BOOT FROM SINGLE FLOPPY TO RUN WINDOWS XP

I occassionally work on older computers that can't boot from BIOS. How can I
create a single floppy to boot the computer so that I can run or load XP. If
I can at least foot it up to use the CD-ROM without waiting for 6 disks and
errors that make you start all over. Even if I have to take the ISO images
for the 6 flppys and place them on a CD so that I can at least boot from a
single floppy and then load the setup off the CD-ROM. If anyone can guide me
to where I can get this information that it is easy to set up and doesn't
require all types of programs to do it. Thanks in advance.

You should be able to make a Windows ME boot disk that will have support for
CD-ROM drivers. Boot of that and then run setup.exe (or whatever it's
called - I don't remember) off the XP installation CD.

From an XP computer (not sure if this is availabe in 2000 either)

- Insert a blank floppy
- Open My Computer
- Right-click on 3½ Floppy (A
- Select Format
- Select "Create an MS-DOS startup disk"
- Click Start button
- Click OK

Regards,
Martin
MCSA: M

"Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:52A8FF9E-5B44-43FA-AC96-1DD36108661F@microsoft.com...
>I occassionally work on older computers that can't boot from BIOS. How can
>I
> create a single floppy to boot the computer so that I can run or load XP.
> If
> I can at least foot it up to use the CD-ROM without waiting for 6 disks
> and
> errors that make you start all over. Even if I have to take the ISO
> images
> for the 6 flppys and place them on a CD so that I can at least boot from a
> single floppy and then load the setup off the CD-ROM. If anyone can guide
> me
> to where I can get this information that it is easy to set up and doesn't
> require all types of programs to do it. Thanks in advance.

Rick

There is a 'special' XP boot diskette available from http://www.bootdisk.com

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:52A8FF9E-5B44-43FA-AC96-1DD36108661F@microsoft.com...
>I occassionally work on older computers that can't boot from BIOS. How can
>I
> create a single floppy to boot the computer so that I can run or load XP.
> If
> I can at least foot it up to use the CD-ROM without waiting for 6 disks
> and
> errors that make you start all over. Even if I have to take the ISO
> images
> for the 6 flppys and place them on a CD so that I can at least boot from a
> single floppy and then load the setup off the CD-ROM. If anyone can guide
> me
> to where I can get this information that it is easy to set up and doesn't
> require all types of programs to do it. Thanks in advance.

use a win 98 startup disk?

"Rick" wrote:

> I occassionally work on older computers that can't boot from BIOS. How can I
> create a single floppy to boot the computer so that I can run or load XP. If
> I can at least foot it up to use the CD-ROM without waiting for 6 disks and
> errors that make you start all over. Even if I have to take the ISO images
> for the 6 flppys and place them on a CD so that I can at least boot from a
> single floppy and then load the setup off the CD-ROM. If anyone can guide me
> to where I can get this information that it is easy to set up and doesn't
> require all types of programs to do it. Thanks in advance.

In news:52A8FF9E-5B44-43FA-AC96-1DD36108661F@microsoft.com,
Rick <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> replied with a ;-)
> I occassionally work on older computers that can't boot from BIOS.
> How can I create a single floppy to boot the computer so that I can
> run or load XP. If I can at least foot it up to use the CD-ROM
> without waiting for 6 disks and errors that make you start all over.
> Even if I have to take the ISO images for the 6 flppys and place them
> on a CD so that I can at least boot from a single floppy and then
> load the setup off the CD-ROM. If anyone can guide me to where I can
> get this information that it is easy to set up and doesn't require
> all types of programs to do it. Thanks in advance.

Covered in the link below.
You boot from the CD and do a clean install.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address bar.
How to clean install XP.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
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