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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to a blank hard drive?
Windows 95 [versions of] was the first Bootable CD.
-- Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. "Big_Al" wrote in message ... XP Guy said this on 4/22/2009 10:56 PM: If I have a blank hard drive that I've partitioned as FAT32 and will boot into DOS, and if I copy the entire contents of an XP cd to the drive, is there a way I can launch the XP installation process after the machine starts and boots itself into DOS? There doesn't seem to be much on the net that explicitly says you can do that. I've tried, and setup.exe requires that it be launched from a protected mode (32-bit) environment (ie like win-98 I guess). Some other comments I've come across is that possibly the install can be started from DOS by running winnt.exe with the appropriate command-line switches. Yet other comments refer to bart-pe. So, it it possible? If you've been around a while, you might remember the old days of win 95 or win 98 that required a boot floppy to load drivers etc. I think it was win98se that actually made the first bootable CD to install from. If you replicate a win9x boot floppy, that might work. And there are many utility boot CD's like BartPE etc that can be created, but as others have said, if you boot from a CD why not just boot from the Windows XP cd and do it right. All the tools are there! |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to a blank hard drive?
The Windows 95 CD was NOT bootable, nor was the 98 CD.
-- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Tim Meddick" wrote in message ... Windows 95 [versions of] was the first Bootable CD. -- Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. "Big_Al" wrote in message ... XP Guy said this on 4/22/2009 10:56 PM: If I have a blank hard drive that I've partitioned as FAT32 and will boot into DOS, and if I copy the entire contents of an XP cd to the drive, is there a way I can launch the XP installation process after the machine starts and boots itself into DOS? There doesn't seem to be much on the net that explicitly says you can do that. I've tried, and setup.exe requires that it be launched from a protected mode (32-bit) environment (ie like win-98 I guess). Some other comments I've come across is that possibly the install can be started from DOS by running winnt.exe with the appropriate command-line switches. Yet other comments refer to bart-pe. So, it it possible? If you've been around a while, you might remember the old days of win 95 or win 98 that required a boot floppy to load drivers etc. I think it was win98se that actually made the first bootable CD to install from. If you replicate a win9x boot floppy, that might work. And there are many utility boot CD's like BartPE etc that can be created, but as others have said, if you boot from a CD why not just boot from the Windows XP cd and do it right. All the tools are there! |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to a blank hard drive?
The Windows 95 CD was NOT bootable, nor was the 98 CD.
-- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Tim Meddick" wrote in message ... Windows 95 [versions of] was the first Bootable CD. -- Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. "Big_Al" wrote in message ... XP Guy said this on 4/22/2009 10:56 PM: If I have a blank hard drive that I've partitioned as FAT32 and will boot into DOS, and if I copy the entire contents of an XP cd to the drive, is there a way I can launch the XP installation process after the machine starts and boots itself into DOS? There doesn't seem to be much on the net that explicitly says you can do that. I've tried, and setup.exe requires that it be launched from a protected mode (32-bit) environment (ie like win-98 I guess). Some other comments I've come across is that possibly the install can be started from DOS by running winnt.exe with the appropriate command-line switches. Yet other comments refer to bart-pe. So, it it possible? If you've been around a while, you might remember the old days of win 95 or win 98 that required a boot floppy to load drivers etc. I think it was win98se that actually made the first bootable CD to install from. If you replicate a win9x boot floppy, that might work. And there are many utility boot CD's like BartPE etc that can be created, but as others have said, if you boot from a CD why not just boot from the Windows XP cd and do it right. All the tools are there! |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to a blank hard drive?
David,
You're probably right, please forgive me I wasn't thinking (just assuming). I can only speak for the Win98SE CD, which I have, and that is bootable. -- Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. "David B." wrote in message ... The Windows 95 CD was NOT bootable, nor was the 98 CD. -- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Tim Meddick" wrote in message ... Windows 95 [versions of] was the first Bootable CD. -- Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. "Big_Al" wrote in message ... XP Guy said this on 4/22/2009 10:56 PM: If I have a blank hard drive that I've partitioned as FAT32 and will boot into DOS, and if I copy the entire contents of an XP cd to the drive, is there a way I can launch the XP installation process after the machine starts and boots itself into DOS? There doesn't seem to be much on the net that explicitly says you can do that. I've tried, and setup.exe requires that it be launched from a protected mode (32-bit) environment (ie like win-98 I guess). Some other comments I've come across is that possibly the install can be started from DOS by running winnt.exe with the appropriate command-line switches. Yet other comments refer to bart-pe. So, it it possible? If you've been around a while, you might remember the old days of win 95 or win 98 that required a boot floppy to load drivers etc. I think it was win98se that actually made the first bootable CD to install from. If you replicate a win9x boot floppy, that might work. And there are many utility boot CD's like BartPE etc that can be created, but as others have said, if you boot from a CD why not just boot from the Windows XP cd and do it right. All the tools are there! |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to a blank hard drive?
