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Duratus
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Can any one help, I am trying to create a rescue cd disc for xp but every time I try I'm informed that I need to insert a floppy disc into drive a (not used floppies for years and don't have any) so how do I create a bootable rescue cd?
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greysts
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A lot of Rescue systems require you to boot your computer from a floppy disc before inserting your CD. If the programme you are using demands a floppy then that's what you'll have to use.
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Duratus
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The programe I am using is Window$ XP pro (service pack 2)itself, plus how many computers have floppy disc drives nowadays? also someone out there must know a way around this, so if you do know a way PLEASE let me know, it would be a great help to me and possibly many others. And I thank you in advance.
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GMAC
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The closest thing I can find to what you want is a CD image that will allow you to boot into recovery console (download). You'd have to extract the zip file and burn the iso file that you get as a result.
Re-installing and repairing installations are more the job of a full fledged XP disc. As long as you keep backups of your important data, you should be fine regardless of what happens to the PC.
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Duratus
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Thanks for the info and the zip file.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hp Workstation xw 6000 Dual Intel xeon 2.4ghtz inside Asus 24x lightscribe Ati Radeon 9000 dual display Ashampoo firewall, AVG 8, Spybot S&D, Ghostsurf,Tracks Eraser Pro
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