Re: Newbie to this puter and XP

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: CWatters (colin.watters_at_pandoraBOX.be)
Date: 03/14/04


Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:28:36 GMT

Try this...

http://www.computerhope.com/boot.htm#71

"Elizabeth" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:cc3d01c409e9$63dd3d50$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Thank you both for your responses. Guess
> I didn't "really" explain my problem here.
>
> My sister got a "good deal" on her new
> puter -- a CD RW but no 3.5 -- and no
> CD's with software :(( Is there a way I
> can create a boot CD with her R/W??? What
> do I need to copy?? I'm having a hard time
> finding the info at MS -- and I'm just worried
> about a problem happening in the future !!!
>
> Thanks again !!!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >An emergency boot disk is not really necessary for
> WindowsXP because the CD is bootable, but if you want to
> make one, go to 'My Computer', then right click '3.5"
> disk' and select 'Format'. There will be an option to
> create a startup disk. But if you don't have a floppy
> drive, you won't be able to do this. Don't worry though,
> you don't really need one.
> >.
> >



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