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trying to install xp-not reading cd
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I am putting xp on a formatted , partiioned drive, but can't get it to recognize the cd. It's been so long since I had to do this, I don't remember how. Do I need a 98 bootdisk? I went into cmos and designated the cd drive as the bootdisk, still stuck. Help please. thanx |
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trying to install xp-not reading cd
Are you watching the screen? it will say hit anykey to boot from CD. It goes
by fast. -- -------- Paul -------- www.paulsxp.com www.paulsxp.com/forums "todd" wrote in message ... Hi- I am putting xp on a formatted , partiioned drive, but can't get it to recognize the cd. It's been so long since I had to do this, I don't remember how. Do I need a 98 bootdisk? I went into cmos and designated the cd drive as the bootdisk, still stuck. Help please. thanx |
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trying to install xp-not reading cd
OK, first off you wouldn't use 98 boot disks for an XP
install, you use the XP setup disks, just find em on this microsoft site or lots of other places on the internet, these will load all your initial drivers and all to use the cd to load windows, will make life alot easier. -----Original Message----- Are you watching the screen? it will say hit anykey to boot from CD. It goes by fast. -- -------- Paul -------- www.paulsxp.com www.paulsxp.com/forums "todd" wrote in message ... Hi- I am putting xp on a formatted , partiioned drive, but can't get it to recognize the cd. It's been so long since I had to do this, I don't remember how. Do I need a 98 bootdisk? I went into cmos and designated the cd drive as the bootdisk, still stuck. Help please. thanx . |
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todd wrote:
I am putting xp on a formatted , partiioned drive, but can't get it to recognize the cd. It's been so long since I had to do this, I don't remember how. As you power on hit the hotkey to enter BIOS setup (see the manual, or try DEL; F2; F10 which are common ones). There either a Boot page, where select the CD drive and use the number pad + key to push it to the top; or a BIOS settings page and use PageDn to cycle the Boot order value round to CD first. ESC to exit and exit saving settings to boot the XP CD direct. Enter Setup, and after the license agreement take New Install. When it asks you to confirm where, hit ESC; select and delete the current partition and make a new RAW one to be formatted at the next stage. I would not leave it to whatever formatting may have been done already -- Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit) |
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