Hi, I think that's doable as well, the problem is making the bios boot usb first. I've seen articles on this but never had a need for it as I have a usb floppy drive around for emergencies.
Jon -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of G.BRL Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows XP won't boot up Hi Jon, What about on flash memory stick instead of floppy disk? You know floppy disk drive are obsolete! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Pierson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 8:04 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows XP won't boot up > Hi Lawrence, > This should help. > > Jon > > Formatting the Windows XP Startup Disk Formatting a Windows XP Startup > Disk is a straightforward procedure. Of course, before you can begin, > you need a blank 1.44-MB high-density floppy disk. > To begin, insert the floppy disk into the drive. Then, launch My > Computer from the Start menu, right-click the floppy drive (Drive A) > icon, and select the Format command. When you do, you'll see the > Format 3-1/2 Floppy (A:) dialog box, as shown in Figure A. > > You'll use the default settings in the Format 3-1/2 Floppy (A:) dialog > box. > > You can immediately click the Start button since the default settings > are the correct ones for creating a Windows XP Startup Disk. While you > may be tempted to select the Create An MS-DOS Startup Disk check box, > don't. Doing so will create a standard DOS boot disk that won't work > for the Windows XP Startup Disk technique. > > If you wish, you can format the Windows XP Startup Disk from the > command line. To do so, just open a Command Prompt window and type the command: > Format A: > > Making the disk bootable > Once you've formatted the Windows XP Startup Disk, you need to make it > bootable. To do so, launch Windows Explorer, access the root directory > on the hard disk, and copy the following files to the floppy disk: > Ntdetect.com > Ntldr > Boot.ini > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > ----The bootable floppy > You may be wondering how these files make the disk bootable. Well, > here's the scoop: When you format a floppy disk in Windows XP, the > boot record is configured to locate and run the Ntldr file. When Ntldr > runs, it loads the available operating system selections from the > Boot.ini file. When you select Windows, Ntldr runs Ntdetect.com and > then passes control to Osloader.exe, which, in the case of booting > from the Windows XP Startup Disk, resides on the hard disk. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of lawrence > taylor > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 4:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows XP won't boot up > > Hi John, > > how does one go about making an xp diskette? I all ways thought boot > disks were apart of your software installation package? > > stay well > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon Pierson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:49 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows XP won't boot up > > >> Hi Debbie, >> Can you get someone to look at the machine and see what it wants? My >> hope > is >> that it's just doing a giant chkdsk because of the improper shutdown >> and that it will eventually come back by itself, even if it takes an >> hour or > so. >> Of course that depends on the drive and the speed of the machine. >> The other thing you could try is to make an Xp boot diskette on >> another machine and boot from that just in case one of the boot files is damaged. >> This isn't likely but worth a try. >> The best thing at this point is to get someone to tell you what's on >> screen. >> >> Jon >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Debbie G >> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:39 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Windows XP won't boot up >> >> Hi all, >> >> I attempted to do a system restore on my desktop computer and for >> whatever reason, my computer wouldn't restart. As a result, I had to >> do an > improper >> shutdown. When I tried to boot it up, windows didn't boot up. >> >> I'm using windows XP Media Center and Jaws 10.0 >> >> Does this mean I will have to get my hard drive reformatted? >> >> Thanks for any help. >> Debbie, owner of Anxiety Depression support group. >> >> My skype username is: buttercup1374 >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
