Start up disk fo Windows XP

The reason for that is because the startup files for XP are to big to fit on a Floppy drive.

Here is a link for boot disks. Just click on boot disks and scroll to bottom

http://www.drd.dyndns.org/index2.html
or
http://www.bootdisk.com/

Microsoft made the assumption that everyone who would install XP had a PC that could boot off of the CD-ROM drive.
So, no floppy option was included in the release.

Microsoft does have a utility to create the startup floppy disk set.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=33291&area=search&ordinal=82

Remove any spaces from the pasted link.

The link is for XP Pro. You need a different file for XP Home.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=33290&area=search&ordinal=59

Further, if your version of the XP CD includes SP1, you need a different set of files.

Note: if all you need is a bootable floppy, you can create one as a floppy format option.

Chas

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