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| Thread ID: 57916 | 2005-05-16 07:45:00 | Tryin to install xp get message "this program cannot be run in dos mode" HELP!!! | lisamarie01 (6731) | Press F1 |
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| 355587 | 2005-05-16 07:45:00 | im trying (still) to install windows xp onto a computer i finally got into dos with a win98 boot disk and was able to access the cd rom when i tried to run the setup.exe file it came up with an error "this program cannot be run in dos mode" can anyone help is there anyway around this? |
lisamarie01 (6731) | ||
| 355588 | 2005-05-16 07:56:00 | "this program cannot be run in dos mode" because this OS, XP, cannot be run from DOS. | mark c (247) | ||
| 355589 | 2005-05-16 07:57:00 | Have you tried booting off the cd to install XP?? Go into the BIOS chuck the CD in, and change the bootdisk to CD. Save the settings, reboot. If the cd is bootable, it should install XP off it. If u see press a key to continue or similar on the post screen, press a key so XP can install. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 355590 | 2005-05-16 08:19:00 | i have tried booting from cd and it wont for some reason | lisamarie01 (6731) | ||
| 355591 | 2005-05-16 08:36:00 | Go into the BIOS chuck the CD in, and change the bootdisk to CD. Save the settings, reboot. If the cd is bootable, it should install XP off it. Have you tried what speedy said except (from reading about it, not experience) going into BIOS, change the boot drive to your CD, save the settings, then put the install cd into the drive, and then rebooting. PS I think if you already have 98 on the comp then you are going to have to partition your HD and have one OS on each partition, and a "which partition to boot from" overrider. Don't have any exp of this. Not very helpful I know. :( |
mark c (247) | ||
| 355592 | 2005-05-16 09:09:00 | Go to the main directory of the CDROM type cd i386 then type winnt It will start a dos mode installer |
Dannz (1668) | ||
| 355593 | 2005-05-16 09:33:00 | thanks heaps to post above lol just learnt that method myself (thru searching the net for answers, will let you know if it works thanks again. | lisamarie01 (6731) | ||
| 355594 | 2005-05-16 23:26:00 | "The King" wasn't very proficient with PCs, what makes you think his "daughter" is any more knowledgable? Lol, just kidding, couldn't resist after seeing the original poster's name ;) | xmojo1 (4630) | ||
| 355595 | 2005-05-17 02:47:00 | gee thanks lol, i do know heaps about computers more than you would know :) and my name has nothing to do with the king, just the name i was given. have managed to do it anyway got windows xp on there now no probs just installing a few programs for her and should be done yaay peace and quiet lol. thanks for advice given in this post. |
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