Windows XP boot disks

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Tom Murphy

Does anyone know how to create a set of windows xp boot
disks? Windows xp is my operating system but it has
nothing on boot disks. I'm sure the facility is
available, I just cannot access the relevent
information. Any help would be appreciated - before my
system crashes!
Regards,
Tom
 
If all you want is a boot disk copy these files to a floppy as described in
Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q305595 and

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


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Just my ¢ worth
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Your Windows XP CD-ROM is bootable. You really shouldn't need boot disks,
| but Microsoft does provide them
|
| Windows XP Bootdisk Sets
| http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
|
| | > Does anyone know how to create a set of windows xp boot
| > disks? Windows xp is my operating system but it has
| > nothing on boot disks. I'm sure the facility is
| > available, I just cannot access the relevent
| > information. Any help would be appreciated - before my
| > system crashes!
| > Regards,
| > Tom
|
|
 
In addition to another poster's reply, there are a couple of points:

The XP CD is bootable, and you can run repair utilities from it. (Change the
boot order in your BIOS settings to boot from the CD drive first.)

If you wish to install XP on a system that can't boot from its CD drive, you
can create a set of (six) setup floppies:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310994

"Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks"

HTH.

Bob Knowlden

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