How to Make a Bootable XP Windows CD
- 1). Place a blank CD-ROM into the disk drive of your computer.
- 2). Hold down "Ctrl" and press "E" to open Windows Explorer.
- 3). Right-click on the disk drive that your disk is in and select "Format."
- 4). Place a check in the box next to "Create an MS-DOS startup disk" and click "Start." Windows will format your disk and create a startup disk.
- 5). Reboot your computer. It will start Windows from your new startup disk.
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