I just upgraded my homebuilt with a new mobo and CPU among other things. I repurposed the hard drive with my orignal Windows XP load. I have a legal OEM copy of Windows XP Pro SP2, the CD is in the drive, and the machine boots fine from the CD as I told it to do, but I'm not exactly sure what to do from there. Windows Setup does a lot of checking and loading when I boot from the CD, and then offers me three choices: to set up Windows XP (a fresh install?) to let me run the recovery console (which just leads to a command prompt), or to quit.
Can anyone clarify what my next step is? Do I just say to set up Windows, or is there something I should do in the recovery console? My main concern is that I don't want it formatting my hard drive if I do the wrong thing; it's the only one I have. Many thanks for any help.
Can anyone clarify what my next step is? Do I just say to set up Windows, or is there something I should do in the recovery console? My main concern is that I don't want it formatting my hard drive if I do the wrong thing; it's the only one I have. Many thanks for any help.