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Old 11-06-08, 10:39 AM   #1
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I'd like to boot DOS (for simple file and folder management atleast) from any usb drive. Does any one knows about some utilities like that ?
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I am not sure whether DOS can address NTFS and large partitions.
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There are some dos versions (not ms dos) in Ultimate Boot Disc which can access NTFS partitions.
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U can use "readntfs.exe" to read ntfs partitions in dos mode. It can even run from 98/ME startup disk.
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