Hardware Analysis Community Forums http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/ 2009-11-07T20:41:53-05:00 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/ /images/halogo.gif text/html 2004-07-17T17:34:03-05:00 angryhippy http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/#152727 Why and when you need startup disks.<br /> <br /> The Windows XP startup disk allows computers without a bootable CD-ROM to perform a new installation of the operating system. The Windows XP startup disk will automatically load the correct drivers to gain access to the CD-ROM drive and start a new installation of Setup.<br /> <br /> text/html 2004-07-17T13:14:37-05:00 jmerc http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/#152687 If your going to install XP then you don't need a boot disk.<br /> <br /> I only use a boot disk when I'm not performing a clean install, which I advise against.<br /> <br /> Once your hard drive is formatted and partitioned and ready for a OS install all you need do is boot to the cd-rom and perform your install from there.<br /> <br /> If you have a current hard drive, the program that is provided is excellent and makes the process so much easier nowadays.<br /> text/html 2004-07-17T12:51:17-05:00 angryhippy http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/#152684 Sometimes people can't boot from a CD for one reason or other. That's why MS has floppy discs for booting. The first thing you have to determine is if your XP Pro has SP1 or not. The boot disks won't work otherwise. If it's XP Pro without SP1 use these.<br /> <br /> <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=55820edb-5039-4955-bcb7-4fed408ea73f&amp;displaylang=en" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=55820...laylang=en</a><br /> <br /> If you have XP Pro SP1 then use these<br /> <br /> <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=83f53be9-28fa-40e8-8ec2-631504ef5e26&amp;displaylang=en" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=83f53...laylang=en</a><br /> <br /> Instructions on how to make a boot disk set is found here<br /> <br /> <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311073" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311073</a> text/html 2004-07-17T00:18:54-05:00 Victor Hackney http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/#152542 Hello Kitty Muncher<br /> Good lad..you hit the nail right on the head<br /> <br /> I was sitting here, and waiting for someone to tell them, to go into the bios and make O/s CD the first boot, <br /> <br /> I thought everybody knew that <br /> <br /> Regards<br /> <br /> Victor text/html 2004-07-11T02:32:16-05:00 Kittymuncher http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/#150716 You go in ur bios and make cd rom the first boot drive, thats what i do at least text/html 2004-07-11T02:18:50-05:00 Outlaw 77 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/#150700 Try <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://www.bootdisk.com" target="_blank">http://www.bootdisk.com</a> You can make bootdisks for most OS's. text/html 2004-07-03T02:42:45-05:00 Evan B http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/#148882 There are boot disks (7) from <a class="ext" target="_blank" href="/action/r/http://microsoft.com">microsoft.com</a> lemme find em....<br /> <br /> Here<br /> <br /> <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=55820edb-5039-4955-bcb7-4fed408ea73f&amp;displaylang=en" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=55820...laylang=en</a><br /> <br /> Peace<br /> Ev text/html 2004-07-03T02:39:44-05:00 z z http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/#148881 I use Bart's way to create the bootable cd's ...<br /> <br /> <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/" target="_blank">http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/</a><br /> <br /> and ...<br /> <br /> <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://unattended.msfn.org/" target="_blank">http://unattended.msfn.org/</a><br /> <br /> will show you how to make it an unattended installation complete with patches, support for extra msd's (no more pressing F6 at the start of setup then having to find the floppy with your raid/sata drivers), your own drivers and maybe one or two apps. Beats the hell out of anything else. text/html 2004-07-03T02:32:11-05:00 Bits 'n' Pieces http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/#148879 I know. I can boot up my installation disk. Hm... Guess I'll just use that instead then. Thanx anyways guys. text/html 2004-07-03T02:26:45-05:00 chas P http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/#148877 there is site on the web that lets you download the bootdik for all winOS<br /> <br /> try <a class="ext" target="_blank" href="/action/r/http://bootxp.com">bootxp.com</a>.....or just google it<br /> <br /> <br /> EDIT: but really, all modern mobo should allow u to set the cdrom as the boot drive and use the installation cd text/html 2004-07-03T02:07:48-05:00 Evan B http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/#148874 You use the installation disk.<br /> <br /> Peace<br /> Ev text/html 2004-07-03T01:10:17-05:00 Bits 'n' Pieces http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/#148870 Someone? Anyone? text/html 2004-07-03T00:24:13-05:00 Bits 'n' Pieces http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28870/#0 I know this is a really simple thing to do but I just can't believe I forgot what I was suppose to do to make one lol.<br /> <br /> Since I'm upgrading soon, I need to format my computer. But my floppy disks don't work with my floppy drive. I don't know why but I think it's because my system is a NTFS format and the floppies were formatted for my old FAT32 system. I can't seem to format them to NTFS though.<br /> <br /> So my question is, how do I create a Windows XP Pro bood disk with a CD-ROM?