boot and rescue discs

[Guest]

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I've been told Windows XP does not require a boot disc or a rescue disk. Is
this the case?

 

[Gordon]

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"Ted Fraser" <tedfraser@telus.net> wrote in message
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> I've been told Windows XP does not require a boot disc or a rescue disk.
Is
> this the case?
>
>

The CD is bootable and has all the tools needed to reformat etc etc.

 

[Don]

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>-----Original Message-----
>"Ted Fraser" <tedfraser@telus.net> wrote in message
>news:eRPuH4ULEHA.3516@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> I've been told Windows XP does not require a boot disc
or a rescue disk.
>Is
>> this the case?
>>
>>
>
>The CD is bootable and has all the tools needed to
reformat etc etc.
>
>Of course, if you purchased a new computer the
manufacturers no longer provide the CD; in fact some of
the "big names" provide almost nothing (no CD's and no
manuals; not even a list of the pre-loaded programs) as
they try to boost profits and expect the buyers to spend
many hours reading "help" files. In these cases, a boot
disc may be needed.
>.
>

 

[Guest]

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The XP CD is bootable but others like the Norton Anti-virus can be used as an emergency boot disk as well. I also went to the microsoft site and created a six floppy boot disk set just in case the CD drive got taken out by a virus or failure. I then have a second option for floppies. {:~)