Re: Create Windows XP Boot CD

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From: Ricky (rsjoiner_at_no_spambellsouth.net)
Date: 01/05/05 

Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 18:12:17 -0600

Try looking at this link..
http://ubcd.sourceforge.net/

"JHCClark" <JHCClark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CF81744A-FB6A-4F5D-97C0-8F04CA6A067A@microsoft.com...
> When I inserted the XP CD it asked for my Administrator password. I
> cannot
> ever remember establishing an Administrator password, and no matter what I
> did, including leaving it blank and hitting ENTER, nothing worked.
>
> So I take it there is no way to create a Windows XP Boot CD?
>
> "Taurarian" wrote:
>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b307654
>> How to Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
>>
>>
>> "JHCClark" <JHCClark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:822706D4-F12A-4555-B571-CC3B408B4304@microsoft.com...
>> > Recently my system crashed. I tried Safe Mode, DOS boot floppy disk,
>> > and the
>> > original Windows XP Pro CD. I could not bring up Safe Mode, I am not a
>> > DOS
>> > expert and do not know all the commands, and the original XP CD wanted
>> > to
>> > reinstall, which I did not want to do at that point.
>> >
>> > All I want is an XP boot CD that allows me access to the OTHER files on
>> > my
>> > hard drive.
>> >
>> > Is there a way to create an XP boot CD that allows a bare-bones version
>> > of
>> > Windows to run (run Safe Mode from the CD?) so that I can access the
>> > hard
>> > drive without reinstalling Windows XP?
>>
>>

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