Trying to boot from floppies

[Guest]

I have downloaded the boot program for Windows XP home edition. When
extracting the program, and loading to floppies, it always stops at Disk 5
with 92% complete and says WRITE ERROR. I have 38kb left on the floppy. Is
the program too big for a floppy on disk 5? I have tried several different
disks. What can I do?
Thanks,

 

[Jerry]

The software knows how much space is on a floppy during the write process
and will not exceed that size; how else would you have already written the
previous floppies?

Could be the info being written for Disk 5 is bad. Try re-downloading.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have downloaded the boot program for Windows XP home edition. When
extracting the program, and loading to floppies, it always stops at Disk 5
with 92% complete and says WRITE ERROR. I have 38kb left on the floppy. Is
the program too big for a floppy on disk 5? I have tried several different
disks. What can I do?
Thanks,

Very few people boot from floppy disks these days. It's much
easier to boot from the WinXP CD, and the end result is
exactly the same.

 

[Guest]

I don't have a WinXP CD. Where do I get one? Or can I load down a program to
a CD from Microsoft somewhere? I have not found that opportunity. Thanks,

 

[Guest]

Well, it will not continue to the next disk. I will try your idea of new
download again. Thanks,

 

[D.Currie]

If you don't have a Windows CD, what are you trying to accomplish by booting
from the floppy set? Maybe if you explain that, someone will have a better
idea for you.

 

[Guest]

Well, perhaps, I misunderstand what the floppy boot will do. I did not get a
Win CD with th laptop. Windows will not run. I thought the boot would start
it up again.
Thanks.

 

[Larry Samuels]

What brand laptop?
It may have the recovery files on a hidden partition.

--
Larry Samuels Associate Expert
MS-MVP (2001-2005)
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
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[Guest]

LARRY,
It is an HP, model Pavilion ZE5300. Thanks,

 

[Larry Samuels]

Hi Russ,

HP usually have a hidden partition with the recovery files.
Try turning off the pc, turn it back on and tap the F10 key to see if it
will allow you to access the system recovery partition.

--
Larry Samuels Associate Expert
MS-MVP (2001-2005)
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
Expert Zone-