In the end, you must use the CD-ROM device in order to complete the Windows XP Home Edition installation. Follow the on-screen instructions and insert the other disks when prompted. When all six disks are done, set the floppy drive as the first boot device, insert the first disk and restart the computer.
You may want to label the disks, since they need to be inserted in the correct order during the setup process. Once a disk is full, you are prompted to insert another one, until all the data is transferred onto the devices.
User attention is required, because the process is interactive. Windows XP Home Startup Disk relies on a rather time consuming routine that includes extracting and copying the files on all six disks. Requirements include a working CD drive (even though you cannot boot from it), a floppy drive (to which you have unrestricted access and can be set as the first boot device) and six blank, formatted disks. The purpose of Windows XP Home Startup Disk is to use the floppy disk drive in order to load the drivers necessary to restore access to the CD-ROM drive. Please note that this application works with Windows XP Home Edition only. Windows XP Home Startup Disk is a utility created by Microsoft for computers that cannot boot from CD-ROM drives.
