Boot Disk

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marcus said:
How do I make a boot disk for windows xp? I t keep's
asking for it.
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Could you please elaborate on "it keeps asking for it"? There is no need for
a boot disk as the XP CD itself is bootable - you need to set the CD drive
as the first bootable device in the BIOS (if you don't know how to do that
see the documentation that came with your system).

Could you tell me exactly what it is you're attempting to accomplish?



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marcus said:
How do I make a boot disk for windows xp? I t keep's
asking for it.
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What "I t" keeps asking for it? Sorry, my crystal ball is on the blink.
For all kinds of bootdisks, Click on or copy and paste the link below into
your web browser address box.
http://www.bootdisk.com
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sqr said:
How do I make a boot disk for windows xp?
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Do this to create a boot floppy for windows XP
1.. Format a floppy disk by using the Windows XP format utility. For
example, with the floppy disk in the floppy disk drive, type format a: at a
command prompt, and then press ENTER.
2.. Copy the Ntldr and the Ntdetect.com files from the I386 folder on the
Windows XP Setup CD-ROM, Windows XP Setup floppy disk, or from a computer
that is running the same version of Windows XP as the computer that you want
to access with the boot floppy.
3.. Create a Boot.ini file (or copy one from a computer that is running
Windows XP), and then modify it to match the computer that you are trying to
access. The following example works for a single-partition IDE drive with
Windows XP installed in the \Windows folder, but the exact value in the
[operating systems] section depends on the configuration of the Windows XP
computer that you are trying to access:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
Default= multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows

[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows="Windows XP"
If your computer boots from a SCSI hard drive, you may need to replace
the multi(0) entry with scsi(0). If you are using scsi(x) in the Boot.ini
file, copy the correct device driver for the SCSI controller in use on the
computer to the root of the Setup disk, and then rename it Ntbootdd.sys.
Change the disk(0) number to represent the SCSI-ID of the hard drive you
want to boot to. If you are using multi(x) in the Boot.ini file, you do not
need to do this.
4.. Start your computer by using the floppy disk, and then log on to
Windows XP.
HTH
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sqr,
Thanks for the info, makes us lazy guys and gals that post links to
http://www.bootdisk.com look incompetent. LOL
 
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