W Wizard Beta member Messages 2 Aug 14, 2002 #1 Is there a way to make a start-up disk for XP. If not, how do I install it on a virgin drive?? Wiz
H huck326 Beta member Messages 2 Aug 14, 2002 #2 You can get any kind of boot disk you need from http://www.bootdisk.com However if you have a bootable CD-Rom you can install from that. One note you will need 6 (six) floppy disks in order to install on a virgin drive using the floppy method.
You can get any kind of boot disk you need from http://www.bootdisk.com However if you have a bootable CD-Rom you can install from that. One note you will need 6 (six) floppy disks in order to install on a virgin drive using the floppy method.
Martin Daemon Poster Messages 1,422 Location California Aug 15, 2002 #4 If you need to get into 'real' MS-DOS mode, you can use any Win9x startup disk... however if your drive is under NTFS (which DOS is unable to read the partition), the next best thing to go with is NTFSDOS.
If you need to get into 'real' MS-DOS mode, you can use any Win9x startup disk... however if your drive is under NTFS (which DOS is unable to read the partition), the next best thing to go with is NTFSDOS.
B Buster Hymen Beta member Messages 1 Aug 24, 2002 #5 There are also disk makers put out by MS in case you don't have a bootable CD-ROM. Here are the links. ------------------------------ Windows XP Home Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseid=33290 Windows XP Professional: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseid=33291
There are also disk makers put out by MS in case you don't have a bootable CD-ROM. Here are the links. ------------------------------ Windows XP Home Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseid=33290 Windows XP Professional: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseid=33291