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steve.uk

i have made a previous posting regards this but cannot understand the
answers.

what i want to do is install windows xp home from the hdd (without cd rom).
i have copied the i386 folder onto a new formatted and partitioned hard
drive.

i need to force set up to run from the executable file on the hdd. i have
tried the winxp set up disks but they only allow you to continue set up from
the cd.

i need to enter dos mode and run winnt32.exe or whatever the set up command
is.

can anybody tell me which boot disk to use and what commands i need to do
this. i have tried using the win98 boot disk and changing directory to
c:\i386 but i get a file creation error nearly every time. the only time i
have managed to switch to the i386 directory on the hard drive and run set
up, i get the message... winnt32.exe 'this program cannot be run in dos
mode.
 
Also, you are trying to run the wrong file. You should be using winnt.exe
for running setup from DOS :-)
 
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