2006-06-12 19:03:50 · 7 answers · asked by baxxie 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
A start up disk is a floppy disk used to install or reinstall windows onto a computer. Startup disks are needed for when installing Windows 98, 95 and older. CD-Rom support was not available back than at the time. Now days you can just put the CD into the CD-Rom to install Windows XP. A startup disk can also be used to start the computer up when having difficulties or not able to log onto the computer.
2006-06-12 19:10:31 · answer #1 · answered by jacoboctober11 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is basically a boot up disk. This lets you "start" your computer when it just won't boot up.
In the case of WIndows XP, your startup disk is both a startup disk and the Windows installer disk. It contains the "recovery console" which is basically a DOS prompt that lets you run DOS commands for maintainance purposes. You can also download extra information from the disk that Windows may have not installed by default.
It is possible for a startup disk to be a floppy disk. If it is, it normally DOES NOT contain the full operating system. Most OS's don't require floppy support anymore.
There are several others out there. A lot of these are based on Linux operating systems (Ubuntu, SuSe, Red Hat, etc..) Some "startup" disks can actually run your computer. These are called "live" CD's.
Hope that helps,
Jon
2006-06-13 02:04:34 · answer #2 · answered by jonthecomposer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A startup disk is a bootable floppy disk that usually serves one of two purposes. It can be used eather to boot from directly or it can point the computer to boot something else.
The first option is used in repair disks, instalation for dos and other old OSs and even live operating systems that run from 1-n floppys.
The second option is used for OS instalation and repair disks but in a different way. For example if your pc cannot boot from a CD or DVD drive a startup disk can be used to point the computer in the right direction or say if you've installed a new on in a dual boot situation and cannot get to the old one (i.e. Windows over Linux).
Hope it helps
2006-06-13 02:23:26 · answer #3 · answered by AlexD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For what you need to ask the question better
A startup disk for a computer is a disk that reformats the computer to its original factory state, it comes with ur computer.
Atleats thats what i think it is
2006-06-13 02:05:39 · answer #4 · answered by kEVIN 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a startup disk is the hard dribe that your system boots up with its mainly the one with the main partition whcih cotains ur ssytem files ex. i have 2 partiions of 1 hd c:/ and D:/ c is the smaller one and D is the big one but alot of times its only one parition like just C:/ instaed of C:\ and D:\ and yah so its the main hard drive
2006-06-13 02:07:14 · answer #5 · answered by kickenchicken360 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A startup disc is a disc that provide all the files you need to start your computer using the os that creted the disc in the first place!
2006-06-13 02:05:36 · answer #6 · answered by agent-X 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start up compuiter
2006-06-19 10:36:07 · answer #7 · answered by ccccccccdddddgggggrrrrwwwsszcvbn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