David,
You're probably right, please forgive me I wasn't thinking (just assuming). I can only speak for the Win98SE CD, which I have, and that is bootable. -- Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. "David B." wrote in message ... The Windows 95 CD was NOT bootable, nor was the 98 CD. -- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Tim Meddick" wrote in message ... Windows 95 [versions of] was the first Bootable CD. -- Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. "Big_Al" wrote in message ... XP Guy said this on 4/22/2009 10:56 PM: If I have a blank hard drive that I've partitioned as FAT32 and will boot into DOS, and if I copy the entire contents of an XP cd to the drive, is there a way I can launch the XP installation process after the machine starts and boots itself into DOS? There doesn't seem to be much on the net that explicitly says you can do that. I've tried, and setup.exe requires that it be launched from a protected mode (32-bit) environment (ie like win-98 I guess). Some other comments I've come across is that possibly the install can be started from DOS by running winnt.exe with the appropriate command-line switches. Yet other comments refer to bart-pe. So, it it possible? If you've been around a while, you might remember the old days of win 95 or win 98 that required a boot floppy to load drivers etc. I think it was win98se that actually made the first bootable CD to install from. If you replicate a win9x boot floppy, that might work. And there are many utility boot CD's like BartPE etc that can be created, but as others have said, if you boot from a CD why not just boot from the Windows XP cd and do it right. All the tools are there! |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to a blank
Twayne
Andrew is the resident idiot who always posts wrong info and a lot times dangerous ones at that -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Twayne" wrote in message ... Andrew E. wrote: Actually youre trying to install xp as the "preffered method" instead of a windows explorer installation..You dont install the cd to the hd however,one simply installs xp cd,set the BIOS to boot to xp cdrom as 1st boot priority,hd 2nd (for installation),save & exit BIOS,boot to xp cd (DOS),select install xp, delete the partition,create one,then xp formats & installs auto.The copy cd to hd will only cause a malfunction,also,FAT32 is not a preffered file system,its outdated,use NTFS. Since he has a DOS boot partition, FAT32 is actually REQUIRED! Where have you been? "XP Guy" wrote: If I have a blank hard drive that I've partitioned as FAT32 and will boot into DOS, and if I copy the entire contents of an XP cd to the drive, is there a way I can launch the XP installation process after the machine starts and boots itself into DOS? There doesn't seem to be much on the net that explicitly says you can do that. I've tried, and setup.exe requires that it be launched from a protected mode (32-bit) environment (ie like win-98 I guess). Some other comments I've come across is that possibly the install can be started from DOS by running winnt.exe with the appropriate command-line switches. Yet other comments refer to bart-pe. So, it it possible? |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to a blank
Twayne
Andrew is the resident idiot who always posts wrong info and a lot times dangerous ones at that -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Twayne" wrote in message ... Andrew E. wrote: Actually youre trying to install xp as the "preffered method" instead of a windows explorer installation..You dont install the cd to the hd however,one simply installs xp cd,set the BIOS to boot to xp cdrom as 1st boot priority,hd 2nd (for installation),save & exit BIOS,boot to xp cd (DOS),select install xp, delete the partition,create one,then xp formats & installs auto.The copy cd to hd will only cause a malfunction,also,FAT32 is not a preffered file system,its outdated,use NTFS. Since he has a DOS boot partition, FAT32 is actually REQUIRED! Where have you been? "XP Guy" wrote: If I have a blank hard drive that I've partitioned as FAT32 and will boot into DOS, and if I copy the entire contents of an XP cd to the drive, is there a way I can launch the XP installation process after the machine starts and boots itself into DOS? There doesn't seem to be much on the net that explicitly says you can do that. I've tried, and setup.exe requires that it be launched from a protected mode (32-bit) environment (ie like win-98 I guess). Some other comments I've come across is that possibly the install can be started from DOS by running winnt.exe with the appropriate command-line switches. Yet other comments refer to bart-pe. So, it it possible? |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to a blankhard drive?
