re: Question about 'How do I boot into Windows XP or Windows 2000 with a floppy?'
Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 8:38 am
Posted by DEX
(11745 messages posted)
THOMAS
The short answer is you CAN
In win2k because of the default NTFS format it takes software in XP you can use a
win98 or winME boot disk because XP is in the default fat32 format.(the norm)
download from: bootdisk.com
win2k
BUT it will take 3rd party software to do it
like ERD Commander or ReadNTFS or Admin.Pack
see below.
Plus you can make a ERD disk in win2k (use the backup tool to make it)
But if you want to use the recovery console reboot and hit the F10 key(at boot)..but
if you have not set it up via, the MMC you will not have all the tools you need like
the SET command.. ,,see the win2k HELP about the SET command /Recovery Console/ Admin.Tool
Only/
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ERD Commander (v2.0) Free Download
ERD Commander v2.0
Enables you to boot Windows NT or 2000 from a floppy disk in order to access and
repair a dead installation.
It is a command-line shell that runs off of a set of NT or 2000 boot disks giving
you full access to non-bootable NT systems with a full set of familiar command-line
file manipulation tools including copy, rename, delete, move and xcopy. Because ERD
Commander relies on a standard set of NT boot floppies, any NT system is accessible,
and because ERD Commander runs on top of NT/2000, all NT/2000 file systems, including
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ERD Commander comes with a built-in registry editor and a built-in file editor.
It hasbatch file support, it can restore emergency repair disk images, and it has
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On Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 8:32 am, THOMAS Aurčle wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I boot into Windows XP or Windows 2000 with a floppy?:
>
> How the F*** do I get to the recovery console??
>
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re: Question about 'How do I boot into Windows XP or Windows 2000 with a floppy?'
Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 4:07 pm
Posted by Steve B
(1570 messages posted)
You can run the Recovery Console by booting from the install CD and selecting "Repair".
I don't know what you want to do. It is possible to make a "boot floppy" that contains
the special hidden boot files that normally reside on your C disk. The OS installed
on the hard drive has to be good though.
On Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 8:32 am, THOMAS Aurčle wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I boot into Windows XP or Windows 2000 with a floppy?:
>
> How the F*** do I get to the recovery console??
>
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