Solved can a write floppy image without an os

[philip95]

is there program i boot from a CD to write floppy image (EXE fromate) to a floppy without an OS so i can use the floppy disk to repare my comptuer

 

[Sir George]

is there program i boot from a CD to write floppy image (EXE fromate) to a floppy without an OS so i can use the floppy disk to repare my comptuer

What are you trying to do? Repair or reinstall the OS?

 

[philip95]

is there program i boot from a CD to write floppy image (EXE fromate) to a floppy without an OS so i can use the floppy disk to repare my comptuer

What are you trying to do? Repair or reinstall the OS?

Repair

got the floppy image on my laptop
but the comptuer in the house with a floppy is the one i need to repair

 

[theog]

Why not make the Repair CD:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S

 

[philip95]

Why not make the Repair CD:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S

windows xp

 

[theog]

You can boot your Win XP CD.

XP Repair Install

 

[philip95]

You can boot your Win XP CD.

XP Repair Install

i tried that with laptop and it needed the prduct key even though it was printed on the button of the comptuer it did not work and i had to buy winodws 7 to put on it to use it and for my desktop i do not know the product key and it to old to put windows 7 on
so i do not want to have to do this

 

[theog]

i tried that with laptop and it needed the prduct key even though it was printed on the button of the comptuer it did not work

You need to use the OEM manufacturer's Win XP CD, not a Retail Win XP CD.

 

[philip95]

i tried that with laptop and it needed the prduct key even though it was printed on the button of the comptuer it did not work

You need to use the OEM manufacturer's Win XP CD, not a Retail Win XP CD.

hohow do i get the OEM disk?

 

[DeaconFrost]

You'd get it from the OEM. They may be able to sell you a recovery disk with Windows XP on it.

 

[theog]

OEM manufacturer's Win XP CD, would of been in the box when NEW.

 

[philip95]

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

 

[bobafetthotmail]

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.

 

[philip95]

i used a windows xp live cd to write it