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need clarification on creating XP boot disk

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by keywester, 2003/10/06.

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    keywester

    keywester Inactive Thread Starter

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    Finally got around to that note to obtain a "boot disk" for XP. I did an online search and have spent the last hour going through some of the hits, only to become befuddled with all of the conflicting information -- even microsoft has (at least) two "articles" on the subject and they are different. So, here I am, looking for advice on what might be the best "instructions" to follow to gen an xp boot disc...CD actually -- I got the impression that a floppy was no longer necessary...?
     
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    Hello keywester


    This is a site that leads you to the MS download for boot disks. The reason for giving you this site instead of the MS url is that there are various downloads for XP versions as well as other OS'es. There is one for XP home SP1 for example, or for XP Pro.

    http://www.bootdisk.com/

    Download to a folder than burn it to a cd or copy to floppy.

    Regards - Charles
     
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    keywester

    keywester Inactive Thread Starter

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    Charles:

    Thanks, of all the sites that I perused, that was one of the more impressive ones, but does it result in the best "boot disk "? Or is it the old "six of one, half dozen to another" situation, where it will not really matter?

    I guess that my concern is that I end up with the utmost recovery capabilities, and maybe all I really need is a plain and simple "boot floppy" created by checking the "make boot disk" option via the format command, and supplementing that with a repair/maintenance CD?

    Again, just looking to cut through the clutter and get some opinions on the best route to take to obtain the best recovery options...
     
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    Hi keywester

    Understand your concerns. I'm impressed because of the distinctions made among the versions. I know of no better way to have a ready made boot disk. Perhaps someone else does.

    It doesn't sound as if you need this immediately, so download the one that fits your system and continue to look around for perhaps a better alternative.

    Regards - Charles
     
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    and check it out :D
     
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    How about a bootable CD with the winXP GUI! It's fantastic for PC maintenance tasks, but it takes a little effort to make one. Reads NTFS and FAT's, evens burns CD's.

    Bart has been doing neat stuff for a long time!

    http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

    Good Luck
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    Steve R Jones

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    HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305595

    Create A XP Boot Disk from System Files
    As a hedge against being unable to start XP, you can create a boot disk specifically for Windows XP that may allow you to boot the operating system. This can occur when the active partition boot record or other required files become corrupted.

    Using Windows XP, place a blank floppy in drive A and format the disk. Navigate to the root folder of the system (in most cases this will be C:\) and copy the following files to the floppy disk.

    Boot.ini
    NTLDR
    Ntdetect.com

    If you can't see the files, click [Tools] and [Folder Options...] in the Menu Bar of Windows Explorer. Click the [View] tab and click the radio button next to [Show Hidden Files and Folders]. Remove the check mark next to [Hide Protected Operating

    System Files (Recommended)] then click [Apply] and [OK]. The files should now be visible in Windows Explorer. If the files still cannot be copied, right click each file, click [Properties] and remove the checkmark from the Read-Only attributes. Reset whatever attributes were unchecked after the copy procedure is completed.

    In addition to the files listed above, check the same directory for bootsect.dos and ntbootdd.sys files. If they are present on your system, copy them to the same floppy diskette.

    The disk is used as any other boot disk, inserting it into the floppy drive (A:\) and initiating a cold boot. Make sure the BIOS is set so that the A:\ drive is first in the boot sequence.



    "NTFS Reader for DOS is a freeware tool that provides read access to NTFS partitions within the MS-DOS environment. You can preview files on NTFS and copy files from NTFS to FAT volumes or network drives. Product's interface is easy-to-use. Can be run from DOS bootable floppy. "

    http://www.ntfs.com/products.htm
     
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    Get Ghost or Drive Image. The utlimate recovery solutions!
     
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