xp boot

[Guest]

Does ne1 know how to make XP setup disks or a boot disk for machines that wont boot the XP cd?

 

[rbertino]

I couldn't find anything on how to make boot disks in XP, but I would assume that its method would be similar to Windows 2000. You can find that at:

<A HREF="http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q197/0/63.ASP" target="_new">http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q197/0/63.ASP</A>

<i>I don't know anything about computers... but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night...</i> :lol:

 

[CALV]

you can probably do it by booting from a 98 floppy, choosing "start computer with cd support", when its booted, go to the directory I386 on the cd, then run winnt.exe
I cant see any reason why that shouldnt work.


Next time you wave - use all your fingers

 

[jonnyurso]

That doesnt work calv.
It sends a warning that the application doesn't run in dos mode.
There is a way to boot up using floppy. There are sites out there were you can download a program that creates you a set of 5 floppys to boot up windows xp setup program without having to boot from the cd.

 

[Matisaro]

Yes, that dosent work, if the computer wont boot from the cd make sure to turn off P&P os in the bios, mine wouldnt boot from cd either till I changed that.

~Matisaro~
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[CALV]

it does work!
run winnt, not winnt32
I didnt fully install it, but the setup started fine, I hi F3 to exit but it started fine.


Next time you wave - use all your fingers

 

[Guest]

Microsoft web site has a dowmload for XP floopy disks (6) of those puppys http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseid=33291