startup disk for windows xp home sp2

[Eric and Megan Swope]

Hi. In Windows 98, under the control panel, and add/remove programs, there
was a tab to make a startup disk for windows. Is there the same option
somewhere in windows xp home? I don't see it under the control panel
anywhere. Can I somehow create one? Thanks.

[Rock]

Eric and Megan Swope wrote:

> Hi. In Windows 98, under the control panel, and add/remove programs, there
> was a tab to make a startup disk for windows. Is there the same option
> somewhere in windows xp home? I don't see it under the control panel
> anywhere. Can I somehow create one? Thanks.
>
>

What do you want one for? The XP installation CD takes the place of he
startup disk in win9x versions. It's bootable. If your system can't
boot from a CD there is a different type of startup disk to use:

How to obtain Windows XP Setup boot disks
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994

How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being
unable to start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314079

[Alex Nichol]

Eric and Megan Swope wrote:

>Hi. In Windows 98, under the control panel, and add/remove programs, there
>was a tab to make a startup disk for windows. Is there the same option
>somewhere in windows xp home? I don't see it under the control panel
>anywhere. Can I somehow create one? Thanks.

It exists when you format a floppy - MSDOS Startup disk is an option.
But it is the most basic bootable floppy, with no 'external' commands.
and you cannot use it on any disk formatted in NTFS. Its main purpose
is to allow booting to run something like a BIOS flash. Repair in XP is
done from a boot of the CD


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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
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