Windows XP boot disks can be purchased at a number of different online sites. Amazon and eBay, for example, sell these boot disks for affordable rates.
A free Windows XP repair disk can be downloaded from Softonic, Tech Republic, Kioskia, Software Solution, Boot From CD, PC Support and Disk Internals.
Buy a boot disk. Can't find one? eBay.
Yes, you would need the windows xp you downloaded burned to a disk and then put that disk into the other computer then power it down boot it up, and as it boots press the function key that pulls up the boot menu then select "Boot From CD".
For any disk OTHER THAN THE ONE YOU BOOT FROM, simply open a command prompt and type: format d: (where "d" is the designator of the disk that you want to format) OR open windows explorer, select "my computer" then right click on the drive you want to format (again, it can't be the disk you boot from" If you want to format your C drive you'll need to boot from some other medium, such as the installation disk or a floppy.
Amazon's website is one website someone in Victoria could visit in order to purchase a Windows Virtual PC disk. Microsoft's website is another website.
One should always have a boot disk for a computer as it stores all files required to start up Windows if your machine gets corrupt and wont boot up Windows. Also it contains various diagnostic software to help get things running again.
You can't convert it like you say. You can run Windows on a Mac though, yes. One way to do this is Boot Camp (Google it). Be forewarned, though, you need to already have a Windows install disk.
You need a boot disk to start it up. Either use your emergency repair disk that you created for that operating system. Boot up the machine and go into the BIOS and enable the "boot from floppy disk" or something similar. Put the boot disk in the floppy drive and reboot. Follow the instructions given; you need CDROM support enabled. When ready insert the W98 disk into your CD Drive and navigate to it's root directory (folder). There's a program called something like "setup.exe", run it and following the instructions. Otherwise, change the boot sequence to CD, IDE0, Floppy, and enable "boot from disk". Restart the machine, you'll be asked if you want to boot from CD. YES. With a new harddisk, you'll be asked to partition the drive. Which you need to do. Just accept the default, which is one primary DOS partition using the whole disk space. It will then format it to FAT32 file system. The actually windows 98 setup will then begin, follow the instructions on screen.
i have no experience ATALL with vmware or that other one so I'm going to talk about bootcamp. you do the boot camp setup assistant thing in "utilities" folder and set the disk partitian. this "cuts" the disk in the selected proportion. then you install pclinuxos on the proportion set aside for windows. it sould not matter that its supposed to be for windows.
One can purchase non-skid and waterproof boot covers from ULINE. One can also purchase quality boot covers from Staples, ZORO Tools, Galeton, and Cole-Parmer.
Windows boot manager controls how your computer will restart again. One example is to boot after going to sleep. Another example is to boot after pressing the reset button.
You can fix the MBR (Master Boot Record) on Microsoft Windows Vista in a number of ways. You can use your recovery disk with the /FixMBR option or use any number of free utilities available on CNET.