How to install Plop Boot Manager in windows ME ?

[neofing]

How to install Plop Boot Manager in windows ME ?

[Elmar]

what do you mean?

[neofing]

Laptop Dell 7500. Windows Millennium. BIOS does not support USB booting.
FDD and CD-Rom not working. Need to install Windows Xp from usb flash.
I try to install Plop Boot Manager:
1)   Download plpgenbtldr-0.8.zip
2)   Copied plpgenbtldr.exe and PLBT.BIN in C:\
3)   Run plpgenbtldr. Could not find NtFsControlFile entry point in NTDLL.DLL

Sorry for my bad English

[Elmar]

plpgenbtldr is for NT systems. it does not work with 98 and similar.

download plpbt-anyversion.zip
exctract it
copy the file install\plpinst.com to c:\
reboot the pc
press F8  multiple times during bootup
you should get a menu with a few options like safe mode, command prompt and so on
use "command prompt"
WINDOWS MUST NOT BOOT!
now you should see c:\
if you see a sub directory then run "cd \"
run "plpinst"
now you see the plop boot manager installer
choose option 1

on dell laptops, the usb boot often does not work. maybe 5.0.10 works better than 5.0.11

[neofing]

yippee, it works !!!!!! thx 

[Aliasmarcos]

I have the same problem with a Compaq Armada E500 and Windows Millennium.
Where can I download plpbt-anyversion.zip?

[Elmar]

"plpbt-anyversion.zip" means only "any version" of the boot manager

[Aliasmarcos]

My Compaq Armada doesn't have command prompt 

[Elmar]

My Compaq Armada doesn't have command prompt 

thats impossible. however, its also possible to install or use the boot manager from floppy or cd.

[Aliasmarcos]

thats impossible.

I have:
1. Normal
2. Initiated session (\BOOTLOG.TXT)
3. Safe mode
4. Step by step

[Elmar]

then try F5 or shift F5

[Aliasmarcos]

F5 = nothing
Shift + F5 = Safe mode 

[Elmar]

write into the file c:\autoexec.bat the command "command.com"

[Aliasmarcos]

Finally I did it with a boot diskette.

Thanks.