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The loader seems to load to the nt page not the cd. What
could this be?
Rob
>-----Original Message-----
>The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools
necessary
>to partition and format your drive. Follow this
procedure and allow
>Windows XP to partition and format your drive:
>
>NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all
your peripheral hardware
> devices, except the monitor, mouse and
keyboard, before installing XP.
>
>NOTE: If you have an internal Zip Drive installed,
physically disconnect the
> EIDE and power cable to it before
proceeding, otherwise your main
> hard drive may not be assigned the
customary C: drive letter.
> After installing Windows XP, you may then
reconnect it.
>
>1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first
bootable device".
>
> ===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
> ===>
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
>
>2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and
reboot your computer.
>3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow
the instructions.
>4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to
delete all the existing
> Windows partitions, then create a new partition,
then format the primary
> partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to
install Windows XP.
>
>5. Clean Install Windows XP
>
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
> [Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]
>
>6. ==> Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn
on XP's Firewall.
> ==>
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.m
spx
>
>7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows
Update website
> and download the available "Critical Updates".
>
>8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and
visit the support website
> of the manufacturer of the computer to download
and install any
> available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as
video adapter
> and audio drivers.
>
>9. If you happen to run into any installation
difficulties, use the following resources:
>
> How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During
Installation
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;EN-US;310064
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm
>
> [Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]
>
>--
>Carey Frisch
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP - Shell/User
>Microsoft Newsgroups
>
>Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security
Technologies:
>http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsx
p/choose.mspx
>
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>
>"Rob Hargreaves" wrote:
>
>| Hi I have installed NT 4.0 workstation and I have a
>| winsrv bsod screen I need to format the machine. I
would
>| like to boot from cd allowing the option to format the
>| existing partition or to use a bootdisk with cd drivers
>| included to format then install xp from cd.
>|
>| Can someone tell me how to do this?
>|
>| Thanks
>|
>| Rob
>
>.
>
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