Shenan Stanley wrote:
Some other comments I've come across is that possibly the install can be started from DOS by running winnt.exe with the appropriate command-line switches. Yet other comments refer to bart-pe. So, it it possible? Yes. Google could have told you that. ;-) If that's true, I haven't found it yet. If you have, is there some reason you're not posting it? |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to a blankhard drive?
Shenan Stanley wrote:
Some other comments I've come across is that possibly the install can be started from DOS by running winnt.exe with the appropriate command-line switches. Yet other comments refer to bart-pe. So, it it possible? Yes. Google could have told you that. ;-) If that's true, I haven't found it yet. If you have, is there some reason you're not posting it? |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to ablankhard drive?
Top Poaster and Full Quoter "David B." wrote:
I would think that a person that goes by "XP Guy" would be able to figure this out on his own. At the very least he would know how to use a search engine. You obviously can't read. I said that from what I've found on the net, there are lots of people asking this question, and no real definative answers. Was there a reason why you also did not answer this question? Is there a reason why your contribution to this thread was nothing more than to take a lame shot at me? |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to ablankhard drive?
Top Poaster and Full Quoter "David B." wrote:
I would think that a person that goes by "XP Guy" would be able to figure this out on his own. At the very least he would know how to use a search engine. You obviously can't read. I said that from what I've found on the net, there are lots of people asking this question, and no real definative answers. Was there a reason why you also did not answer this question? Is there a reason why your contribution to this thread was nothing more than to take a lame shot at me? |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to ablankhard drive?
Full-Quoter "Olórin" wrote:
"Even I" can't answer the question? What - you can't read? Yes. Even YOU can't answer the question. Well, you sure as **** can't; Brilliant Sherlock. Maybe that's why I'm asking you dimwit. but more importantly, you can't even ask politely. I did ask, and not impolitely. If my follow-ups were too harsh, they at least were not incorrect. Whatever I may have been telling everyone else, the one thing I *was* trying to tell you has clearly gone right over your immature head. And just what was that *one* thing you were trying to tell me? Did it have anything to do with answering my original question? |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to ablankhard drive?
Full-Quoter "Olórin" wrote:
"Even I" can't answer the question? What - you can't read? Yes. Even YOU can't answer the question. Well, you sure as **** can't; Brilliant Sherlock. Maybe that's why I'm asking you dimwit. but more importantly, you can't even ask politely. I did ask, and not impolitely. If my follow-ups were too harsh, they at least were not incorrect. Whatever I may have been telling everyone else, the one thing I *was* trying to tell you has clearly gone right over your immature head. And just what was that *one* thing you were trying to tell me? Did it have anything to do with answering my original question? |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to a blank hard drive?
XP Guy wrote:
If I have a blank hard drive that I've partitioned as FAT32 and will boot into DOS, and if I copy the entire contents of an XP cd to the drive, is there a way I can launch the XP installation process after the machine starts and boots itself into DOS? There doesn't seem to be much on the net that explicitly says you can do that. I've tried, and setup.exe requires that it be launched from a protected mode (32-bit) environment (ie like win-98 I guess). Some other comments I've come across is that possibly the install can be started from DOS by running winnt.exe with the appropriate command-line switches. Yet other comments refer to bart-pe. So, it it possible? Shenan Stanley wrote: Yes. Google could have told you that. ;-) XP Guy wrote: If that's true, I haven't found it yet. If you have, is there some reason you're not posting it? You didn't/haven't asked how. You asked is there a way/if it was possible. You seem (according to your own responses) just want to be given the answers to the questions you ask. I was/am obliging. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to a blank hard drive?
XP Guy wrote:
If I have a blank hard drive that I've partitioned as FAT32 and will boot into DOS, and if I copy the entire contents of an XP cd to the drive, is there a way I can launch the XP installation process after the machine starts and boots itself into DOS? There doesn't seem to be much on the net that explicitly says you can do that. I've tried, and setup.exe requires that it be launched from a protected mode (32-bit) environment (ie like win-98 I guess). Some other comments I've come across is that possibly the install can be started from DOS by running winnt.exe with the appropriate command-line switches. Yet other comments refer to bart-pe. So, it it possible? Shenan Stanley wrote: Yes. Google could have told you that. ;-) XP Guy wrote: If that's true, I haven't found it yet. If you have, is there some reason you're not posting it? You didn't/haven't asked how. You asked is there a way/if it was possible. You seem (according to your own responses) just want to be given the answers to the questions you ask. I was/am obliging. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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