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More info?)
Correction, you only need to use the floppy boot set IF YOUR
computer cannot boot from a CD. Most computers built in the
last 5-8 years will boot from the optical drives. Check
your BIOS.
The XP CD will boot and will allow you to format the hard
drive.
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"Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@maysys.com> wrote in message
news:OCTot9DuEHA.2196@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
| The start-up diskette are available from Microsoft's web
site. You should
| only use these diskettes is your PC does boot from the CD
drive.
|
| BTW: If you are updating XP Pro with SP2 (or SP1(a)), you
do not have to
| re-format your hard drive.
|
| Y.
|
|
| "annonymous@discussions.microsoft.com"
<annonymous@fsnet.cvo.uk> wrote in
| message news:eHIUwp2tEHA.2608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > Where will I find information on how to Format my hard
drive with an
| > update of Win.XPPro and no Start-up disk?
| >
| > Is there a way of making a Start-up Disk on Windows XP?
| >
| > Thank you all.
| >
|
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