WinXP Pro Boot Disk

[oobootsy1]

where can i get a file to make a boot floppy disc for WINXP pro and winxp pro with servicepack1.

i tried M$'s files for that, and they just open up a dos window really fast then close again. nutin else happens.

[MJCfromCT]

http://www.bootdisk.com/

[oobootsy1]

the ones there for XP are the ones from M$....and they like i said, dont work.

[oobootsy1]

i just wanna format my HD and reinstall XP Pro. i tried booting from my XP cd and it didnt work. so i am guessing i need a worky floppy to boot from. and M$ made making boot floppys for XP very confusing. can any1 help me?

[Rocketmech]

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=297

[BipolarBill]

Originally posted by oobootsy1
i just wanna format my HD and reinstall XP Pro. i tried booting from my XP cd and it didnt work. Isn't XP Pro on a CD? You should be able to boot from it and delete partitions during the setup.

Make sure that you have CDROM selected first or second in BIOS setup under Boot Sequence.

[oobootsy1]

i tried.....starting up it said

Booting From Disc::
Booting From Disc::

but then it didnt open up the usual menu whenever i boot from a floppy or CD. it just started up windows.

[oobootsy1]

and im formatting my C drive, i have no partitions

[BipolarBill]

There's always at least one partition.

Is the CD a copy or original MS?

[froggg1truebloo]

HEY!!!
it does not have to be a winxp boot disc to fdisk/format your hard drive
simply get a win 98se or win me boot disk from a friend and use it. I load computers all the time for friends and use these so I can use the fat32 file setup instead of the nt setup. (fat 32 SEEMS to be more compatiable with the greater number of progams and games)

[oobootsy1]

its a copy.

can i use a Win98 (not SE) boot floppy disc instead?

[Strawbs]

Originally posted by oobootsy1
its a copy.

use the original, If you've slipstreamed sp1 into the copy, you haven't done a very good job.

[Rocketmech]

Booting From Disc::

Make sure its not saying , Boot from CD : press enter . Or just press 'enter' anyway.

[oobootsy1]

it doesnt say enter. CAN I USE WIN98 (regular) boot disc instead of the XP one? itll be much easier to get.

[BipolarBill]

Yes you can use a Win98 boot disk. Use FDISK to remove the partitions and then create new or use the WinXP floppies.

Because you are using a copy of XP, I have to close this thread.