You need to format a floppy disk by using the Windows
XP format utility. Put a floppy disk in the floppy disk
drive, type format a: at a command prompt, and then hit
ENTER.
You need to copy the Ntldr and the Ntdetect.com files
from the I386 folder on the Windows XP Setup CD-ROM, Windows
XP Setup floppy disk, or from a computer that is running
the same version of Windows XP as the your computer.
You need to create a Boot.ini file (or copy one from
a computer that is running Windows XP), and then modify
it to match the computer that you are trying to access.
This example works for a single-partition IDE drive with
Windows XP installed in the \WINDOWS folder, but the exact
value in the [operating systems] section depends on the
configuration of the Windows XP computer that you are
trying to access:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
Default= multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows="Windows
XP"
Note: If your computer boots from a SCSI hard drive, you
may need to replace the multi(0) entry with scsi(0). If
you are using scsi(x) in the Boot.ini file, copy the correct
device driver for the SCSI controller in use on the computer
to the root of the Setup disk, and then rename it Ntbootdd.sys.
Change the disk(0) number to represent the SCSI-ID of
the hard drive you want to boot to. If you are using multi(x)
in the Boot.ini file, you do not need to do this. WinXpFix.com
How to Booting (starting) your computer by using the
floppy disk, and then log on to Windows XP:
How to make a Boot Floppy Disk Without a Windows XP-Based
Computer:
Download and create the Windows XP Setup disks by using
a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft
Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE),
or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me):
Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks
Delete all the files from the newly created Setup disk
1.
Copy the Ntdetect.com and the Ntldr files from the I386
folder on the Windows XP CD-ROM to the new disk.
Rename the Ntldr file to Setupldr.bin.
Create a Boot.ini file. The following example works for
a single-partition IDE drive with Windows XP installed
in the \WINDOWS folder, but the exact value in the [operating
systems] section depends on the configuration of the Windows
XP computer that you want to boot:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
Default= multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows="Windows
XP"
If your computer boots from a SCSI hard drive, you may
need to replace the multi(0) entry with scsi(0). If you
are using scsi(x) in the Boot.ini file, copy the correct
device driver for the SCSI controller in use on the computer
to the root of the setup disk, and then rename it Ntbootdd.sys.
Change the disk(0) number to represent the SCSI-ID of
the hard drive you want to boot to. If you are using multi(x)
in the Boot.ini file, you do not need to do this. WinXpFix.com
OK bootup (start) your computer by using your xp boot
disk, and then log on to Windows XP.
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