How to Make a Boot Disk for XP Virus Removal

Computer viruses can be a pain

A boot disk is a diskette that you insert into a computer before it is turned on, then, when the computer turns on, it will boot from the disk instead of from your hard drive. One of the most common instances in which you would do this, is if your computer had a virus and you needed a boot disk to fix it. A virus can disrupt the hard drive functions and ruin the operating system in a number of ways, in which case, a boot disk is needed. If you are willing to invest a few minutes of your time, you can make your own boot disk for Windows XP.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Floppy drive
• Floppy disk
• Windows XP

Instructions

1. Put a floppy disk into your floppy disk drive.

2. Access "My computer" and right-click on your floppy disk. From the menu that appears after right clicking, select "Format."

3. Wait for the format window to appear and when it does, click to place a check mark in the box at the bottom of the format window next to the words "Create an MS-DOS startup disk."

4. Click on the "Start" button at the bottom of the window and wait for it to finish creating the boot disk. When it finishes, you can eject the floppy disk and now you have a Windows XP boot disk made.

References

• Computer Hope: How to create a boot disk