startup disk for WINDOWS XP ???

M

Mauri

Could someone please tell me how I can make a STARTUP DISK
that will then provide access to my CD drive so I can
reinstall Windows from the original Window XP CD if and
when my computer crashes and I no longer have access to
Windows? All previous versions of Windows provided for
making such a startup disk for recovery in case windows
does not start.

Thank you for any help,
Mauri

PS I could not find any help on this topic at the
Microsoft site.
 
C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

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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| Could someone please tell me how I can make a STARTUP DISK
| that will then provide access to my CD drive so I can
| reinstall Windows from the original Window XP CD if and
| when my computer crashes and I no longer have access to
| Windows? All previous versions of Windows provided for
| making such a startup disk for recovery in case windows
| does not start.
|
| Thank you for any help,
| Mauri
|
| PS I could not find any help on this topic at the
| Microsoft site.
 
D

David H. Lipman

There is no Startup Disk in XP like there has been for Win9x/ME.

You need to make sure that the BIOS of the platform can boot from a CDROM and the boot order
has CDROM as the first object.

You then have the XP CDROM in the CDROM drive and reboot the PC. The PC will boot off the
CDROM and thus allow the reinstallation.

Dave



| Could someone please tell me how I can make a STARTUP DISK
| that will then provide access to my CD drive so I can
| reinstall Windows from the original Window XP CD if and
| when my computer crashes and I no longer have access to
| Windows? All previous versions of Windows provided for
| making such a startup disk for recovery in case windows
| does not start.
|
| Thank you for any help,
| Mauri
|
| PS I could not find any help on this topic at the
| Microsoft site.
 
Y

Yves Leclerc

You can not have a startup diskete to re-install XP.

The XP CD is bootable and you will use it to re-install it.

Y.
 
C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

Resources for Troubleshooting Startup Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308041

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

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

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------


| Could someone please tell me how I can make a STARTUP DISK
| that will then provide access to my CD drive so I can
| reinstall Windows from the original Window XP CD if and
| when my computer crashes and I no longer have access to
| Windows? All previous versions of Windows provided for
| making such a startup disk for recovery in case windows
| does not start.
|
| Thank you for any help,
| Mauri
|
| PS I could not find any help on this topic at the
| Microsoft site.
 
K

Ken Blake

In
Mauri said:
Could someone please tell me how I can make a STARTUP DISK
that will then provide access to my CD drive so I can
reinstall Windows from the original Window XP CD if and
when my computer crashes and I no longer have access to
Windows? All previous versions of Windows provided for
making such a startup disk for recovery in case windows
does not start.
Click to expand...



You don't need a diskette, since you already have a startup disk.
The Windows XP CD is bootable. To reinstall Windows, just set the
BIOS to boot from the CD first, insert the CD, and start the
computer.
 
S

Scott M.

Thanks Carey, I'm aware of this. My point was that you need to be able to
boot from a disk sometimes because not a pc's let the system boot from the
CD.
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

In
Scott M. said:
But this does not always work as some computers don't boot from the
CD ROM drive.
Click to expand...


Although it's true that older computers didn't have the ability
to boot from the CD drive, almost any computer that old would not
be capable of running Windows XP anway. So from a practical
standpoint, it comes very close to always working.
 
S

Scott M.

Just recently I came across a Dell 4100 (P3 512MB RAM) that would not boot
from the CD. Other than that, the system was perfectly fine for XP.
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

In
Scott M. said:
Just recently I came across a Dell 4100 (P3 512MB RAM) that would not
boot from the CD. Other than that, the system was perfectly fine for
XP.
Click to expand...


OK, I didn't say there were *none*. What you came across is still
very much an exception. As I said, *almost* any computer old
enough to not boot from the CD drive would not be capable of
running Windows XP.
 
G

Gary Tait

Well there 'ya go.

They are not stock components. It is NOT proper of Microsoft to not provide this with the
installation CDROM.

Thanx for the URL.

Dave
Click to expand...

It is, as the boot disketters are not really reqired for the XP CD, as
it is bootable on most systems.
 
G

Gary Tait

Just recently I came across a Dell 4100 (P3 512MB RAM) that would not boot
from the CD. Other than that, the system was perfectly fine for XP.
Click to expand...

What that means is that there is no point to include boot diskettes
for 99% of the systems that don't need them, and it is up to the 1% to
obtain boot floppies separately from their purchase of the OS.
 
S

Scott M.

What that means is that there is no point to include boot diskettes
for 99% of the systems that don't need them, and it is up to the 1% to
obtain boot floppies separately from their purchase of the OS.
Click to expand...

I think you are stating the obvious here.
 

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