Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Monday 25.11.2024 / 11:57
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > software, operating systems and more > windows - general discussion > xp boot from dos?
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
XP boot from DOS?
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
joegeek
Junior Member
_ 		13. September 2008 @ 08:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I want to format my PC old school style and wipe it totally clean so when I start all I have is the MS DOS prompt.

Is my XP disk bootable from DOS or will I still need to make a boot disk before I format?

Can anyone point to a refresher couarse on formatting so I do not mess up?
[ + quote]
loood
Member
_ 		13. September 2008 @ 17:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
its bootable don't worry. except if you dont mean hdd by the expression "disk". after formatting your hdd you wont have nothing on it. you'll need bootable xp cd. when you're done wiping your hdd you just insert bootable cd in your computer and i assume you know the rest.
[ + quote]

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 13. September 2008 @ 17:56
joegeek
Junior Member
_ 		13. September 2008 @ 18:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
THX for the help.

I just changed my bios so it boots with the CD before the floppy. I do not have a CD ROM, just a DVD, will this be a problem?
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
loood
Member
_ 		14. September 2008 @ 06:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
xp on dvd? its ok i guess. i never tried booting xp from dvd but it should work :)
[ + quote]
afterdawn.com > forums > software, operating systems and more > windows - general discussion > xp boot from dos?
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2024 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork