Thread: How to Make a Bootable Disc for an HP Pavilion A350n Computer

Step1

Log on to Microsoft Help and Support. Check which edition of Windows XP is currently installed on your hard drive by referring to the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) keycode sticker on your computer's side panel. Decide among any Windows XP Home or else Windows XP Professional.

Step2

And after that select the Windows XP SP 2 from the next set of selections. The boot disc files for Service Pack 3 aren't accessible for download to a floppy as of October 2009, according to Microsoft Help and Support, so choose the Service Pack 2 for at present.

Step3

Download the compressed master file by clicking "Save." Once the entire file is downloaded, the program will automatically begin to extract the file contents.

Step4

Read the Microsoft prompts carefully. Specify that you want the compressed file to be extracted to the floppy drive, which in most computers is configured as the A drive.

Step5

Insert the first of six blank and formatted floppy discs into the floppy drive. Press Enter. The program will begin extracting onto this first floppy disc. When the storage capacity of the disc is reached, the program will prompt you to insert a second disc. Remove the first disc from the floppy drive, and label it "Boot Disc 1."

Step6

Repeat "feeding" discs into the floppy drive until the extraction process is completed. Label each disc in sequence. If the process is accidentally terminated, you will have to start over, beginning with Disc 1.

Step7

Insert Disc 1 into the floppy drive of your computer and reboot. The floppy drive is usually the first drive the computer will search for a boot program. If your machine skips the floppy drive, reboot and press F2 to bring up the BIOS. Look under the "Boot Order" tab in the BIOS to set the floppy drive as the first drive in the boot order. Save the changes to the BIOS, and restart the computer. Disc 1 will begin installation. Insert the remaining disks into the floppy drive as instructed on screen until the process is completed.

WOaw, this is a great article, I never knew how to create bootable CDs, but now I can. I`m going to backup my windows CD.
Thanks again.