How to create a boot disk..

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Tebow2000
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How to create a boot disk..

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1. Go to "My Computer"

2. (Make sure there is a floppy disk is in your drive) and right click on the floppy drive icon

3. Click "Format" and then Click "Start" (on the window that pops up

That easy!
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That won't create a boot disk, just a blank floppy disk. Why don't you tell us how to make the floppy bootable.
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How to make the computer boot from the floppy on startup? Is that what you are asking?
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Yes. If you do that I'll sticky this post for you.
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Simply download the bootdisk of choice from http://www.bootdisk.com
and follow the simple instructions of the self-extracting exe.

Edit: And to make a computer boot from the floppy you need to edit
the boot settings in your bios, where default boot device might be the HD.
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But he was asking how to make a computer when it startsup, use the boot disk first.. You have to go into the BIOS, and swich the Boot From: to Floppy (FDD) <--- Floppy Drive Disk... Then your set!
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Post by Matrix »

Copy the files, boot.ini, NTDETECT.COM and ntldr
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