Thanks, but Spinrite is a single .EXE file.


>>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
>>>