bootable cd
Rafael R
i'm trying to solve the laptop problem of a friend of mine who lost some
seriously important initialisation file for windows. i've searched all google
and microsof website for a simple guide on how to make a bootable cd to start
my friend's laptop since it stops before that. my plan was to try to
initialise as normal and restore the system and hopefully that would be it.
however, microsoft forgets that new PCs don't come with the installation cd,
and not having a recovery disk from the manufacturer, i really do not what to
do. every single article in the microsoft webpage is for a floppy bootable
disk, something about a torito thingy... nothing is clear for someone who's
almost a layman (but not quite!).
could someone tell me how can I make the laptop initialise as normal? I
tried to download isos for boot cds, but I saw in a website that a boot iso
for XP doesn't exist! how can that be? could some of you enlightened guys
help me out... again.. please? :) I love ya!
Thanks!
Ericthe...@gmail.com
file to a temp directory, then download PEBuilder at this page:
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/download. When you have downloaded it,
install PEBuilder and then run it. It should come up with a screen. As
for XP install files that PEBuilder needs, I can make you an ISO image.
Back to PEBuilder. For the Include box, navigate to where the temp
folder is and select it. Burn the copy of BartPE on to an ISO image or
CD/DVD, and start up from the CD/DVD. BartPE will initalize and setup a
RAM disk, then you will be presented with a GUI. Navigate to A43 File
Manager and open it. Find the file in D:/Foldername, Foldername being
the folder in question. Copy and paste to the required folder, and
you're done!
Sorry for the long explanation.
FretnFish
Patrick Keenan
news:D78ACF19-CA52-4B16...@microsoft.com...
> hello,
>
> i'm trying to solve the laptop problem of a friend of mine who lost some
> seriously important initialisation file for windows.
What is the missing file? That's important information for providing an
answer.
> i've searched all google
> and microsof website for a simple guide on how to make a bootable cd to
> start
> my friend's laptop since it stops before that. my plan was to try to
> initialise as normal and restore the system and hopefully that would be
> it.
>
> however, microsoft forgets that new PCs don't come with the installation
> cd,
Many do come with the installation disk. Unfortunately, your friend chose
to purchase one without the bootable installation disk; probably didn't even
realize that some don't have it or that you can often make one after the
fact.
This is a cost-saving measure and allows the retailer to sell for a little
less. Unfortunately, as you see, it can leave serious and expensive
problems for the end user.
> and not having a recovery disk from the manufacturer, i really do not what
> to
> do. every single article in the microsoft webpage is for a floppy bootable
> disk,
the XP boot floppy set is six diskettes. The laptop may not have a floppy
drive. It's almost certain that a Win9x or ME floppy will not aid you in
any way, as those cannot read NTFS formatted drives. The laptop most
likely uses NTFS.
> something about a torito thingy... nothing is clear for someone who's
> almost a layman (but not quite!).
You may need some help from a professional technician. It's even possible
that you may need to purchase a new XP license and do a repair install to
fix the problem. Or not, but it's hard to tell without more information.
> could someone tell me how can I make the laptop initialise as normal? I
> tried to download isos for boot cds, but I saw in a website that a boot
> iso
> for XP doesn't exist! how can that be?
It does exist. It's the Windows XP install CD. As this is a copyrighted
product, it's not generally available for download, aside from it being over
half a gigabyte.
If you know what the needed file is, and if it is on the system, you can use
almost any real bootable XP install CD, get to the recovery console, and do
the file maintenance you need to do.
You can also do this with some of the linux-based boot CDs like Astrumi, but
that may be more advanced. Note that the XP recovery console by default
blocks access to many directories.
> could some of you enlightened guys
> help me out... again.. please? :) I love ya!
More details would be very helpful, specifically the missing file, error
messages, and the XP type (i.e. Home, Pro, Media Center).
If the missing file is one of the ones described in this article,
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
you can borrow any XP CD to get to the recovery console. You're not
installing so the mismatched key and install types won't matter. If you
don't have a floppy drive available, you'll have some careful typing, but do
see if you can use a USB thumb drive in place of the floppy when you get to
the part where you can use the BATCH command.
Another thing you may be able to do is remove the drive from the laptop,
attach it to another running XP system, and do the file manipulations.
Then, move the drive back to the laptop.
HTH
-pk
>
> Thanks!