XP boot disk

[Guest]

Can i make a boot floppy for windows xp like the one 98 had for starting in
safe mode?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Windows XP CD is bootable.

Create an MS-DOS Startup Disk
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/renken1.mspx

A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=315222

Using Safe Mode
http://tinyurl.com/494js

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to 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

The Windows XP installation CD is also a "startup disk" or ERD
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/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Can i make a boot floppy for windows xp like the one 98 had for starting in
| safe mode?

 

[Bob Harris]

Besides the suggestion the previous reply, you might try

(1) the XP recovery console. Here are some links:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_rec.htm



http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxprcons.htm



http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy33.htm



(2) It may be worht the time (no money, just time) to make a Bart's PE
bootable CD, which is more powerful & more friendly than the XP recovery
console. Here is a link to Bart's:



http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/index.php?p=1



(3) Finally, you might want to look into self-contained LINUX programs,
which can be used for rescue operaions of some types. For example, KNOPPIX
3.6. It is free, but a 700+Meg download:



http://www.knoppix.net/



http://www.knoppix.org/

 

[Guest]

I've been trying and failing all day to build an XP start up CD which will
start enough of XP to allow me to run Norton utilities from a CD to my hard
disk.
I tried the recovery console, which got me to a command prompt, but then
wouldn't let me eject the CD and put the Norton one in.
I tried Barts' but it failed due to the hard disk problem I'm hoping to fix
with Norton.

(However, it was quie impressive and easy to build!!)

I tried several other methods, but even when I took 'setup.exe' off the
image, it still went through the setup process, dropped out to the recovery
console, and then would only allow a fixed set of microsoft programs to run.
- I had managed to generate a disk with the utils on it. - Again I couldn't
eject the cd.
It is my laptop which has the problem and doesn't have a floppy drive.:

So does anyone know how I can create a XP boot cd, that
doesn't run setup
will allow the CD to be removed
will allow access to a NTFS 60 gig hard disk.

At 8 Am this morning, I thought I was in for an interesting hour. It turned
into a frustrating 11 hours.

 

[Al Romanosky]

Slightly confused by "allow me to run Norton utilities from a CD to my hard
disk." Are you trying to install utilities or run them from the CD? My
understanding is that Norton's CD is a boot capable - I am sure you are
aware that startup sequence must be set to indicate CD drive as first boot
device.