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Creating Boot Disk For Windows XP Home Edition.
Posted by Egan on December 6th, 2005


Hi

This question is for any one:
Does all the links mentioned below involve you copying the same system
files
to a formatted floppy disk to create a boot up disk for Windows XP Home
Edition if you have trouble starting Windows XP Home Edition?

Please reply soon.
Much Thanks.

Egan


How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being unable
to start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314079

[[You may be able to use a Windows XP bootable disk to start the operating
system on a computer running Windows XP.]]
How To Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;305595

Creating a boot disk for an NTFS or FAT partition
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;311073



Posted by Tom Porterfield on December 6th, 2005


Egan wrote:
> Hi
>
> This question is for any one:
> Does all the links mentioned below involve you copying the same system
> files
> to a formatted floppy disk to create a boot up disk for Windows XP Home
> Edition if you have trouble starting Windows XP Home Edition?


Yes, they all create the disk by copying ntldr, ntdetect.com and a valid
boot.ini file to a floppy disk. The difference in the articles is the
possible source of the files, which can vary depending on whether or not
you have access to a working PC with Windows XP or just the installation
media.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows
http://support.telop.org

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