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What is a boot disk and will one boot disk for one computer work on another computer?

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thecatladie asked:


My girlfrinds computer ask for a boot disk when she starts her computer and she does not have one.Her computer came with the operating system pre-installed.For some unknown reason she cannot get it to boot up now.Anyone that knows anything at all about creating a boot disk and if they are interchangable please help.
Can I create a CD boot disk and how?Computer will start but then ask for a bbot disk.

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3 Responses to “ What is a boot disk and will one boot disk for one computer work on another computer? ”

  1. Bruce__MA on February 19th, 2007 9:30 pm

    A boot disk is a disk that has system file on it. You can create a bootdisk by putting s disk in your floppy drisk and type Format A: /S under a command prompt in a different PC.

    Now for your girl friend’s pc, did she get a recovery CD with the computer? You can try to boot with that first. If you want to boot the CD, you need to make the CD to be the first boot device. You can config that in the BIOS (setup) under boot sequence.

    Sounds like to me her hard drive crashed. I hope it is still under warranty. If it is a Dell, you can send the hard drive back for replacement.

  2. 666_maggot_666 on February 21st, 2007 12:10 am

    you can call the computer company and the should send you a boot disc or you can create one from another computer create a back up disc from the other computer

  3. Sarah B on February 24th, 2007 10:11 am

    Well if the system is asking for a boot disk her hard drive could be dead. Check in the BIOS (also called System Setup on some computers) and see if the drive is being seen. You should contact the manufacturer of the system and see if your still covered under warentee. If you are get them to replace the drive if it’s bad.

    If you are using a Dell check for your disks. Look for one called drivers and utilities. That disk has a diagnostic program to test everything on your system. Follow the prompts. You want to use the 32 bit diagnostics and go into custom test to test only the hard drive.

    Good luck!

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