Bootable CD for win Xp, 2000, 98, 95????

[rpaladin]

Is there a standerd set of files that can be used to boot most any system I may have to boot to, from a CD...

thanks for your time..

 

[Snickle]

You can use Win98 boot disk/files to get most any computer running [at least to an A: or CD prompt] and gain hard drive access but if Win2000 or WinXP are formatted NTFS, there will be no access to the hard drive.

You would also need a boot manager/menu on the CD if desiring to boot to individual operating systems.

For my work, I've imaged all the boot disks and copy the images to a CD, can write new boot floppies wherever I am working.

 

[wolluf]

can you be more explicit please - exactly what are you trying to do? (eg, you can create boot floppies for 95, 98 & ME - but they in fact boot to a dos prompt. You could build a CD with ONE such boot sector. For NT, 2k & XP this option doesn't exist - though you can create a boot floppy set of disks to allow you to boot the PC so you can start the install process - I don't know how easy it would be to transfer these to a CD. Also, you can boot PCs from install CDs for 98, ME, NT, 2k & XP - possibly late version of 95, but i've not seen one. This again is to install o/s or for nt based systems effect a repair or load recovery console. If you look at

http://www.bootdisk.com

you'll find many types of boot disk)

 

[tlcscousin]

Try this site

http://www.garak.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/NIN1.HTM