John writes:
>
> I thought this would be of interest to all of us NT types. This comes
> from WinNTMag Update.
>
> * BOOT NT OFF A FLOPPY DISK
> Winternals Software announced ERD Commander, a utility that lets you
> boot Windows NT off a floppy disk to access and repair a dead NT
> installation. The product is a command-line shell that runs off a set of
> NT boot disks. It gives you full access to non-bootable NT systems with
> a robust set of familiar command-line file manipulation tools, including
> copy, rename, delete, move, and xcopy. ERD Commander relies on a
> standard set of NT boot floppy disks, so any NT system is accessible.
>   ERD Commander costs $249. You can order it from the Winternals
> Software Web site.


Hmm...I can boot my NT 4.0 server (SP3) from just about any old
DOS boot disk ... I kept the drives in FAT format for that reason,
and was that ever valuable!  (It allowed me to recover when NT screwed
up and wouldn't boot about 6 months ago.)

And the cost?  Free

(Yes, I know the advantages (*and* the disadvantages) of using the other
file system formats)

Still, this (ERD Commander) is a good tool to know about, thanks!

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