Win95 Install

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Actually - I want to install WinXP. I have a new hard
drive - a Western Digital 80GB. I want to install the
operating system from scratch. I have the XP upgrade. I
also have the 98 upgrade, and I have the 95 full version.
The documentation says that the new hard drive does not
support Win95 - but I'm hoping to get around this. I get
an error when I try to boot with the Win95 cd saying NTLDR
is missing. How do I get past this.

Thanks!

Tracy

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion (More info?)

>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Tracy" <skyebabe91@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:02e301c48e1f$bf4afeb0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Actually - I want to install WinXP. I have a new hard
>> drive - a Western Digital 80GB. I want to install the
>> operating system from scratch. I have the XP upgrade.
I
>> also have the 98 upgrade, and I have the 95 full
version.
>> The documentation says that the new hard drive does not
>> support Win95 - but I'm hoping to get around this. I
get
>> an error when I try to boot with the Win95 cd saying
NTLDR
>> is missing. How do I get past this.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Tracy
>
>
>do *not* try to install win95 or win98 first
>just go right to your XP install...
>all you will have to do is insert your win98 cd (when
asked) for
>verification
>
>
>.
>

Thanks! Sounds reasonable! But I tried this.. and when
it tries to boot from the WinXP CD - it still gives the
NTLDR is missing error. What now???

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion (More info?)

>>> an error when I try to boot with the Win95 cd saying
> NTLDR
>>> is missing. How do I get past this.


that message is one you will get if you have a floppy in the drive
that was formatted on an NT machine...
as the other person suggested...
it's best to ask XP questions on an XP group