Re: Bootable XP floppy disk?

[Alex Nichol]

JM7 wrote:

>Is it possible to make a bootable XP floppy disk?
>(without going through the process of making the 4 startup disks?)
>
>I want to make up a DOS boot disk from XP to create a DOS RDP disk.
>
>So when it boots up - it shold just say wndows version XP?? I have read
>that when you do this it reads as WIN ME.

There is no real DOS in XP at all - just emulation. You can make a
skeleton DOS Startup disk by formatting a floppy in My computer (R-click
the drive - Format) and checking the option. This is essentially like
the ME one, but not quite and is suitable for adding things like a BIOS
flash program and its data


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Alex Nichol]

JM7 wrote:

>Is it possible to make a bootable XP floppy disk?
>(without going through the process of making the 4 startup disks?)
>
>I want to make up a DOS boot disk from XP to create a DOS RDP disk.
>
>So when it boots up - it shold just say wndows version XP?? I have read
>that when you do this it reads as WIN ME.

There is no real DOS in XP at all - just emulation. You can make a
skeleton DOS Startup disk by formatting a floppy in My computer (R-click
the drive - Format) and checking the option. This is essentially like
the ME one, but not quite and is suitable for adding things like a BIOS
flash program and its data


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Alex Nichol]

JM7 wrote:

>Is it possible to make a bootable XP floppy disk?
>(without going through the process of making the 4 startup disks?)
>
>I want to make up a DOS boot disk from XP to create a DOS RDP disk.
>
>So when it boots up - it shold just say wndows version XP?? I have read
>that when you do this it reads as WIN ME.

There is no real DOS in XP at all - just emulation. You can make a
skeleton DOS Startup disk by formatting a floppy in My computer (R-click
the drive - Format) and checking the option. This is essentially like
the ME one, but not quite and is suitable for adding things like a BIOS
flash program and its data


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[David Candy]

You can't. What the hell does it matter what it says. Apart from Dos 7.1 =
boot disk for BIOS flashing XP contains Dos 5 which can only run in XP. =
I have no idea what RDP is. I think you are insane.

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'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
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"JM7" > wrote in message =
...
> Is it possible to make a bootable XP floppy disk?
> (without going through the process of making the 4 startup disks?)
>=20
> I want to make up a DOS boot disk from XP to create a DOS RDP disk.
>=20
> So when it boots up - it shold just say wndows version XP?? I have =
read
> that when you do this it reads as WIN ME.
>=20
> --
> John
>
>=20
>

[David Candy]

You can't. What the hell does it matter what it says. Apart from Dos 7.1 =
boot disk for BIOS flashing XP contains Dos 5 which can only run in XP. =
I have no idea what RDP is. I think you are insane.

--=20
----------------------------------------------------------
'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088392635123.html

"JM7" > wrote in message =
...
> Is it possible to make a bootable XP floppy disk?
> (without going through the process of making the 4 startup disks?)
>=20
> I want to make up a DOS boot disk from XP to create a DOS RDP disk.
>=20
> So when it boots up - it shold just say wndows version XP?? I have =
read
> that when you do this it reads as WIN ME.
>=20
> --
> John
>
>=20
>