D Dave Murphy Aug 23, 2003 #1 Have a new hard drive and want to install a verision of "XP" to a formatted drive. XP won't install in DOS mode. any help
Have a new hard drive and want to install a verision of "XP" to a formatted drive. XP won't install in DOS mode. any help
C Chris Lanier Aug 23, 2003 #2 The Windows XP CD-ROM is bootable. Put it in your computer, reboot and set your BIOS to boot from the CD drive.
The Windows XP CD-ROM is bootable. Put it in your computer, reboot and set your BIOS to boot from the CD drive.
B Bruce Chambers Aug 23, 2003 #3 Greetings -- Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.) HOW TO Install Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941 http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp Bruce Chambers -- Help us help you: You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH
Greetings -- Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.) HOW TO Install Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941 http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp Bruce Chambers -- Help us help you: You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH
