newbie here! simple stupid please - How do go about creating a bootable system disk?

Angry C2006-10-21T17:02:26Z

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Just about any computer store (Best Buy, Circuit City, Comp USA, etc.) sells emergency boot disks. Why would you want to buy a disk rather than make one yourself? Three reasons:
1. A disk you make will probably be on a floppy. Most laptops these days don't have internal floppy drives - not very convenient if you want to use the floppy disk on a laptop.
2. A mass produced, commercially made CD boot disk is more likely to work (better quality control) and can be used on a desktop or a laptop.
3. A commercially prepared boot CD will have much more than just the emergency boot. They usually include an array of diagnostic tools. As an example, here's a couple of links for boot CDs available on eBay. They should give you an idea of what you'd get with a store bought disk:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultmate-Emergency-Boot-Disk-Disc-CD-Windows-XP-ME-98-95_W0QQitemZ300040259726QQihZ020QQcategoryZ182QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/BOOT-CD-EMERGENCY-REPAIR-FIX-WINDOWS-95-98-ME-2K-XP_W0QQitemZ290040384733QQihZ019QQcategoryZ182QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Just a thought.

plrr

Gail :2006-10-21T23:10:56Z

Go here:

http://www.bootdisk.com

There are some cool tutorials plus the programs you need.