Windows xp boot floopie

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hi i have the Windows xp boot floopie but when i put my boot floppie in it
does not boot from it
 
out of the thousands of possible reasons
i narrowed them down for your convenience

either your bios/cmos is
not set to boot from the floppy

or your floppy isn't bootable

of your floppy drive dont wurk....
 
Do you get this error?

[[Non-System disk or disk error

Replace and press any key when ready ]]


You need these files on the disk:
boot.ini
ntldr
ntdetect.com

And you need to have the floppy drive set as a Boot Device in your BIOS.

Creating a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=311073

How To Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305595

How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being unable
to start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314079

[[Non-System disk or disk error

Replace and press any key when ready ]]
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[[Q. What causes a non-system disk error?

A. Non-System Disk or Disk Error results when the Basic Input/Output System
(BIOS) cannot find the boot sector or the master boot record is missing or
damaged; i.e. the device does not have bootable media. The BIOS searches
drives in the order usually specified in the CMOS Setup. This order is
often, but not always, A: (floppy drive), C: (first partition on the hard
disk)… The error will occur during startup if the CMOS is set so the BIOS
seeks the floppy drive first and a non-bootable (or blank) floppy is in (was
left in) the floppy drive. Other causes include:

* No bootable partition on a hard disk drive
* A defective hard disk drive
* The CMOS drive settings (parameters) are not correct for the boot device
* Defective floppy
* Defective floppy drive
* A virus ]]
http://www.duxcw.com/faq/win/nosys.htm

Error message when you start your computer with a non-system disk
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812492

Invalid / Non System Disk error
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000229.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Stanley said:
hi i have the Windows xp boot floopie but when i put my boot floppie
in it does not boot from it
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What happens when you try? If you get an error message, please quote it
verbatim.

If it just boots from the hard drive, very likely your BIOS is not set to
boot from the floppy drive before the hard drive.

Where did you get this boot "floopie," and what are you planning on doing
with it?
 
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