If you have a floppy drive, usually A:, you can..? Insert a blank diskette,
then in my computer right click on the A: drive, format, create MS-DOS
startup disk, start.. Now just copy the needed Spinrite files to the floppy..
You may need to set the floppy drive as the first boot device in the BIOS..?
To make a bootable CD-R you need a third party burning app like Nero or
Roxio..
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ptember16.mspx
Hope this can help..
j;-j

"budman@suckeggs.ca" wrote:

>
> I have an external USB drive that I use for backup. Ghost 9.0 runs in XP so
> there hasn't been a problem 'seeing' the drive.
>
> Then I bought Spinrite from Gibson Research. It is a DOS program that needs
> some assistance in recognizing the USB drive. I have spent all day searching
> and experimenting with suggestions obtained in the Internet. Nowhere, can I
> find enough information that can actually take me through the process, step by
> step, of producing a DOS bootdisc OR bootCD that will install a USB driver
> (somewhere) so that Spinrite can access the external drive. GRC is of no help
> at all. They say to hook the drive directly to the motherboard, which would be
> a great pain in the rear end.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. If any further system info is needed, please
> ask.
>
> Thanks
>