Re: Windows xp boot floopie

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Do you get this error?

[[Non-System disk or disk error

Replace and press any key when ready ]]


You need these files on the disk:
boot.ini
ntldr
ntdetect.com

And you need to have the floppy drive set as a Boot Device in your BIOS.

Creating a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=311073

How To Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305595

How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being unable
to start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314079

[[Non-System disk or disk error

Replace and press any key when ready ]]
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[[Q. What causes a non-system disk error?

A. Non-System Disk or Disk Error results when the Basic Input/Output System
(BIOS) cannot find the boot sector or the master boot record is missing or
damaged; i.e. the device does not have bootable media. The BIOS searches
drives in the order usually specified in the CMOS Setup. This order is
often, but not always, A: (floppy drive), C: (first partition on the hard
disk)… The error will occur during startup if the CMOS is set so the BIOS
seeks the floppy drive first and a non-bootable (or blank) floppy is in (was
left in) the floppy drive. Other causes include:

* No bootable partition on a hard disk drive
* A defective hard disk drive
* The CMOS drive settings (parameters) are not correct for the boot device
* Defective floppy
* Defective floppy drive
* A virus ]]
http://www.duxcw.com/faq/win/nosys.htm

Error message when you start your computer with a non-system disk
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812492

Invalid / Non System Disk error
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000229.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:3963F5BC-0B75-4600-AA53-3387F7E2AC86@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Stanley <Stanley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
hi i have the Windows xp boot floopie but when i put my boot floppie in it
does not boot from it

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