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Create Your Windows XP Boot Disk
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Windows XP gives you the ability to quickly and easily create a boot disk (unlike Windows 2000 and Windows NT). Assuming that you have the necessary hardware installed, insert a floppy disk into your computer’s floppy drive.
Next open Windows Explorer (Start | All Programs | Accessories). Right click your floppy drive and click Format. From the dialog box that appears, click the Create an MS-DOS startup disk option. That is all you need to do. Windows will place the necessary files on the floppy disk that are required to boot the computer.
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Bob Johnson
December 15th, 2006
at 4:55am
Planned to build my own the way I wanted it until S.M.A.R.T. told me my HD was failing, could fail at any time. Rushed to BestBuy for a computer, thinking I could get by without a floppy. Wrong many times!
So, is there a way to creat a boot disk without a floppy. I have an external Zip drive. Thanks. bob j
scott
January 2nd, 2008
at 3:13am
i have a dell 9150 moved it to france but it won’t start up all i get is either the dell logo or a blank screen with a flashing cursor in the top left hand of the screen, no option to enter bios or anything, i’m really stuck do you have any suggestion, borrowed a friends computer for a couple of days but can’t seem to get much from the internet i would be really greatful if you had any ideas.
scott heasman.
Casper
March 21st, 2008
at 11:46pm
How do I create a XP PRO SP2 boot disk with no floppy?