L
liz
when installing can it be loaded by using dos?
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rifleman
liz said:when installing can it be loaded by using dos?
No.
A
Alex Marshall
Yes, you would need to run winnt.exe from the i386 directory of the CD to
start setup. This is really not the recommended way of installing though. If
you cannot boot from the XP CD you can download the setup floppy disks and
boot from those.
start setup. This is really not the recommended way of installing though. If
you cannot boot from the XP CD you can download the setup floppy disks and
boot from those.
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rifleman
Alex Marshall said:Yes, you would need to run winnt.exe from the i386 directory of the CD to
start setup. This is really not the recommended way of installing though. If
you cannot boot from the XP CD you can download the setup floppy disks and
boot from those.
And it's not really Dos, either.
A
Alex Marshall
The poster is talking about booting into MS-DOS using a Windows 98 startup
disk for example, and running XP setup from there.
disk for example, and running XP setup from there.
D
David B.
Wrong
D
David B.
You really should pay attention to the posts, it is entirely possible to boot from a DOS floppy with CD support and start the XP
installation.
installation.
G
Gordon Burgess-Parker
|You really should pay attention to the posts, it is entirely possible to boot from a DOS floppy with CD support and start the XP
|installation.
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But the OP didn't ask that did he?
|installation.
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But the OP didn't ask that did he?