I was trying to create a boot floppy to start-up XP Pro in case of a problem and can't find any of the files in my root directory? I was looking for NTLDR, Boot.ini and winnt.ini. My system is booting up just fine so I was wondering how can it do this without the files in the root? This is more curiosity than actual concern. Thanks for your comments.
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Where are my boot files?
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These are both Hidden and System files, you will have to set the correct option in Folder Options/ View to show these files.
These are the relevant files.
Boot.ini
NTLDR
Ntdetect.com
HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP(Q305595)
How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP (Q314079)
These are the relevant files.
Boot.ini
NTLDR
Ntdetect.com
HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP(Q305595)
How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP (Q314079)
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