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How do I make a boot disc for XP?
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Stelios Koulouris
Place a disk in your disk drve (usually A
Start ----> My Computer, then in "3.5 Floppy (A" RIGHT click ----->Format
In the new window that opens, in the "Format Options" check the "Create an
MS-DOS startup disk".
Hit "Start"
Please Note that by this way you will create a MS-DOS boot disk capable to
"read" FAT file systems. That means that if your Hard Disks in your computer
are formated in the NTFS File system, although with the disk you will have
access to your hard drive(s) (as in your CD-ROM, Floppy Disk etc), you won't
be able to "See" any files.
Start ----> My Computer, then in "3.5 Floppy (A
" RIGHT click ----->FormatIn the new window that opens, in the "Format Options" check the "Create an
MS-DOS startup disk".
Hit "Start"
Please Note that by this way you will create a MS-DOS boot disk capable to
"read" FAT file systems. That means that if your Hard Disks in your computer
are formated in the NTFS File system, although with the disk you will have
access to your hard drive(s) (as in your CD-ROM, Floppy Disk etc), you won't
be able to "See" any files.
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Gary G. Little
Sure would be great if you used your name. This anonymous nonsense is just
that ... non-sense.
I think 2000 was the last OS to allow you to make boot floppies. On that
system do a search on the install CD for MAKEDISK or MAKEIMAGE, and then
read the text files. XP and above uses a bootable CD. I never have but you
might do the same search on the XP install CD.
that ... non-sense.
I think 2000 was the last OS to allow you to make boot floppies. On that
system do a search on the install CD for MAKEDISK or MAKEIMAGE, and then
read the text files. XP and above uses a bootable CD. I never have but you
might do the same search on the XP install CD.
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William Ingle
You can easily make a boot floppy with XP or Win2k3 Server. It is an option
of the format dialog. Click Start->My Computer->A drive; right click your
floppy drive icon and select format. From the format dialog select the
"Create an MS-DOS Startup Disk".
of the format dialog. Click Start->My Computer->A drive; right click your
floppy drive icon and select format. From the format dialog select the
"Create an MS-DOS Startup Disk".
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Gary G. Little
That will depend on what you mean by "boot floppy". Windows "format" will
indeed create a bootable floppy, but it is in no way a "boot floppy". So
what's the difference?
A bootable floppy may boot to anything --- some rare form of DOS, 9x, or ME.
A boot floppy boots to a stripped down version of your primary OS, in this
case 2000, XP, or Server 2003. A boot floppy will permit you to access NTFS
partitions whereas a bootable floppy will only allow you to access FATxx
partitions. With one you can only play with the floppy, but with the other
you have command line access to the entire system. 2000 is the last Windows
OS that I know of that allowed you to create boot floppies.
indeed create a bootable floppy, but it is in no way a "boot floppy". So
what's the difference?
A bootable floppy may boot to anything --- some rare form of DOS, 9x, or ME.
A boot floppy boots to a stripped down version of your primary OS, in this
case 2000, XP, or Server 2003. A boot floppy will permit you to access NTFS
partitions whereas a bootable floppy will only allow you to access FATxx
partitions. With one you can only play with the floppy, but with the other
you have command line access to the entire system. 2000 is the last Windows
OS that I know of that allowed you to create boot floppies.
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Mike Powers
If you look through MS support database, you will find a download which
will let yuo produce a set of I believe 5 floppies which allow booting
and installing from a floppy drive, but you still will have to have
access to a CD drive to do the install.
will let yuo produce a set of I believe 5 floppies which allow booting
and installing from a floppy drive, but you still will have to have
access to a CD drive to do the install.