:05 10,811 PSBEG.BIN 06/08/2003 10:05 948 SBECFG.CFG 06/08/2003 10:05 28,595 SBECFG.EXE 06/08/2003 10:05 269,056 SBECORE.BIN 06/08/2003 10:05 200,962 SBEGO.EXE 06/08/2003 10:05 5,591 SBEINIT.COM 06/08/2003 10:05 16,947 SBELOAD.EXE 06/08/2003 10:05 59,788 SBEMIXER.EXE 06/08/2003 10:05 34,187 SBESET.EXE 06/08/2003 10:05 6,064 SBESET.TXT 11 File(s) 633,130 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\MMEDIA\SNDDRV\SBPCI 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 08/06/2000 12:34 481,282 DOSTEST.ECW 11/03/2002 09:57 33,599 SBCFG.EXE 11/03/2002 09:57 3,677 SBINIT.COM 11/03/2002 09:58 14,501 SBLOAD.EXE 11/03/2002 09:59 67,059 SBPCI.BIN 06/08/2003 09:46 672 SBPCI.INI 6 File(s) 600,790 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\MMEDIA\SNDDRV\SBPNP 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 13/04/1997 20:08 87,508 CTCM.EXE 13/07/2003 08:12 46 CTPNP.CFG 07/04/1996 22:00 15,098 ENVMASTR.EXE 3 File(s) 102,652 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\MMEDIA\SNDDRV\VIA 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 06/07/2003 07:12 39,233 VIAFMTSR.COM 06/08/2003 11:52 443 VIAUDIO.COM 2 File(s) 39,676 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\MMEDIA\SNDPRG 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> CDP 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> MPXPLAY 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> QV 0 File(s) 0 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\MMEDIA\SNDPRG\CDP 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 06/08/2003 09:37 220,358 CDP.ZIP 06/08/2003 09:10 52 DISKVOL.TXT 06/08/2003 09:10 94 SETUP.DAT 3 File(s) 220,504 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\MMEDIA\SNDPRG\MPXPLAY 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 06/08/2003 09:15 61 DISKVOL.TXT 06/08/2003 10:47 311,385 MPXPLAY.ZIP 06/08/2003 09:15 111 SETUP.DAT 3 File(s) 311,557 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\MMEDIA\SNDPRG\QV 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 06/08/2003 09:05 67 DISKVOL.TXT 06/08/2003 09:36 279,368 QVPRO.ZIP 06/08/2003 09:05 113 SETUP.DAT 3 File(s) 279,548 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\SYSTEM 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 04/01/2004 13:10 59 DISKVOL.TXT 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> MSAV 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> MSBACKUP 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> NORTON 04/01/2004 13:11 112 SETUP.DAT 28/03/2004 06:09 210 SYSTEM.ZIP 3 File(s) 381 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\SYSTEM\MSAV 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 28/03/2004 06:06 46 DISKVOL.TXT 28/03/2004 09:56 204,423 MSAV.ZIP 28/03/2004 06:59 113 SETUP.DAT 3 File(s) 204,582 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\SYSTEM\MSBACKUP 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 28/03/2004 06:02 50 DISKVOL.TXT 28/03/2004 11:43 576,327 MSBACKUP.ZIP 28/03/2004 07:00 117 SETUP.DAT 3 File(s) 576,494 bytes Directory of H:\DOS-on-USB\dos\DOS71\ADDONS\SYSTEM\NORTON 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> . 16/02/2008 19:12 <DIR> .. 04/01/2004 13:13 58 DISKVOL.TXT 28/03/2004 09:57 1,429,198 NORTON.ZIP 04/01/2004 13:13 112 SETUP.DAT 3 File(s) 1,429,368 bytes Total Files Listed: 129 File(s) 10,233,080 bytes 89 Dir(s) 1,682,579,456 bytes free anyone know how any better package or tutorial for putting together a DOS onto USB? also, what other recovery program that might be useful? Memtest? Win 3.1?
http://www.free-av.com/en/products/11/avira_ntfs4dos_personal.html NTFS4DOS, so you can enumerate and access NTFS partitions from DOS, in case the version you have there doesn't have something similar. I find FreeDOS good: http://www.freedos.org/ I'm pretty sure it has a built-in bootable-USB installation tool, too.
Looks like you've been copying files to Root of the USB drive would be If you don't have any luck with that, try the HP USB format utility and point it to the files you've already downloaded when it asks for DOS files. It partitions and makes bootable the USB drive for you
You could try unetbootin with the freedos see http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=198821&package_id=256837
yeah used that HP format utility cyril linked.. here's some basic boot files if you need http://www.flazh.de/inc/dl.php?dl=bios/usbdos.zip http://www.bay-wolf.com/utility/usbkey/win98boot.zip