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| BOOT
DISKS - for various operating systems |
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| Boot
disks can make the differences when you try and recover
your computer or install a new operating system and you
don't have a bootable CD; also your computer might not
be able to boot from a CD due to BIOS constraints (an
older motherboard for example). |
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| This
downloads are free and all you have to do is run the exe
file coresponding to your operating system. This files
have been checked for viruses and other malware, but make
sure you scan them before use; we cannot guarantee anything.
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| If
you have any other boot disks that you want to share,
please e-mail us, send the file(s) and you will get credit
and thanks for your effort. Also, you can e-mail us with
questions regarding this subject. |
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| How
to determine what Windows version you are running |
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| Each
release of the Windows Operating System has had various
versions. We have designed this page to help everyone
determine the version of Windows they may be running. |
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| *Note:
In addition to each of the ways to show the version as
shown on this page Windows users can also use the ver
command from the command prompt. |
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| Windows
3.x or Windows NT 3.51 - Click on Start / Settings
/ Control Panel / double click on System or click Start
/ Run and type "winver" and press enter and
you should see one of the below windows versions. |
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| Windows
95, 98 or ME- Click on Start / Settings / Control
Panel / double click on System or click Start / Run and
type "winver" and press enter and you should
see one of the below windows versions. |
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Windows NT 4.0 - You must have administrator
or Power User rights to complete the following instructions.
Click Start / Administrative Tools (common) / Windows
NT Diagnostics / Within the version tab you will be able
to tell the Version of Windows NT including the service
pack currently installed or click Start / Run and type
"winver". |
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| Windows
CE - Click Start / Settings / Control Panel /
click the Systems Icon / within the system properties,
under computer the version of Windows CE and the build
will be listed. |
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| Windows
2000 - Click on Start / Settings / Control Panel
/ double click on System or click Start / Run and type
"winver" and press enter and you should see
one of the below windows versions. |
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| Windows
XP - Click on Start / Settings / Control Panel
/ double click on System or click Start / Run and type
"winver" and press enter and you should see
one of the below windows versions. |
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| Windows
Version |
Revision |
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Windows 2000 5.00.2195
Windows 3.0
Windows 3.1
Windows 3.11 Windows for workgroups
Windows 95 4.00.950
Windows 95 4.00.950 A
Windows 95 4.00.950 B
Windows 95 4.00.950 C
Windows 98 4.10.1691
Windows 98 4.10.1998
Windows 98 4.10.2222A
Windows CE 3.0
Windows CE 2.1
Windows CE 2.0
Windows CE 1.0
Windows ME 4.90.3000
Windows NT 3.51.1057
Windows NT 3.51.1057
Windows NT 4.00.1381
Windows XP Home 5.1.2600 |
Windows
2000 Workstation
Windows 3.0
Windows 3.1
Windows for workgroups Windows 3.11
Original release of Windows 95.
Original release of Windows 95 with Service Pack 1 or
OEM Service Release 1.
Second release of Windows 95 / OSR2 (Has Fat32).
Second release of Windows 95 / OSR2 with FAT32, USB
and AGP support.
Beta Release of Windows 98
Original release of Windows 98
Windows 98 Second edition.
Windows CE 3.0
Windows CE 2.1
Windows CE 2.0
Windows CE 1.0
Original release of Windows ME.
Windows NT Server Version 3.51
Windows NT Workstation Version 3.51
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation.
Windows XP Home Edition 2002 |
| Windows
XP |
Windows
XP Proffesional Editon 2002 |
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| Microsoft
Windows 95 (first version) |
boot95a.exe |
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| Microsoft
Windows 95 OSR2 |
boot95b.exe |
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| Microsoft
Windows 98 (first version) |
boot98.exe |
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| Microsoft
Windows 98c (second version) |
boot98c.exe |
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| Microsoft
Windows 98sc (third version) |
boot98sc.exe |
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| Microsoft
Windows 98SE (Second Edition) |
boot98se.exe |
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| Microsoft
Windows ME (first version) |
bootme.exe |
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| Microsoft
Windows ME (second version) |
bootmec.exe |
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| Windows
XP has a different approach since Microsoft decided not
to support boot diskettes anymore. There is a 7-disks
set but they are used for new installations only; for
recovery or any other issues you have to use a bootable
CD (the Windows XP CD is bootable itself). |
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your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive or your BIOS
does not support this option, you can start your computer
with any boot disk but it is rather difficult to do anything
because Windows XP does not allow NTFS partitions to be
accesible from a diskette. Your only other option for
recovery purposes is to plug your hard drive into another
XP machine and take ownership of the drive; after that
ou can fully access the hard disk and try ro recover your
files. |
| For
your convenience we have included the download of Windows
XP startup diskettes. |
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| Windows
XP Home (first release) |
startupXP_home.exe |
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| Windows
XP Home SP2 (Service Pack 2) |
startupXP_SP2_home.exe |
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| Windows
XP Pro (first release) |
startupXP_pro.exe |
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| Windows
XP Pro SP2 (Service Pack 2) |
startupXP_SP2_pro.exe |
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| As
an alternative, only if your computer supports booting
from CD, you can use a great product called BartPE (Bart
Preinstalled Environment) that will allow you to create
your own custom bootable CD with all the applications
that you want. You can download the program and find more
info at http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder.
This product is free of charge. |
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