Create A MS-DOS Startup Disk

Since XP was released there has been a lot of confusion about startup disks, boot disks, and also MS-DOS startup disks.A MS-DOS startup disk is not a substitute for the boot disks that you might be familiar with from Windows 95/98/Me.It performs one function and one function only. It gets you to the A:\ prompt from a cold boot. The following list of files is placed on the MS-DOS startup disk when the procedure listed below is performed
Directory of A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
COMMAND.COM
KEYB.COM
MODE.COM
EGA.CPI
EGA2.CPIE
GA3.CPI
CONFIG.SYS
DISPLAY.SYS
IO.SYS
KEYBOARD.SYS
KEYBRD2.SYS
KEYBRD3.SYS
KEYBRD4.SYS
MSDOS.SYS
Insert a 3.5 floppy in the floppy drive.Click [Start] [My Computer] then highlight the A:\ drive and right click.Click [Format] to open the window below
Check [Create an MS-DOS Startup Disk] [Start] and follow the prompts.
Note: The MS-DOS startup disk only allows the system to boot into an MS-DOS prompt. The disk contains no additional tools and is not a substitute for Windows XP Setup Boot Disks