XP Boot Disk for Laptop??

Hi, my laptop has no floppy drive. Will this download from microsoft,
opened and copied onto a disk give me
a boot disk for possible future crashes. If not is there a better way for
the non technical.
Any help appreciated
Windows XP Professional Utility: Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install
Brief Description
The Windows XP startup disk allows computers without a bootable CD-ROM to
perform a new installation of the operating system. The Windows XP startup
disk will automatically load the correct drivers to gain access to the
CD-ROM drive and start a new installation of Setup.
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File Name: WinXP_EN_PRO_BF.EXE
Version: 310994
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles: KB310994
Date Published: 10/24/2001
Language: English
Download Size: 4.2 MB
Estimated Download Time: 11 min 56K Dial-up (56K)DSL/Cable
(256K)DSL/Cable (768K)T1 (1.5M) 11 min

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Overview
The Windows XP startup disk allows computers without a bootable CD-ROM to
perform a new installation of the operating system. The Windows XP startup
disk will automatically load the correct drivers to gain access to the
CD-ROM drive and start a new installation of Setup. You cannot upgrade from
a Windows XP startup disk.

Windows XP Home Edition startup disks will not work for Windows XP
Professional installations and vice-versa.


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