usb startup disk help needed

[Gabriel Knight]

Hi I need to make a usb startup disk so I can do a clean install of win xp
pro on a laptop I dont have a floppy drive

I need "fdisk" to delete a partition and to make a new one then do a format

and with cd rom device drivers to get enabled

my laptop is a compaq presario CQ60 210TU

Thanks heaps
GK

 

[Leonard Grey]

"Order Recovery Discs for Windows Vista or XP"
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...34&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3879580

"Using the PC Recovery Solution"
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...=us&lang=en&product=3879580&docname=c00608578

 

[Jim]

Hi I need to make a usb startup disk so I can do a clean install of win xp
pro on a laptop I dont have a floppy drive

I need "fdisk" to delete a partition and to make a new one then do a
format

and with cd rom device drivers to get enabled

my laptop is a compaq presario CQ60 210TU

Thanks heaps
GK

In addition to what Leonard Grey posted, you can download the software for
BartPE and create a quite versatile repair disk.
Jim

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi I need to make a usb startup disk so I can do a clean install of win xp
pro on a laptop I dont have a floppy drive

I need "fdisk" to delete a partition and to make a new one then do a format

No, you don't.

Just boot from the Windows XP CD (change the BIOS boot order if
necessary to accomplish this) and follow the prompts for a clean
installation (delete the existing partition by pressing "D" when
prompted, then create a new one).

 

[TompangBuddy.Com]

Hello,

Have you tried HP restore?
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...c=en&cc=hk&lang=en&rule=34531&product=3879580

See the section under "Restore the PC to its original condition with the HP
Recovery Manager if Windows Vista is not accessible ", it should be similar
to Windows XP

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[Patrick Keenan]

Hi I need to make a usb startup disk so I can do a clean install of win xp
pro on a laptop I dont have a floppy drive

I need "fdisk" to delete a partition and to make a new one then do a
format

and with cd rom device drivers to get enabled

my laptop is a compaq presario CQ60 210TU

Thanks heaps
GK

You don't need the floppy. The XP CD is bootable, and has the partitioning
and format tools.

USB floppy drives are available for about $20, and are a good tool to have
on hand.

HTH
-pk