win xp install (help needed)

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Simon

I have win xp installed and i got a error and had to uninstall it, but when
i boot from floppy and try to reinstall xp it say's can not run from dos.
can someone tell me how to reinstall xp from a dos prompt.

TIA
 
I have win xp installed and i got a error and had to uninstall it, but when
i boot from floppy and try to reinstall xp it say's can not run from dos.
can someone tell me how to reinstall xp from a dos prompt.

TIA
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You don't boot from a floppy. Boot right from the install CD.

In some cases you will need to enter your system BIOS and change
your settings to allow it to boot from the CD.
 
Hi Pal,

You can not install XP with a Dos boot disk.
You need to boot up with the XP CD from a cdrom drive.
But first, go to the BIOS / CMOS setup program to change
the boot sequence to cdrom as the first boot order, and
the harddrive as the second boot order. Then save the
setting and restart. Don't forget to insert your Xp CD
into the cdrom drive before restarting.
Remember, you will lose all your data and program
application, by uninstalling and reinstalling the XP.
Just follow the onscreen instruction.

Good luck
 
Simon,

If the hard drive is FAT32 formatted, you can use a DOS boot disk. Run
WINNT.EXE in the I386 folder of the CD.

Make sure that you're boot disk has Smartdrv.exe on it, it will make the
install much faster.

But as the others said, the XP CD is bootable as well.
 
Greetings --

Why are you using a floppy?

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


Bruce Chambers

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OK thanks to everyone i should have enough info to install xp.
I appreciate everyone's help, Thanks to you all.

Kind Regards
Simon
 
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