How to create a Startup Diskette for XP

[Mohair]

When I was using Win 98 or Win ME, I used to be able to
create a Startup Disk to allow me to boot up my computer
from the diskette to perfrom various tasks. When it is
booted from the startup disks, it allows me to select to
boot with CD-Drive Support, Step-by-Step, etc.

Can someone please tell me how can I create the same
Startup boot diskette from Win XP ?

Regards

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard
Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314079

The Windows XP installation CD is also a "startup disk"
and contains the tools necessary to perform repairs.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| When I was using Win 98 or Win ME, I used to be able to
| create a Startup Disk to allow me to boot up my computer
| from the diskette to perfrom various tasks. When it is
| booted from the startup disks, it allows me to select to
| boot with CD-Drive Support, Step-by-Step, etc.
|
| Can someone please tell me how can I create the same
| Startup boot diskette from Win XP ?
|
| Regards

 

[hawk]

No such animal. First reference in other post is not a boot disk. It
only provides a way to boot WinXP if the boot sector becomes corrupt.
It is still booting the installed WinXP.

The WinXP CD is bootable and is the closest thing to the boot disk of
Win98.

hawk

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

There's normally no need for an ERD (Emergency Rescue Disk) with
WinXP. The WinXP installation CD is bootable, and provides access to
the Recovery Console.

Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=kb;en-us;Q314058


Bruce Chambers
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