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PowerISO can create DOS bootable USB flash drive, which allowyou to boot DOS from USB drive. Both MS-DOS and FreeDOS are supported.

Diskcopy.dll is required to create MS-DOS bootable USB drive.However, the dll is removed from Windows 10. You can copy the dll from Windows 7system directory. The dll should be copied to PowerISO installation directory.
Step1: Create MS-DOS Bootable USB Drive

Bootable MS-DOS CD-ROM. If you were able to create a bootable MS-DOS floppy disk, then you can use this floppy as an image for a bootable MS-DOS CD-ROM. With a burning utility like Nero you can choose for a bootable data disk with the floppy as boot image. If you don't have a floppy drive, you will have to do this on another computer. To fix: When you boot the FreeDOS install CD-ROM, at the first 'Welcome to FreeDOS 1.2' boot screen, press the Tab key to edit the boot options. Add raw to the end of the command line, then press the Enter key to boot. Download FreeDOS 1.2 » FreeDOS 1.2 Standard CD-ROM.

  1. Start PowerISO (v7.5 or newer version, download here).

  2. Insert the USB drive you intend to boot from.

  3. Choose the menu 'Tools > Create Bootable USB Drive'.
    If you are using Windows Vista or above operating system, you need confirm the UAC dialog box to continue.

  4. The 'Create Bootable USB Drive' dialog will popup. Click Down-Arrow button, and select 'More selection...' from the popup menu.

  5. The 'Select source for creating bootable USB drive' dialog box shows. Select the option 'Create MS-DOS bootable USB drive' and click 'OK' button to close the dialog box.

  6. Select the correct USB drive from the 'Destination USB Drive' list if multiple USB drives are connected to the computer.
    Choose the proper writing method. 'USB-HDD' is recommended.
    Click 'Start' button to start creating msdos bootable USB drive.

  7. PowerISO will alert you that all data on USB drive will be destroyed. Click 'OK' to continue.

  8. The program will start writing boot files to the USB drive, and showing the progress information. You should get the message 'Writing USB drive completed successfully.' after the operation completes.

If no errors occurred in the above process, you should now be all set to Boot MS-DOS from USB drive!

Step 2: Configuring the BIOS

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You should now reboot and go into the BIOS configuration to boot from USB. Instructions for doing so vary wildly from system to system, but generally entail the following:

  1. Reboot the system.

  2. While booting (before Windows starts loading), get into the BIOS configuration screen by hitting something like F1, F2, Delete or Escape. Hotkey instructions are generally provided on the screen.

  3. Go to the section that contains your boot devices.

  4. With your USB drive plugged in, the USB drive should be listed. If it isn’t, your system might not support booting from USB. Assuming that it is supported (as is the case with virtually all modern hardware), promote your USB drive to the primary boot device.

  5. Exit from the BIOS configuration, saving all changes.

Please notice that you can seriously screw up your system byproviding incorrect BIOS settings!

Step 3: Booting MS-DOS from USB drive

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Assuming that you properly configured your BIOS and your USBdrive supports booting, MS-DOS should now load.

If it isn’t working, then double-check the following beforemaking a scene:

  • Is your BIOS properly configured for booting from the USB device? (Is the USB device listed and does it have top priority?)

  • Have you correctly prepared the USB drive in step one? (Restart the procedure.)

  • Does your USB drive properly support being booted from? (Try another one!)

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Knowledge Base


How to Create a Bootable DOS CD or DVD Disc

This article will explain how to create a bootable DOS optical disc. The basic steps to creating the disc are as follows:

  1. Create a bootable DOS floppy diskette.
  2. Create an image of the floppy diskette, using IMGFLPYD.
  3. Create an ISO image from the floppy diskette image, using MKBISO.
  4. Create the bootable DOS optical disc, using BURNCDCC.

How you will need to proceed depends on what type of DOS environment you wish to use.

  • To use MS-DOS, you will need to begin with a bootable DOS floppy diskette. Please use these links for more information:
    How to Create a Windows 95/98/Me Startup Disk
    How to Create an MS-DOS Startup Disk From Windows XP
  • To use FreeDOS, you may either begin with a bootable FreeDOS floppy diskette, or simply download a pre-made bootable FreeDOS ISO image from the FreeDOS Home Page. Using the pre-made ISO image will allow you to skip Steps 1, 2, and 3 shown above.

At this point, you should have either a bootable DOS floppy diskette or a FreeDOS ISO image file. If you have the ISO file, skip to Step 3 below.

  1. Download the free utility IMGFLPYD, and use it to create an image of your bootable DOS floppy diskette. Here is a sample command line:
    imgflpyd a: c:dosimage.img
    Where a: refers to your floppy drive and c:dosimage.img represents the path and file name where the floppy disk image will be saved. (Whatever path and file name you happen to use, remember what it is--you will need it for later steps.)
  2. Download the free utility MKBISO, and use it to create an ISO image file from the floppy image file you created in Step 1 above. Here is a sample command line:
    mkbiso c:dosimage.iso c:dosimage.img
    Where c:dosimage.iso represents the path and file name where the ISO image will be saved and c:dosimage.img represents the floppy disk image you created in Step 1 above.
  3. Download the free utility BURNCDCC, and use it to burn the ISO image to your optical disc (whether that ISO image is one you created in Step 2 above, or a pre-made FreeDOS ISO image). Here are the basic steps to create the bootable disc using BURNCDCC:
    • Run BURNCDCC, and in the File Image text box, provide the path to the ISO file you created in Step 2 above (which in our example would be c:dosimage.iso).
    • Select the appropriate optical drive from the Device drop-down list, after inserting a disc into that drive.
    • Select the Read verify option for added assurance that the disc is written correctly.
    • Press the Start button and wait for the disc to be created.
    Note: If you like, you can use your burning application of choice, rather than BURNCDCC.

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