Once the format operation is complete, close the Format dialog box to return to My Computer, double-click the drive C icon to access the root directory, and copy the following three files to the floppy disk:Īfter you create the Windows startup disk, insert it into the floppy drive on the afflicted system and press to reboot the computer. When you see the Format dialog box, leave all the default settings as they are and click the Start button. To create a Windows startup disk, insert a floppy disk into the drive of a similarly configured, working Windows XP system, launch My Computer, right-click the floppy disk icon, and select the Format command from the context menu. This floppy disk can come in handy if the problem is being caused when either the startup record for the active partition or the files that the operating system uses to start Windows have become corrupted. One of the first things you should reach for when troubleshooting a Windows XP boot problem is a Windows startup disk. This entry was originally published as an article on January 26, 2006.
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This blog post is available in PDF format as a TechRepublic Download. To help you get started on this expedition, here are 10 things you can do when Windows XP won't boot. When your computer hardware appears to power up okay, but the Windows XP operating system won't boot properly, you have to begin a troubleshooting expedition that includes getting into the operating system, determining the problem, and then fixing it.