How to Make a Winxp Boot Disk
Having a Windows XP boot disk with you can save a lot of your time if Windows XP fails to boot correctly. A WinXP boot disk contains a couple of boot files that can help boot a Windows XP computer normally if the boot files on the Windows XP installation get corrupted. Windows XP allows you to create a boot disk by copying the necessary boot files to a formatted floppy disk.
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Instructions
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Insert a floppy disk into your computer's floppy disk drive and format it. To do so, click the "Start" button on the Windows XP task bar, click "Run," type "Format a:" into the search box and press "Enter."
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Insert a Windows XP installation CD into your computer's CD drive and close the Windows XP autorun menu that comes up.
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Open the "Windows Explorer." To do so, click "Start," then click "My Computer."
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Right-click on the CD drive icon and click "Explore." Next, enter the folder labeled "I386" by double-clicking on it.
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Right-click on the file labeled "Ntldr" and click "Copy."
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Click on the drop-down menu at the top the "Windows Explorer" window and click the option labeled "Floppy Disk Drive."
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Right-click on a vacant space and click "Paste" to create a copy of the "Ntldr" file on the formatted floppy disk.
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Click on the drop-down menu at the top the "Windows Explorer" window again and click the option labeled "Local Disk C."
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Click on the "Tools" menu at the top of the "Windows Explorer" window, and then click "Folder Options." Click "View," then click the circle next to "Show hidden files." Click "Apply" to unhide the hidden files on your computer, and then click "OK" to go back to the "Windows Explorer" window.
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Right-click the file labeled "Boot.ini" on the root of the "C" drive and click "Copy."
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Click on the drop-down menu at the top the "Windows Explorer" window and click the option labeled "Floppy Disk Drive" again. Right-click on a vacant area and click "Paste" to create a copy of the "Boot.ini" file on the floppy disk. After copying the "Boot.ini" file, eject the floppy disk out of the floppy disk drive. Now you have your "Windows XP" boot disk.
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