Windows XP Pro Startup Disk Needed!

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Windows XP Pro Startup Disk Needed!

Posted: 1/24/2002 8:16:19 AM EDT

Guys, I'm trying to install XP Pro freshly onto a new computer, but I'm assuming that I need the system floppy that comes with XP...I don't have it. I've tried to have the computer boot straight to the CD, but that doesn't work. So, I assume that I need a floppy.

I tried to make a startup disk from another XP machine around here, but for some reason, the system disk is labeled WinME! And it won't work!

Any help would be appreciated.

Posted: 1/24/2002 8:29:47 AM EDT

[#1]

I think I found it...time will tell [:)]

Posted: 1/24/2002 9:07:05 AM EDT

[#2]

Go into the BIOS and boot from CD or just use a WIn98 boot disk and use CDROM support and run the install.

Posted: 1/24/2002 9:37:09 AM EDT

[#3]

Go into the BIOS, and set the "Boot Order" to CDRom first, and then you will be able to boot from the CD.

Much easier and faster than dealing with the floppy.

Posted: 1/24/2002 9:58:07 AM EDT

[#4]

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Go into the BIOS, and set the "Boot Order" to CDRom first, and then you will be able to boot from the CD.

Much easier and faster than dealing with the floppy.

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For some reason, it won't work. It keeps saying that there is nothing bootable.

I will try the Win98 SU dusk next.

Posted: 1/24/2002 10:09:38 AM EDT

[#5]

[url]www.bootdisk.com[/url]

Try that.

Posted: 1/24/2002 10:28:10 AM EDT

[#6]

This should help. Although you shouldn't have a problem booting from the CD ROM??

[url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q310994[/url]

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Windows XP Pro Startup Disk Needed!

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