windows XP Installation from DOS

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3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them if i can
install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that installation is
imposible to make, so i am computer technician, and i know some DOS commands,
i keep trying and thinking about that installation, then finally i made it. I
would like to tell that when you don't know its better not to talk. This
microsoft technician, don't know anything about that question, so i would
like to be in his position, its a joke, but the only thing i want to tell to
everyone is that is posibble to install Windows XP from DOS 6.2

Thanks
 
Bryan Carmona said:
3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them if i can
install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that installation is
imposible to make, so i am computer technician, and i know some DOS commands,
i keep trying and thinking about that installation, then finally i made it. I
would like to tell that when you don't know its better not to talk. This
microsoft technician, don't know anything about that question, so i would
like to be in his position, its a joke, but the only thing i want to tell to
everyone is that is posibble to install Windows XP from DOS 6.2

Thanks
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It *cannot* be peformed from an ms-dos 6.2 boot disk...
but it actually can by using a win98 bootdisk with cd support

I have done it and here is how:


First, the HD must be formatted as fat32...
if you require NTFS the drive may be converted after the install.

Next you *must* load smartdrv.exe

so if smartdrv.exe is not already on your boot floppy
get it and copy it there.

if it's on the floppy


simply type and enter the following: smartdrv

IIRC you should see a message the smartdrv is loaded

now from within the i386 folder just run the command : winnt

and the installation will begin

Note: do not run "setup" from the dos prompt you must run : winnt


I have done that and it worked...but it was a while back


and I can't recall if I first copied the i386 folder to the HD...
but think that's the best way to do it
 
Bryan said:
3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them
if i can install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that
installation is imposible to make, so i am computer technician, and
i know some DOS commands, i keep trying and thinking about that
installation, then finally i made it. I would like to tell that
when you don't know its better not to talk. This microsoft
technician, don't know anything about that question, so i would
like to be in his position, its a joke, but the only thing i want
to tell to everyone is that is posibble to install Windows XP from
DOS 6.2
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DOS 6.2? Is that Windows 98 DOS?

http://unattended.sourceforge.net/
 
philo said:
No Dos 6.2 is the "old" dos...
it does not have fat32 support.

That's why I suggested to the OP to use a win98 boot disk
as that's dos 7.1 and has fat32 support.

(Though a win95B/C or WinME bootdisk would be fine too)
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Philo, the OP does not appear to be asking for help to install XP home. He
says he has actually managed to install it from within DOS 6.2 ????
 
Since a fat16 partition would have to be 2 gigs max...
it would be a trifle impractical...
but I guess it must be possible then.
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Yes, that is possible. Once I installed XP in 2gb FAT16 partition just
for experimenting and it did.
 
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