Creating a bootable cd-rom

[don]

I do not have an a: floppy drive on my windows xp
professional. I would like to know the procedures to
follow to create a bootable cd-rom. Apparently, I need a
bootable disk to create an emergency virus check in case
I can't get to the operating system if it becomes
infected. Appreciate the assistance.

 

[David H. Lipman]

If you are NTFS, forget about it. If you boot DOS then it won't see the partition anyway.

Otherwise buy a floppy drive (USB or standard) as they are not expensive.

Dave




| I do not have an a: floppy drive on my windows xp
| professional. I would like to know the procedures to
| follow to create a bootable cd-rom. Apparently, I need a
| bootable disk to create an emergency virus check in case
| I can't get to the operating system if it becomes
| infected. Appreciate the assistance.

 

[Guest]

Okay, Dave, thanks. I didn't think about dos not reading
NTFS. If I get a usb floppy, will win xp allow me to
create a bootable drive that will see the NTFS
partition? Thanks again............Don

-----Original Message-----
If you are NTFS, forget about it. If you boot DOS then

it won't see the partition anyway.

 

[David H. Lipman]

I have never formatted a Floppy to NTFS nor tried. I did try one software package, NTFSDOS,
to create a bootable disk to read NTFS partitions but it would not work with the McAfee
Command Line Scanner.

Dave




|
| Okay, Dave, thanks. I didn't think about dos not reading
| NTFS. If I get a usb floppy, will win xp allow me to
| create a bootable drive that will see the NTFS
| partition? Thanks again............Don
| >-----Original Message-----
| >If you are NTFS, forget about it. If you boot DOS then
| it won't see the partition anyway.
| >
| >Otherwise buy a floppy drive (USB or standard) as they
| are not expensive.
| >
| >Dave
| >
| >
| >
| >
| message
| >| >| I do not have an a: floppy drive on my windows xp
| >| professional. I would like to know the procedures to
| >| follow to create a bootable cd-rom. Apparently, I
| need a
| >| bootable disk to create an emergency virus check in
| case
| >| I can't get to the operating system if it becomes
| >| infected. Appreciate the assistance.
| >
| >
| >.
| >

 

[Ben]

No, you still cannot see NTFS partition.
But you can create Emergency Disks with scan engine on.
Some day you can use antivirus disks to start the PC and scan for viruses.
It means your antivirus may see the partition........

 

[Ron Sommer]

The Emergency Disks will not read NTFS.

Forget the floppy drive and spend the money for a good ghost program.

 

[Stephen Harris]

I have never formatted a Floppy to NTFS nor tried. I did try one software package, NTFSDOS,
to create a bootable disk to read NTFS partitions but it would not work with the McAfee
Command Line Scanner.

Dave

http://www.mrbass.org/ubcd/



|
| Okay, Dave, thanks. I didn't think about dos not reading
| NTFS. If I get a usb floppy, will win xp allow me to
| create a bootable drive that will see the NTFS
| partition? Thanks again............Don
| >-----Original Message-----
| >If you are NTFS, forget about it. If you boot DOS then
| it won't see the partition anyway.
| >
| >Otherwise buy a floppy drive (USB or standard) as they
| are not expensive.
| >
| >Dave
| >
| >
| >
| >
| message
| >| >| I do not have an a: floppy drive on my windows xp
| >| professional. I would like to know the procedures to
| >| follow to create a bootable cd-rom. Apparently, I
| need a
| >| bootable disk to create an emergency virus check in
| case
| >| I can't get to the operating system if it becomes
| >| infected. Appreciate the assistance.
| >
| >
| >.
| >

 

[David H. Lipman]

He'd still need a floppy drive with Symantec Ghost 2003.

Dave




| The Emergency Disks will not read NTFS.
|
| Forget the floppy drive and spend the money for a good ghost program.
| --
| Ron Sommer
|
| | > No, you still cannot see NTFS partition.
| > But you can create Emergency Disks with scan engine on.
| > Some day you can use antivirus disks to start the PC and scan for viruses.
| > It means your antivirus may see the partition........
| >
| > (e-mail address removed) wrote:
| >
| > > Okay, Dave, thanks. I didn't think about dos not reading
| > > NTFS. If I get a usb floppy, will win xp allow me to
| > > create a bootable drive that will see the NTFS
| > > partition? Thanks again............Don
| > >
| > >>-----Original Message-----
| > >>If you are NTFS, forget about it. If you boot DOS then
| > >
| > > it won't see the partition anyway.
| > >
| > >>Otherwise buy a floppy drive (USB or standard) as they
| > >
| > > are not expensive.
| > >
| > >>Dave
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| > >
| > > message
| > >
| > >>| > >>| I do not have an a: floppy drive on my windows xp
| > >>| professional. I would like to know the procedures to
| > >>| follow to create a bootable cd-rom. Apparently, I
| > >
| > > need a
| > >
| > >>| bootable disk to create an emergency virus check in
| > >
| > > case
| > >
| > >>| I can't get to the operating system if it becomes
| > >>| infected. Appreciate the assistance.
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>.
| > >>
| >
|

 

[Ken Blake]

In

I have never formatted a Floppy to NTFS nor tried.

It's not an option. All standard floppies are FAT12.

 

[David H. Lipman]

Thanx -- That explains why I never tried, nor would I have succeeded

Dave




| In | David H. Lipman <[email protected]> typed:
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| >I have never formatted a Floppy to NTFS nor tried.
|
|
| It's not an option. All standard floppies are FAT12.
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