G Guest Apr 20, 2004 #1 How do I make an emergency boot-up disk for Windows XP, Home Edition? I cannot find this anywhere.
K Kaylene aka Taurarian Apr 20, 2004 #2 Dave, the Win CD is bootable, but if you want, check these links http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310994 Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305595 HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314079 How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP Dave said: How do I make an emergency boot-up disk for Windows XP, Home Edition? I cannot Click to expand... find this anywhere.
Dave, the Win CD is bootable, but if you want, check these links http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310994 Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305595 HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314079 How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP Dave said: How do I make an emergency boot-up disk for Windows XP, Home Edition? I cannot Click to expand... find this anywhere.
J JWooden271 Apr 21, 2004 #3 Your WindowsXP install disc is your recovery disc. It has a (half-baked) "recovery console" tool. A DOS boot disk (like those made by Win9x) is utterly useless (other than for format and fdisk) on a machine with WinXP with NTFS.
Your WindowsXP install disc is your recovery disc. It has a (half-baked) "recovery console" tool. A DOS boot disk (like those made by Win9x) is utterly useless (other than for format and fdisk) on a machine with WinXP with NTFS.
