can a write floppy image without an os

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  1. theog
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    OEM manufacturer's Win XP CD, would of been in the box when NEW.
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  3. philip95
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    Windows 7 Pro 32 bit and windows xp pro 32 bit and windows 98 SE
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    theog said:
    OEM manufacturer's Win XP CD, would of been in the box when NEW.
    it is second hand and look like it has been bulit
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  4. bobafetthotmail
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    the only thing I can think of is trying with a Linux live-cd, like a ubuntu disk, and choose "try ubuntu" in the wizard when booting your old computer with it.

    Then you open up the terminal and write this

    dd if=/path_to_floppy_image.ima of=/dev/floppy

    path_to_floppy_image is the path to the place you stored the floppy image.

    if it is on a USB drive it could look like "sdb1/floppyimage.ima"
    navigate to it from inside ubuntu and then copy the path to it.
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  6. philip95
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    i used a windows xp live cd to write it
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