[this question was originally asked by Cherry Jason in our newsletter]

   Perhaps you have already covered this, but can you do a step by step process for how a novice computer user can create a Windows XP bootable disk, (CD-Rom media). I knew how to create a floppy boot disk for Windows 95, 98, & ME, but can't seem to get the process to work for Windows XP.

   It takes a whole different and much more complex procedure to make a boot CD than a boot diskette. There are a couple of websites that have tools to build boot CDs with: Bart's PE Builder boot CD (http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder) and ReatogoBuilder CD (http://www.reatogo.de/index.htm).

   I wrote a program to help you make a boot CD using BartsPE. It is called XP Recovery CD Maker - http://www.xp-recovery-cd.com. XP Recovery CD Maker steps you through the process of using BartsPE. BartsPE is not compatible with all versions of WinXP, so you should use XP Recovery CD Maker in trial version before purchasing it. BartsPE is free. And I think that ReatagoBuilder CD is free too. I have not used ReatagoBuilder. What I have seen of it, it seems to be exactly the same thing as PEBuilder.