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smitten
07-02-2002, 02:25 AM
Im trying to make a startup disc, but everytime I do it say's I'm missing a file c:\windows\system\aspi2dos.sys
How can I get to this file, thanks!
DanK
07-02-2002, 06:07 AM
Download it from Here</font color=red> (http://www.technicalguide.com/files/s29k2/w98/Startup-Disk/aspi2dos.sys><font)
Nana
07-02-2002, 06:32 AM
smitten,

Have you done a search on your system for that file? I also use WinMe, so I checked my own computer. I found the file in two locations, neither of which were C:\windows\system\.

I found it here: C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\EBD\

and here: C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\COMMAND\EBD\

Both are exactly the same size 35+kb but they have different dates. The first is 01/28/01 and the second 06/08/00.

Before you download a new one, do a search of your system. If you find it elsewhere, copy it to the directory where it's being looked for - C:\windows\system\ - according to your post.

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DanK
07-02-2002, 07:01 AM
Just out of interest Nana, are you able to make a start-up disk?
Nana
07-02-2002, 11:42 PM
DanK,

Sorry it took so long to get back to you, but I had to buy more floppies. I have a recent StartUp disk, but like you, I wondered if I could make one now, after smitten's question.

The answer is a resounding <font color=red>YES!</font color=red> My computer did as it was told - no questions asked, no comments given.

After the disk was finished, I did a search for aspi2dos.sys. There is still just the two files, both in the same location as yesterday.

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smitten
07-03-2002, 03:39 AM
Thank you nana, I found it and put it in it's right place, all is working great, Making start up disc worked fine, Thanx
Nana
07-03-2002, 04:29 AM
You're welcome. Glad it worked.

Just out of curiosity, did you find aspi2dos.sys on your own system? Where? Also, where did you put aspi2dos.sys so that you could make aStartUp Disk?

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DanK
07-03-2002, 10:47 AM
I only had one copy of the file on my ME machine here C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\EBD\

Strange, but alls well that ends well i suppose
smitten
07-03-2002, 10:04 PM
I found aspi2dos.sys in c:\windows\command\EBD and I cut and copied it to c:\windows\system, I didn't find it in c:\windows\application data\command\EBD like yourself, I guess I needed to put it in the right place where it would be recognized.
Nana
07-03-2002, 11:37 PM
Dan & smitten,

Very strange! We all have the same OS, yet the <font color=red>StartUp Disk</font color=red> 'maker' appears to look in different places for the same file. My system must have gone to C:\Windows\Application Data\Command\EBD for aspi2dos.sys when I made my first one. Aspi2dos.sys didn't even exist in C:\Windows\Command\EBD until 2 months after that.

Does anyone know why?

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