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More info?)
thank you for your help
gema
"Michel Vaillant" wrote:
> Make sure the boot priority is set that the computer first looks at the CD
> Rom drive before the hard disk. For the BIOS, there will be a section in the
> manual of the motherboard about changing boot priority. For entering the
> BIOS normally you see "Hit DEL to enter setup" as one of the first sreens
> when powering on your PC, but this can vary in motherboards and brands.
>
> You can also download XP Setup Boot disks from the MS website that start
> with disks and after the first section of the install from the disks change
> to the cd-rom media.
>
> When booting from a simple floppy disk (win98 or so) you need to change to
> the CD Rom drive letter, E: for example and then change directories to the
> I386 directory (CD I386) and then launch winnt as the command.
>
> For last 2 ways you need your computer to boot from floppys ... if your pc
> doesn't boot from floppys you have to change it in the BIOS, but then you
> can easily change it to cd rom first sice that is the easiest and fastest
> way.
>
>
>
> "Ana" <Ana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:31A64BD0-BC51-4091-BD70-581C23507BFC@microsoft.com...
> > the message says " NON-Emulation booting This is not a bootable disk
> Please
> > insert a bootable floopy .... "
> >
> > I think I can not install the version I have from an empty hard drive
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> >
> > "Will Denny" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Gema
> > >
> > > You should be able to boot with the XP CD in the cd drive and then the
> setup
> > > program will start automatically. You don't need install from 'DOS'.
> What
> > > is the exact error message you are seeing?
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Will Denny
> > > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> > > Please reply to the News Groups
> > >
> > >
> > > "Ana" <Ana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:EC7B5F58-EECD-46DF-B020-6CA1B8F4AAE5@microsoft.com...
> > > >I had to format my computer and now I want to instal Win XP but I can
> not
> > > > from the cd I have because it says that I can not execute setup.exe in
> DOS
> > > > What can I do ?any idea?
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > > gema
> > >
> > >
> > >
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