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Thread ID: 63891 2005-11-25 22:29:00 How do I install WinXP ? mejobloggs (264) Press F1
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407608 2005-11-26 07:32:00 of course, you could just change D: to master and see if that worked maverickoc (7240)
407609 2005-11-26 07:41:00 Directions -
This recipe describes how to install windows xp from harddrive .

1 . First, you need to copy your Windows XP Setup CD contents to your harddrive . NOTE! I recommend saving the xp install files/folders to a seperate partition than where your going to install xp to (ie . have setup files at d:\winxp\ and then install xp to c:\ drive)

2 . Now, you will want to boot your pc with the windows 98 se bootdisk with smartdrv . exe on the floppy (increases data transfer speed by ten-fold in dos!) . You do not need to boot with CD support since we're installing XP from the files on your harddrive (in my example, D:\winxp\)

3 . Once you get to the command prompt, you can format the partition where you are installing xp if you want (ie in my example, the c:\ ) by typing: format driveletter: replace driveletter with the drive (ie format c: in my example) . And go through the prompts .

4 . Once that finishes, change drives to the drive with XP on it .
In my example: D: then enter .
THen: CD WINXP (change directory to winxp folder) and enter

Now i will want to enable smartdrv, just type: smartdrv and then type it again . THe second time you type it and hit enter it will show the status of the drives and cache'ing .

5 . Now, change directory to the i386 folder, by typing: cd i386 (this folder's full path in my example would be D:\winxp\i386\) .
Then type winnt to start the installation .

Just install XP like normal .

So now your probably asking yourself, why would i do this or need to know this? Well, i re-install my OS quite a bit . I get bored or it gets too cluttered so i just format and re-install . I don't really have to backup my files either since i have my "my documents" folder located on a seperate partition (got two harddrives: hd1: c: (winxp files, program files) d: (pure program files only) hd2 m: (my music, games) j: (my documents folder) r: (ripping folder)

Hope that helps someone . :-) 		maverickoc (7240)
407610 2005-11-26 17:35:00 Directions -
This recipe describes how to install windows xp from harddrive .

1 . First, you need to copy your Windows XP Setup CD contents to your harddrive . NOTE! I recommend saving the xp install files/folders to a seperate partition than where your going to install xp to (ie . have setup files at d:\winxp\ and then install xp to c: \ drive)

2 . Now, you will want to boot your pc with the windows 98 se bootdisk with smartdrv . exe on the floppy (increases data transfer speed by ten-fold in dos!) . You do not need to boot with CD support since we're installing XP from the files on your harddrive (in my example, D: \winxp\)

3 . Once you get to the command prompt, you can format the partition where you are installing xp if you want (ie in my example, the c: \ ) by typing: format driveletter: replace driveletter with the drive (ie format c: in my example) . And go through the prompts .

4 . Once that finishes, change drives to the drive with XP on it .
In my example: D: then enter .
THen: CD WINXP (change directory to winxp folder) and enter

Now i will want to enable smartdrv, just type: smartdrv and then type it again . THe second time you type it and hit enter it will show the status of the drives and cache'ing .

5 . Now, change directory to the i386 folder, by typing: cd i386 (this folder's full path in my example would be D: \winxp\i386\) .
Then type winnt to start the installation .

Just install XP like normal .

So now your probably asking yourself, why would i do this or need to know this? Well, i re-install my OS quite a bit . I get bored or it gets too cluttered so i just format and re-install . I don't really have to backup my files either since i have my "my documents" folder located on a seperate partition (got two harddrives: hd1: c: (winxp files, program files) d: (pure program files only) hd2 m: (my music, games) j: (my documents folder) r: (ripping folder)

Hope that helps someone . :-)

Actual author of the guide given above ( . tech-recipes . com/windows_installation_tips578 . html" target="_blank">www . tech-recipes . com)

Maverickoc, it is bad manners to rip off someone's else comments as your own . Please state that it is a copy/quote in future and supply a link to give credit to the original author, it is only courteous . 		Jen (38)
407611 2005-11-26 23:31:00 Ok, well thanks people. I have managed to get it installed now. mejobloggs (264)
407612 2005-12-03 23:42:00 I have same problem. Just purchsed bigger & better hard drive an would like to TRANSFER WinXP to new HDD then delete WinXP off OLD HDD. I keep getting "NTLDR is missing - press a key to reboot". This is repetative and it never actually reboots. How can I put WinXP on to my new HDD? Have tried disconnecting the old drive so I can do a clean WinXP install but the above NTLDR message still comes up and the PC wont boot off the WinXP CD. BIOS sequence is OK. Can anyone help? scourtenay (9311)
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