re startup diskette for windows xp pro

From: taurarian (taurarian_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/23/03 

Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 03:58:09 -0700

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;310994
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;305595

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Create A XP Boot Disk from System Files
How to create a boot disk specifically for Windows XP that
may allow you to boot the operating system.
Place a blank floppy in drive A and format the disk.
Navigate to the root folder of the system (normally 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.

Hope this helps.

>-----Original Message-----
>I am used to creating a Startup diskette for the
>Windows98 environment - which served me very well when I
>had a major harddrive problem.
>What is the equivalent set up for Windows xp? Can I
>establish a startup diskette for the windows xp pro in
>case of hard disk problems? How?
>.
>

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