How to Kickstart From a Floppy
- 1). Power down the computer. Once the computer has completely shut down, insert the floppy boot disk into the computer's A: drive.
- 2). Restart the computer. Press "F8" over and over until a black startup screen appears.
- 3). Press the "Down" arrow on your keyboard until you highlight "Boot from Disk." Press "Enter."
- 4). Follow the prompts to correct the specific issue you are dealing with (the prompts change depending on what problem you have with Windows). Once the process is complete, Windows loads and you can eject the floppy boot disk from the computer.