You can make a bootable MS-DOS disk using the utilities built into Windows XP. Alternatively, you can create an image of the Windows XP files to use as a bootable disk.

If you need a boot disk that contains FDISK and FORMAT, you can create one on a computer running Windows 98. As an alternative, you could create a free (and legal) boot disk using FreeDOS.

Need installation media to reinstall Windows? Here's how to create a bootable CD, USB, or DVD with an ISO from scratch!

Insert the installation CD for the operating system you wish to use and then restart the machine, having made sure the CD-ROM is defined in the BIOS setup as first in the boot sequence. Hard drive ...

If you continue to have issues with installing Windows XP on your Mac, remember that Apple does not provide specific Windows support--though they are able to help with Boot Camp Assistant or any ...

Even if you succeed, Windows doesn't boot well from read-only media like CDs.<BR><BR>For a bootable Windows CD, you want to look into WinPE, also available in customized forms such as BartPE.