Re: will not boot

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From: Kevin (webman6_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:57:44 -0800

The XP disk is bootable.

"BODIET" <BODIET@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6E22853F-38C6-4012-90D6-0A339A356B26@microsoft.com...
> my computer will not boot to c drive. how do i fdisk from msdos when drive
is
> blank. where do i get a disk with msdos with fdisk? will it work with
winxp

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