Monday, December 27, 2010

Create A Memory Card Boot Disk

Despite the best care and maintenance, modern computers still have the potential to go from a high-powered gaming computer to a non-booting pile of scrap. In these situations it is very helpful to possess a boot disk to allow access to your computer to run diagnostic tools and recover lost information. With traditional floppy disk drives no longer even installed on most new computers and CDs being all too fragile and prone to scratching, creating boot disks that run off of memory cards and flash drives is a great alternative. These drives are small enough to be hidden away almost anywhere and durable enough to be kept on a keychain if desired.


Instructions


1. Open FlashBoot and select "Create Windows NT/2000/XP emergency bootloader" and click "Next."


2. Select whether you want to get your operating system boot files from your windows setup CD or from the files installed on your computer and click "Next."








3. From the drop-down box on this screen, select which drive your Windows operating system is installed on before clicking "Next."


4. Select "Make bootable USB flash disk which is physically present on this PC," then click "Next."


5. Select which option on this screen best describes how your memory device is partitioned before moving on to the next screen by clicking "Next."


6. Review the summary provided on this screen to make sure it is consistent with the operations you want performed and click "Finish." The files needed will be copied from your install CD or current Windows drive to your boot disk.

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