206Chapter 13: Maintaining Your Computerwww.gateway.comCreating an emergency startupdisketteAn emergency startup diskette is a diskette that contains critical information thatyou need to start your computer if Windows fails to start. You should createa startup diskette as soon as you get your computer.To create an emergency startup diskette in Windows XP:1 Insert a blank diskette labeled Startup into the diskette drive.2 Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens.3 Right-click 3½ Floppy (A:), then click Format. The Format 3½ Floppy (A:)dialog box opens.Important This procedure uses a diskette drive. If you do not havea diskette drive, you can purchase a drive from theGateway Accessories Store at accessories.gateway.com.
