SO IN TROUBLE

[Virginia]

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Hello to all of you guru's of computer knowledge. I am in
deep dodo. Now here is the cituation. I am working on an
old Dell, Pentium II type. Now it has on it NT 4.0 with no
updates. I am trying to put a clean install of XP on it
but I do not know how.

When I place the Cd in tray the wizard starts and gives me
only the option of upgradeing but not of a clean instal.Of
course it cannot upgrade. Now I have been told to boot
from disk. That is all well and dandy but how do I do that?

I am computer illiterate so I ask that you use small words
and speak slow but above all else talk to me as if I have
never seen a computer before!

Please help.

 

[Guest]

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>-----Original Message-----
>Hello to all of you guru's of computer knowledge. I am in
>deep dodo. Now here is the cituation. I am working on an
>old Dell, Pentium II type. Now it has on it NT 4.0 with
no
>updates. I am trying to put a clean install of XP on it
>but I do not know how.
>
>When I place the Cd in tray the wizard starts and gives
me
>only the option of upgradeing but not of a clean
instal.Of
>course it cannot upgrade. Now I have been told to boot
>from disk. That is all well and dandy but how do I do
that?
>
>I am computer illiterate so I ask that you use small
words
>and speak slow but above all else talk to me as if I have
>never seen a computer before!
>
>Please help.
> P.S. I do not have internet access!
>.
>

 

[Guest]

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Clean Installation:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/cleanxp.htm

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"Virginia" <vleighwise@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1e3a01c47cec$075fc720$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello to all of you guru's of computer knowledge. I am in
> deep dodo. Now here is the cituation. I am working on an
> old Dell, Pentium II type. Now it has on it NT 4.0 with no
> updates. I am trying to put a clean install of XP on it
> but I do not know how.
>
> When I place the Cd in tray the wizard starts and gives me
> only the option of upgradeing but not of a clean instal.Of
> course it cannot upgrade. Now I have been told to boot
> from disk. That is all well and dandy but how do I do that?
>
> I am computer illiterate so I ask that you use small words
> and speak slow but above all else talk to me as if I have
> never seen a computer before!
>
> Please help.
>

 

[slartibartfast]

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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hello to all of you guru's of computer knowledge. I am in
> >deep dodo. Now here is the cituation. I am working on an
> >old Dell, Pentium II type. Now it has on it NT 4.0 with
> no
> >updates. I am trying to put a clean install of XP on it
> >but I do not know how.
> >
> >When I place the Cd in tray the wizard starts and gives
> me
> >only the option of upgradeing but not of a clean
> instal.Of
> >course it cannot upgrade. Now I have been told to boot
> >from disk. That is all well and dandy but how do I do
> that?
> >
> >I am computer illiterate so I ask that you use small
> words
> >and speak slow but above all else talk to me as if I have
> >never seen a computer before!
> >
> >Please help.
> > P.S. I do not have internet access!

So how did you send this message?
--
Slartibartfast
To reply by email, remove the FJORDS from my address

 

[Guest]

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Slartibartfast wrote:
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:207c01c47cec$d6cd2070$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Hello to all of you guru's of computer knowledge. I am in
>>> deep dodo. Now here is the cituation. I am working on an
>>> old Dell, Pentium II type. Now it has on it NT 4.0 with no
>>> updates. I am trying to put a clean install of XP on it
>>> but I do not know how.
>>>
>>> When I place the Cd in tray the wizard starts and gives me
>>> only the option of upgradeing but not of a clean instal.Of
>>> course it cannot upgrade. Now I have been told to boot
>>> from disk. That is all well and dandy but how do I do that?
>>>
>>> I am computer illiterate so I ask that you use small words
>>> and speak slow but above all else talk to me as if I have
>>> never seen a computer before!
>>>
>>> Please help.
>>> P.S. I do not have internet access!
>
> So how did you send this message?

Exactly.

BTW, is your real name Mark? ;o)


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My great-grandfather was born and raised in Elgin - did he eventually
lose his marbles?

 

[Gordon]

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"Slartibartfast" <slarti@celynnen.FJORDSdemon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:207c01c47cec$d6cd2070$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>
> So how did you send this message?
> --

Internet Cafe? Friend's machine? At work? There's three possibilities at
least!

 

[Guest]

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>-----Original Message-----
>Slartibartfast wrote:
>> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:207c01c47cec$d6cd2070$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> Hello to all of you guru's of computer knowledge. I
am in
>>>> deep dodo. Now here is the cituation. I am working on
an
>>>> old Dell, Pentium II type. Now it has on it NT 4.0
with no
>>>> updates. I am trying to put a clean install of XP on
it
>>>> but I do not know how.
>>>>
>>>> When I place the Cd in tray the wizard starts and
gives me
>>>> only the option of upgradeing but not of a clean
instal.Of
>>>> course it cannot upgrade. Now I have been told to boot
>>>> from disk. That is all well and dandy but how do I do
that?
>>>>
>>>> I am computer illiterate so I ask that you use small
words
>>>> and speak slow but above all else talk to me as if I
have
>>>> never seen a computer before!
>>>>
>>>> Please help.
>>>> P.S. I do not have internet access!
>>
>> So how did you send this message?
>>
Miss Pessimissic Prick wrote:
>
>Exactly.
>
>BTW, is your real name Mark? ;o)
>
>
>--
>My great-grandfather was born and raised in Elgin - did
he eventually
>lose his marbles?
>
>

Well well... Miss prick and Sartifartblast! You make
quite a team. Funny thing is netcops like yourselves are
the ones who need to be babysat and policed the most due
to your constant retard-like netiquette. Grow up for
pete's sake...if such a thing is even possible.