Boot Disk for Window XPMS Window XP dosn't come with a boot disk (diskette) that enable you to boot clean and do troubleshooting. Here is a website the give detailed instructions to create one yourself that do more then just boot up.
"UBCD4Win is a bootable CD which contains software that allows you to repair/restore/diagnostic almost any computer problem. All software included in UBCD4Win are freeware utilities for Windows®. UBCD4Win uses Bart's PE© to boot into a Windows® "pre-install" environment, basically Windows® booted from CD. With network support, the ability to modify NTFS volumes, recover deleted files, create new NTFS volumes, scanning hard drives for viruses, etc. this project is almost everything you need to repair your system problems. There are many other types of utilities included to allow you to recover and/or repair a damaged system. Additional applications included are CD Burning, Backup/cloning, Defragmenter's, Password recovery, the list goes on!! Please visit the "List of Tools" page for a complete list of what is included in the latest version of the project."
Here is the URL:
http://www.ubcd4win.com/index.htm