start up disc

[super_crew01]

i have tried to make a start up disc for windows xp but i
cant find it in the control panel/ add remove
programs...did it move somewhere else or is it not used at
all anymore.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

i have tried to make a start up disc for windows xp but i
cant find it in the control panel/ add remove
programs...did it move somewhere else or is it not used at
all anymore.

Use the XP CD; it's bootable and convenient. If you are using it for
repair purposes, you need to have the password for an administrator-level
account. For XP Home, the administrator password is, by default, blank.

For diskettes, the issue is that if your hard disk is formatted NFTS, which
is becoming more and more common, a Win9x boot diskette won't be much help
at all. It won't be able to access the NTFS file structure.

You can get the six-diskette set but booting from the CD is much easier.
If you must use a boot disk, use a win9x boot disk with CD drivers, so that
you can access the CD. Once booted, to run XP Setup you change drives to
the CD, change directories to the \i386 directory, and run 'winnt.exe'.
Note that this is *not* named setup.exe, but it IS the XP installer.


HTH
-pk

 

[Frank \(MS\)]

To create an MS-DOS startup disk

The MS-DOS startup disk you create will allow you to boot into MS-DOS.

1.. Insert a floppy disk into your computer's floppy drive.
2.. Open My Computer, and then click the floppy disk drive to select it.
3.. On the File menu, point to the name of the floppy drive, and then
click Format.
4.. Under Format options, click Create an MS-DOS startup disk.
5.. Click Start.
Important

a.. Creating an MS-DOS startup disk erases all information on the floppy
disk.
Notes

a.. To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
b.. The MS-DOS startup disk only allows the system to boot into an MS-DOS
prompt. The disk contains no additional tools.
From the Windows Xp Help and Support center:

--
Frank: MMC Test Lab

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
You assume all risk for your use. © 2001 Microsoft Corporation.
All rights reserved

 

[NobodyMan]

To create an MS-DOS startup disk

The MS-DOS startup disk you create will allow you to boot into MS-DOS.

1.. Insert a floppy disk into your computer's floppy drive.
2.. Open My Computer, and then click the floppy disk drive to select it.
3.. On the File menu, point to the name of the floppy drive, and then
click Format.
4.. Under Format options, click Create an MS-DOS startup disk.
5.. Click Start.
Important

a.. Creating an MS-DOS startup disk erases all information on the floppy
disk.
Notes

a.. To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
b.. The MS-DOS startup disk only allows the system to boot into an MS-DOS
prompt. The disk contains no additional tools.
From the Windows Xp Help and Support center:

Please refrain from uploading binaries into a text only group.

Thank you.

 

[Alex Nichol]

i have tried to make a start up disc for windows xp but i
cant find it in the control panel/ add remove
programs...did it move somewhere else or is it not used at
all anymore.

My Computer, r-click the drive, Format, and there is a check box.

It is only a very basic disk, suitable for adding on a BIOS flash
program but not much more.

In the ordinary way, for repair work on XP, boot the CD to the R option.
If you cannot do that, you can get a set of six floppies to achieve the
same by running the file downloaded from
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;310994

Or use a Win98 startup floppy, provided the hard disk is using FAT 32