Boot disk

[W. Guy Delaney]

Can anyone tell me how to create a boot disk for Windows XP

[Joseph Conway \(MSFT\)]

Format a floppy in GUI mode and copy NTLDR, ntdetect.com and boot.ini to it,
then you can boot the machine via floppy. If you need installation floppies
you can get those on the download site.

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Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server Group

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"W. Guy Delaney" > wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me how to create a boot disk for Windows XP
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[W. Guy Delaney]

I have done a search on my computer and cannot find boot.ini. What folder is
it in?


"Joseph Conway (MSFT)" > wrote in message
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> Format a floppy in GUI mode and copy NTLDR, ntdetect.com and boot.ini to
it,
> then you can boot the machine via floppy. If you need installation
floppies
> you can get those on the download site.
>
> --
> Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
> Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server Group
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
> "W. Guy Delaney" > wrote in message
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> > Can anyone tell me how to create a boot disk for Windows XP
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[HillBillyBuddhist]

"W. Guy Delaney" > wrote in message
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| Can anyone tell me how to create a boot disk for Windows XP
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In addition to what the others have said. The XP CD is bootable. If you need
"setup" floppies for XP you can get the set here.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q310994

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[hutch]

guy/joe/etal
you can get there by - ie
go start/run - msconfig/boot.ini - tab/
and
take it fr there

hth
God Bless
hutch


>-----Original Message-----
>I have done a search on my computer and cannot find
boot.ini. What folder is
>it in?
>
>
>"Joseph Conway (MSFT)" >
wrote in message
...
>> Format a floppy in GUI mode and copy NTLDR,
ntdetect.com and boot.ini to
>it,
>> then you can boot the machine via floppy. If you need
installation
>floppies
>> you can get those on the download site.
>>
>> --
>> Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
>> Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server Group
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and confers no
>rights.
>>
>> "W. Guy Delaney" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Can anyone tell me how to create a boot disk for
Windows XP
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Chuck]

"W. Guy Delaney" > wrote in message
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> I have done a search on my computer and cannot find boot.ini. What folder
is
> it in?
>

It's in your root folder.

C:\boot.ini

[Harry Ohrn]

boot.ini is a hidden system file. Open an Explorer window and go to
Tools->Folder Options->View Tab and select "Show hidden files and folders"
then click Apply. You will find boot.ini in your C drive

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Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"W. Guy Delaney" > wrote in message
...
> I have done a search on my computer and cannot find boot.ini. What folder
is
> it in?
>
>
> "Joseph Conway (MSFT)" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Format a floppy in GUI mode and copy NTLDR, ntdetect.com and boot.ini to
> it,
> > then you can boot the machine via floppy. If you need installation
> floppies
> > you can get those on the download site.
> >
> > --
> > Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
> > Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server Group
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> >
> > "W. Guy Delaney" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Can anyone tell me how to create a boot disk for Windows XP
> > >
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