Follow these instructions to create a standalone startup diskette.

1. Insert a blank floppy disk in the floppy disk drive (drive A).
2. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Click Create Disk on the Startup Disk tab.

After you create the Startup disk, you should test it. To test the Startup disk, insert it in the floppy disk drive and then restart your computer.
If you are using a Windows 98-based computer, the Startup menu is displayed. If you are using a Windows 95-based computer, a command prompt is displayed.

Do you need Real-mode CD-ROM support? Some CD-ROM drives require Real-mode device drivers. If you are planning to use Windows 98 on your computer, the Startup disk contains generic, Real-mode ATAPI CD-ROM and Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) drivers that can enable CD-ROM drives after you boot from the Windows 98 Startup disk.
Note that these CD-ROM drivers may not work with all CD-ROM drives; they may work as a replacement if the Real-mode CD-ROM drivers that are included with your CD-ROM drive are not available.

NOTE: If you insert your Windows 98 Startup disk, restart your computer, you may not be able to change to the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive. This is usually one drive letter ahead of where the drive letter typically resides because there is a random access memory [RAM] drive created by the Startup disk. This is because these drivers do not work with your CD-ROM drive.
View the documentation that is included with your hardware, or contact your hardware manufacturer to obtain the CD-ROM device drivers.