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== Requirements == Different operating systems use different boot disk contents. All boot disks must be compatible with the computer they are designed for. ; MS-DOS/PC DOS/DR-DOS: *A valid [[boot sector]] in form of a [[volume boot record]] (VBR) *[[IO.SYS]] or [[IBMBIO.COM]] *[[MSDOS.SYS]] or [[IBMDOS.COM]] *[[COMMAND.COM]] All files must be for the same version of the operating system. Complete boot disks can be prepared in one operation by an installed operating system;<ref name=RecovDSK.NYT98/> details vary. ; FreeDOS: *A valid boot sector on the disk *COMMAND.COM *KERNEL.SYS ; Linux: *A bootloader such as [[SYSLINUX]] or [[GRUB]] *[[Linux kernel]] *Initial ram disk ([[initrd]]) ; Windows Preinstallation Environment: *[[Windows Boot Manager]] *BOOT.WIM
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