Harry Ohrn
December 6th 03, 02:25 PM
Connect the new hard drive, restart the computer and set the boot order so
that the CD-Rom is listed before the hard drive, pop the XP CD into the
CD-Rom and press a key when prompted. Select the option to Setup Windows XP
and follow the on screen instructions to partition and format.
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Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
"AdNoctum" > wrote in message
3.157...
> Hi! I just bought a maxtor oem hard drive, no documentation or software.
> Now I have download maxtors maxblast 3 software and created a bootable
> floppy with it. Can I burn these files to a cdr as is to make a bootable
> cd. I ask because according to the website I will be booting from the
> floppy and then I have to follow instructions to install my os before
> exiting maxblast. but I assume this means that I will have to reboot from
> the cdrom, but that will not be the primary boot device until I set it
> later.
> Thanks
that the CD-Rom is listed before the hard drive, pop the XP CD into the
CD-Rom and press a key when prompted. Select the option to Setup Windows XP
and follow the on screen instructions to partition and format.
--
Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
"AdNoctum" > wrote in message
3.157...
> Hi! I just bought a maxtor oem hard drive, no documentation or software.
> Now I have download maxtors maxblast 3 software and created a bootable
> floppy with it. Can I burn these files to a cdr as is to make a bootable
> cd. I ask because according to the website I will be booting from the
> floppy and then I have to follow instructions to install my os before
> exiting maxblast. but I assume this means that I will have to reboot from
> the cdrom, but that will not be the primary boot device until I set it
> later.
> Thanks