I used my spare time to make a bootable CD. This CD is optimized and improved on the basis of Wuyou 3.1. I threw out some useless files from Wuyou Boot 3.1 and added some newer and more practical boot files and system tools. From a practical point of view, besides those system tools, this CD provides the three most commonly used operating systems: WIN98SE, WINME, and WIN2000 Professional (all extracted from genuine CDs. WIN98SE is the OEM edition), and it also provides installation tutorials for these three operating systems.
For now I have named it Yiyesong Boot Star.
Compared with Wuyou Boot 3.1, this boot CD has the following improvements:
1. This CD uses some of the latest DOS system files and hardware drivers, such as CD-ROM and mouse drivers, so it uses less memory and boots faster.
2. Besides booting by itself, this CD also supports other boot floppies or boot CDs (even ordinary DOS floppies). The usage is very simple. For example, after you boot with a WIN98 boot floppy, insert this CD and just type yiyesong at the DOS prompt (if your original boot disk has no path set, then you need to enter the CD drive letter), and you can enter the CD's nice graphical interface, the same as booting directly from the CD.
3. With this CD you can also make a slim floppy edition. You can also use the slim floppy edition to boot the computer. This slim edition is a miniature version of the CD, extracting the most classic software tools from the CD. With the slim edition you can completely do without the CD, yet in actual use it is in no way inferior to the classic CD edition.
4. The CD edition and floppy edition can be switched back and forth. So no matter which one breaks, you can use the other as a replacement.
5. The English prompt interface and the graphical interface can also be switched back and forth. The methods are very simple. To switch from the graphical interface to the prompt, just click the corresponding button on the interface, the same as Wuyou Boot. To enter the graphical interface from the prompt, just type yiyesong. With the parameter /CD (that is, YIYESONG /CD) you can enter the classic CD edition, parameter /A enters the slim floppy edition, and parameter /？ lets you view simple usage instructions for this command.
6. The CD-ROM driver does not have to be loaded at boot time. Whenever you need to load the CD-ROM driver, just type CDROM at the DOS prompt, or click the Load CD-ROM Driver button in the graphical interface.
7. The placement of the operating systems is more flexible. As long as they are installation files for these three operating systems, you can put them anywhere. No matter where you put them, even if the installation directory does not use the original name (for example, you can name the WIN98 installation folder YIYESONG), or even if your installation files are on another CD (in that case, just boot with this CD and then swap in your own CD), the program can automatically search for your installation files and begin installation.
8. After booting with the floppy edition, all the system tools on the floppy are extracted into memory. At that point, even if you remove the floppy, those tools can still be used normally.
There are some other improvements as well, not all listed in detail.
I once posted this on the Wuyou Boot forum, hoping to share it with everyone, but unexpectedly the boss there rudely deleted my post and banned me from speaking. I am very angry about this, so I am reposting it here. I think this place has the spirit of the Internet. Also, some of the software was taken from the New DOS site, and thanks to WENGIER for helping me.
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Update: The CD boot now uses a graphical interface, just like a BIOS LOGO. It was made with DISKEMU2.01. But it seems some onboard graphics cards do not support it.
For now I have named it Yiyesong Boot Star.
Compared with Wuyou Boot 3.1, this boot CD has the following improvements:
1. This CD uses some of the latest DOS system files and hardware drivers, such as CD-ROM and mouse drivers, so it uses less memory and boots faster.
2. Besides booting by itself, this CD also supports other boot floppies or boot CDs (even ordinary DOS floppies). The usage is very simple. For example, after you boot with a WIN98 boot floppy, insert this CD and just type yiyesong at the DOS prompt (if your original boot disk has no path set, then you need to enter the CD drive letter), and you can enter the CD's nice graphical interface, the same as booting directly from the CD.
3. With this CD you can also make a slim floppy edition. You can also use the slim floppy edition to boot the computer. This slim edition is a miniature version of the CD, extracting the most classic software tools from the CD. With the slim edition you can completely do without the CD, yet in actual use it is in no way inferior to the classic CD edition.
4. The CD edition and floppy edition can be switched back and forth. So no matter which one breaks, you can use the other as a replacement.
5. The English prompt interface and the graphical interface can also be switched back and forth. The methods are very simple. To switch from the graphical interface to the prompt, just click the corresponding button on the interface, the same as Wuyou Boot. To enter the graphical interface from the prompt, just type yiyesong. With the parameter /CD (that is, YIYESONG /CD) you can enter the classic CD edition, parameter /A enters the slim floppy edition, and parameter /？ lets you view simple usage instructions for this command.
6. The CD-ROM driver does not have to be loaded at boot time. Whenever you need to load the CD-ROM driver, just type CDROM at the DOS prompt, or click the Load CD-ROM Driver button in the graphical interface.
7. The placement of the operating systems is more flexible. As long as they are installation files for these three operating systems, you can put them anywhere. No matter where you put them, even if the installation directory does not use the original name (for example, you can name the WIN98 installation folder YIYESONG), or even if your installation files are on another CD (in that case, just boot with this CD and then swap in your own CD), the program can automatically search for your installation files and begin installation.
8. After booting with the floppy edition, all the system tools on the floppy are extracted into memory. At that point, even if you remove the floppy, those tools can still be used normally.
There are some other improvements as well, not all listed in detail.
I once posted this on the Wuyou Boot forum, hoping to share it with everyone, but unexpectedly the boss there rudely deleted my post and banned me from speaking. I am very angry about this, so I am reposting it here. I think this place has the spirit of the Internet. Also, some of the software was taken from the New DOS site, and thanks to WENGIER for helping me.
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Update: The CD boot now uses a graphical interface, just like a BIOS LOGO. It was made with DISKEMU2.01. But it seems some onboard graphics cards do not support it.
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