Is it possible to install XP if the XP-CD is pre-copied to a blank harddrive?

Windows 95 [versions of] was the first Bootable CD.

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"Big_Al" wrote in message
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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!

The Windows 95 CD was NOT bootable, nor was the 98 CD.

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"Tim Meddick" wrote in message
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Windows 95 [versions of] was the first Bootable CD.

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.


"Big_Al" wrote in message
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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!

The Windows 95 CD was NOT bootable, nor was the 98 CD.

--

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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
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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!

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.

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.


"David B." wrote in message
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The Windows 95 CD was NOT bootable, nor was the 98 CD.

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"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!

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!

Twayne

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ones at that

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"Twayne" wrote in message
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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?

Twayne

Andrew is the resident idiot who always posts wrong info and a lot times dangerous
ones at that

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"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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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.

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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.

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html