Formatting a Hard Drive Using 6 Disk

[Dukey]

I want to format my hard drive. My computer will not recognize my WIN XP CD
to do a automatic bootup. I understand I can use 6 floppy disks. Where can
I find these disk?

Thankd

Douglas

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

I want to format my hard drive. My computer will not recognize my WIN
XP CD to do a automatic bootup.

Enter the BIOS setup and change the boot sequence accordingly.

I understand I can use 6 floppy disks. Where can I find these disk?

"How to obtain Windows XP Setup disks for a floppy boot installation"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994/en-us

 

[Tim Slattery]

I want to format my hard drive. My computer will not recognize my WIN XP CD
to do a automatic bootup.

Have you gone into the BIOS setup and made sure that the machine will
try to boot from the CD? It's not always set that way by default.

 

[John Barnett MVP]

First check this link from my website:
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_enable_cdrom_support_i.htm

If the cd-rom is already enabled and your Windows CD is damaged you might
also like to look at this link:
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_replace_a_lost.htm

The 6 floppy disks you refer to should be available on www.bootdisk.com. If
you do need to download the boot disks make sure you choose the correct
version, i.e., Home or Professional.

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