DOWNLOADING XP STARTUP TO FLOPPIES

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DOWNLOAD XP STARTUP ONTO FLOPPIES.

THE ADS ON MS SITE (AND OTHERS) SAY THIS IS FOR COMPUTERS WITHOUT CD ROM AND THAT IT IS DEFINITELY SUPPOSED TO LOAD ONTO FLOPPIES.

IT JUST WON’T HAPPEN. JUST KEEPS SAYING THE FILE’S TOO LARGE FOR FLOPPIES.

PERVERSELY, I DOWNLOADED XP PRO AND IT WORKED!!!!!!!!

CAN ANYONE PLEASE EXPLAIN???

Len