How to Create a Floppy Disk Image
Creating a floppy disk image is essential for Windows users who want to use Virtual PC to run other operating systems or virtual systems. A floppy image is used to boot a computer in the Virtual PC application. To create a floppy image only takes a few steps from within the Microsoft Virtual PC software.
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Instructions
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Click the Windows "Start" button and select "All Programs." Choose "Virtual PC" from the menu.
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Click the "File" menu at the top of the screen and select "Virtual Disk Wizard." This starts the process to create a floppy disk image.
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Click the "Next" button at the summary welcome screen.
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Select "Create new floppy or hard disk image" from the choices. Click the "Next" button.
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Choose "Create floppy disk image" in the disk type selection window.
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Select "Disk image location" and click the "Browse" button. Select a location for the floppy disk image. This can be the local hard drive and just copied to a floppy, or you can create a floppy disk image directly to the drive. Click the "Next" button.
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Select "High density (1.44MB)" to use the least compression and create the best performance. Click the "Next" button.
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Click "Finish" on the "Floppy Disk Creation Summary" page. After clicking the button, the image is created.
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