won't boot up, can you create bootable CD?

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computer won't boot up. Corrupt registery file, missing Sysem 32 file. Need bootable CD. followed Microsoft instructions to create boot disc, downloaded & wrote to CD. Tried to boot from CD but said cd wasn't bootable cd. Computer doesn't have a floppy drive. How do I get the CD to work? Is there a trick to making a bootable CD? HELP!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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

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| computer won't boot up. Corrupt registery file, missing Sysem 32 file. Need bootable CD. followed
Microsoft instructions to create boot disc, downloaded & wrote to CD. Tried to boot from CD but said cd
wasn't bootable cd. Computer doesn't have a floppy drive. How do I get the CD to work? Is there a trick
to making a bootable CD? HELP!

 

[Nick Burns]

Use your xp disk, it is bootable. Set your bios to boot from the CD as the
first device.

computer won't boot up. Corrupt registery file, missing Sysem 32 file.

Need bootable CD. followed Microsoft instructions to create boot disc,
downloaded & wrote to CD. Tried to boot from CD but said cd wasn't bootable
cd. Computer doesn't have a floppy drive. How do I get the CD to work?
Is there a trick to making a bootable CD? HELP!

 

[Nick Burns]

Did you get a restore disk...?

XP was preloaded - the CD was not included with the machine. I do not

have an XP CD.

 

[D.Currie]

Did you get a restore disk...?


have an XP CD.

In that case, you're best of contacting the manufacturer to see what you're
supposed to do in a situation like this. If you managed to create a bootable
CD from a floppy image, you wouldn't be able to do much with it except look
at a dos prompt.