+-------------------------------------+ | BOOT DISK MAKER | | for TOP GUN: FIRE AT WILL! | | Version 1.9 1/30/96 | | by Samuel Kolb | +-------------------------------------+ Introduction ------------ This boot disk maker will make a boot disk for use with Top Gun: Fire at Will. It works by reading your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files on your hard drive, identifying the necessary drivers (CD-ROM drive, mouse and sound card) and writing a new version of AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS to a floppy disk in drive A. How It Works ------------ The boot disk maker compares sub-strings from the INCLUDE.LST file with each line in the open file (either AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS). It then copies those lines which contain the sub-string to the appropriate file on the floppy disk. The program _does not_ write anything to your hard drive. Items in the REMOVE.LST file override those in the INCLUDE.LST file. Duplicate lines are also not copied. How to Use the Boot Disk Maker ------------------------------ Before you begin, make sure you have a formatted floppy disk ready. To format a floppy disk, insert a blank disk into drive A and type "FORMAT A:" at the DOS prompt. The boot disk maker contains four files: BOOTDISK.BAT, INCLUDE.LST, REMOVE.LST and BOOTKMR.EXE 1) Copy all of the above files to a single directory on your hard drive. For example, type "COPY BOOT*.* C:\TOPGUN" and then "COPY *.LST C:\TOPGUN" to copy the files to your \TOPGUN directory. You can also run the boot disk maker from a floppy disk as long as the floppy disk is _not_ write-protected and all of the above files are on the floppy disk. 2) Change to the directory where you copied the above files. For example, type "CD \TOPGUN." 3) To run the boot disk maker, type "BOOTDISK" and press Enter. 4) The program will ask you to insert a floppy disk into drive A. Make sure you use a formatted floppy disk. 5) The program will then ask if your computer runs Windows 95. Press "Y" for "Yes" if you have Windows 95 on your computer 6) The program will write the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files to the floppy disk in drive A. To use the boot disk for Top Gun: Fire at Will, insert the boot disk in drive A and reboot your computer. Multiple Boot Configurations ---------------------------- If you are using a multiple boot configuration under DOS, you may have multiple copies of certain lines in the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files on the boot disk. Using a text editor, you should edit these files to remove any duplicate lines.