Creating A Bootable Device - Compaq d338 - Microtower Desktop PC Management Manual

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Creating a Bootable Device

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4. Insert the bootable diskette or USB flash media device.
5. Click File > Save to Diskette. Follow the instructions on the
screen to create the configuration diskette or USB flash media
device.
6. Download a BIOS utility for replicating setup (repset.exe) and
copy it onto the configuration diskette or USB flash media
device. This utility can be found at
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7. On the configuration diskette or USB flash media device, create
an autoexec.bat file containing the following command:
repset.exe
8. Turn off the computer to be configured. Insert the configuration
diskette or USB flash media device and turn the computer on.
The configuration utility will run automatically.
9. Restart the computer when the configuration is complete.
Bootable Diskette
These instructions are for Windows XP Professional and Home
Edition. Windows 2000 does not support the creation of bootable
diskettes.
1. Insert a diskette into the diskette drive.
2. Click Start, then click My Computer.
3. Right-click the diskette drive, then click Format.
4. Select the Create an MS-DOS startup disk check box, then
click Start.
"Copying to Multiple Computers" on page 11.
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