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Donkey_Kong:
I have windows XP Media Edition and it won't boot up all the sudden. Maybe if I had a boot disc cd-rom? Can't find any cd that came with the system (lost it). Is there any otherway that I can boot windows? Keep in mind there is no floppy drive, only a cd drive.

Thanks in advance for any assistance!!

Crax:
Try to be a bit more specific with your issue and it would be easier to recommend something.

But yes, you can get a copy of WMC and boot off the cd and do some recovery type things depending on the problem that you have

Donkey_Kong:
Well after restarting by pressing the power button instead of loading windows normally i get a black screen. The only thing I'm able to do from that screen is the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Here I am able to select Boot Device Priority. Since I'm unsuccessful booting from the HD maybe I could boot from CD Rom. Problem is I do not have a boot cd. Checked microsoft website and can't find a file to download (maybe not finding it).

Basically my question is this...Is there anything I can DL to make a boot cd?

Thanks!

Samstag:
Get a live linux iso (knoppix, fedora, zenwalk, etc).  You're probably going to find that your hard drive is not available.

shmokes:
Well, the answer to your question is no.  Microsoft does not provide Windows CDs for download (why would anyone buy it if they did), so you'll either need to find a friend with a disc, or download one illegally through bittorrent or something like that.

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