Re: Boot Disk
- From: "Jonny" <spamyourself@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 08:51:09 -0500
http://www.bootdisk.com/usb.htm
Many people use a bootable image software installation CD for recovery of
same. But, requires you use their imaging recovery program or its tools for
access in that environment.
XP offers nothing in regards to your specific requirements for such boot
media creation.
.............
Jonny
"Greg Maxey" <gmaxey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> How do I create a boot disk for WindowsXP so that when the machine boots
> it will load USB drivers? I need to be able to see my external USB
> connected hard drive in the event I must do a restore to the operating
> system following "a future" hard drive failure . When I use the option to
> format a floopy disk as an MS Startup Disk, it does boot the PC with the
> A\: line showing, but I can't change directories to one of the CD ROM
> drives or the external drives. If I type Dir, I get a list of the files
> on the A:\, but no other standard DOS commands will function.
>
> I am not very savvy in this area, but I think I am missing "drivers"? I
> need a boot disk that will boot the PC, let me start a recovery progam on
> a CD Rom Drive and load drivers make the USB drive visible.
>
> Can this be done? How? Thanks so much.
> --
> Greg Maxey/Word MVP
> See:
> http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
> For some helpful tips using Word.
>
>
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