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Bootable CD in windows xp

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by steven 1 view

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When you install windows "any version" it gives you the option to make a startup disk. It wants to make the startup disk on a floppy. My problem is that I don't have a floppy drive and I do want to have a start up disk. I do have a cd burner. Does anyone know how to make a start up disk on cd?

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by steven

I don't want a floppy boot disk. I want to make a bootable cdrom. The setup cd is fine, but it takes too long. I don't want to go through the setup process just to start windows.

by eric.cribbs

The following website offers a very in depth boot cd builder. http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ If all you need is a simple boot CD you can just take a bootable floppy (Windows 98 etc.) and use Easy CD Creator or an equivalent CD burning app to create a bootable CD from the floppy disk. Check you burner apps help menu for instructions on burning bootable CDs.

by sysk167

Easiest way to "make" a bootable CD must be this (if you have Nero, EasyCD or WinOnCD):
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ . About 7 "pages" down you find downloads. Look for Mirror site #1. I used that one because I'm swedish to :-) .
Just download that file & after that look about 5 "pages" down for how to use Nero, EasyCD or WinOnCD. I used Nero & it was a piece of cake.
I couldn't beleive it was that easy. And if you need more tools on the CD, you will find instructions for this at the same page. But I think you will find what you need at the first download without any changes.

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