How To Create A Windows XP Boot Disk

When you press the power button on yourwhen you will need to help in making their boot
computer and it just sit there with none of thosedisk.To make a boot disk, perform the following.
clicking and beeping sounds along with the monitor stillPlace a blank formatted floppy disk in your floppy
having that blank screen,you know that you're goingdrive and go to My Computer in Windows XP.Click
to have a bad day.the hard drive icon and on the toolbar, click Tools,
A computer that fails to boot can be one of theFolder Options, and then click the View Tab.
most pain staking things that can happen to a pcAnd scroll down and check "Show hidden files and
user.And in most cases, the user don't have a clue asfolders" and just below uncheck "Hide protected
to what procedures they can take to get the PC upoperating system files (recommended). Now we're
and running again.getting a little slower.
When you do experience pc bootup failure, alwaysTake note of this process and as you become more
start your troubleshooting by checking the obvious.Itfamiliar with this task, you'll be able to make a boot
the cord plugged into the wall outlet and is the otherdisk for others in no time and help them save on
end securely plugged in the rear of the system unit.down time.
In many cases the cause is a corrupted startup fileAfter unchecking "Hide protected operating system
which prevent the computer from going through thefiles, click OK.Some grayed out files will now be visible
bootup from start to finish.In this case, an easy wayin the drive window.These files are protected system
to start your PC is to have an emergency boot diskfiles.
handy.Now you're ready to select the boot, the
A Boot Disk contain copies of critical files needed forNTDETECT, and the ntldr files.Now right-click, click
startup that you should have made earlier.To use theSend To, and select Floppy ( A: ).When you have
floppy disk, all you need do is to place it in the floppycopied all files to the floppy, you now have a
drive and reboot the computer.Windows XP boot disk.
As the computer start the boot process, WindowsYou should make two or more boot disks and place
will use the good files to get itself going.Thethem in a safe place away from any type of
Windows XP boot disk will enable you to resolve amagnetic or static charges.Before putting them away
corrupt Ntbootdd.sys driver, missing or corrupt Ntdrdon't forget to label your life saving floppy disks.
or files.Should you be unfortunate enough to have to put
These files are used by Windows XP and are crucialone of your boot floppies to use, remember to
to its startup and configuration.The boot disk havereplace the startup files on the hard drive with the
also repair a damaged MBR or Master Boot Record.ones on the floppy.
The MBR is a small program executed when the PCIf you overlook this critical step, you'll have the same
boots and resides on the first sector of the hardboot up problem every time.Take your time as you
driveIt looks up the partition on the hard drive.Youcopy the files and be sure not to reverse the copy
can create a MBR with the FDISK /MBR coomandprocedure.
A damaged boot sector can also be corrected withThis is why its important to make two or more boot
the boot disk.Your Windows XP boot disk will be adisks. This way should you have an accident with one
life saver when you have pc bootup failure and youdisk, so what, you paid attention here and made
need that file for your next interview.several copies.
A sector is the smallest unit that can be accessed onYou've done it.You're now armed with a repair tool
a disk.When a disk is low level formatted, it will beshould your XP computer fail to boot.All Windows 98,
divided tracks and sectors2000, and Me users also have the resources to
When making a boot disk make a mental note of thecreate a book disk.
files being copied.This will give you added knowledge