Here's how to create a boot disk that does let you access the CD-ROM drive.

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For times when your PC just won't boot, you need to have a working boot disk stowed away.

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It can even serve as an emergency boot disk if the Mac crashes.

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You can create a boot disk in Windows 95 using the same procedure, but the disk won't give you access to your CD-ROM drive, which is necessary if you have to reinstall Windows.

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Interrupting the reboot process only long enough to change the initial boot device in BIOS from CD-ROM to disk, I impatiently watched Linux boot, waiting for the login prompt to appear.

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Think of it: you can toss that kludgey 20-disk CD-changer out of the car boot and still have every tune you own at your disposal when on the road.

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