- 1). Insert the blank disk into the computer's drive. Click "Start" and select "My Computer." Double-click the "C" drive. The "C" drive is where your system boot files are stored.
- 2). Hold the "Ctrl" key down and use the mouse to select the "NTLDR" file and the "NTdetect.com" file. Right-click these files and select "Copy." Open another Explorer window, right-click the drive where your blank boot disk is stored and select "Paste." This copies the first two important boot files to the boot disk.
- 3). Click "Start" and select "Programs." Click "Accessories" and select "Notepad." This opens a text editor to create a default boot.ini file, which is the final boot file you need on your boot disk.
- 4). Insert the following code into your text editor:
[boot loader]
timeout =10
Default = multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows="Windows XP" - 5). Click the Notepad "File" drop-down menu and select "Save As." Name the file "boot.ini" and select "All Files" from the "Save as type" drop-down box. Select your blank boot disk drive for the save location and click "Save."
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