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Title: WinXP install in DOS
Post by: Serialzs on February 02, 2003, 11:23:06 PM

Anyone help me! I boot in my floppy disk with win98 and i want to install Windows XP in my HDD. Others say that i use winnt.exe but it always hung. WHAT SHOULD I DO? Plz reply to me or send me a mail at tollfree20Email Removed

Title: WinXP install in DOS
Post by: rdc on February 03, 2003, 07:12:39 AM

Why don\'t you setup winxp with  the winxp cdrom  , is there a problem ?

Title: WinXP install in DOS
Post by: Tracky110XP on February 03, 2003, 10:03:09 AM

sound like you may have issues with your system.

What happens when you boot from the XP cd?

My first guess is that you might have bad ram on the system.

Title: WinXP install in DOS
Post by: Serialzs on February 03, 2003, 12:44:09 PM

First thanks for your replies people. I want to make  a Windows XP,ME and 98SE installer in one CD. I made it
but my problem is booting. The WinXP is not bootable now coz theres added FILES if you burn it the booting will gone. You can help me by giving me only 1 Boot Image of XP. I try the 6 FDD boot image and its bad. But it best if anyone could help me how to use winnt.exe in 98boot disk.

WINNT.EXE works for 98boot disk but it always stay in 2nd copying files in HDD and if you RESTART it always finding EULA you can\'t continue any more. Plz Try it to know whats the problem and if this continue reply to me what you do?

Title: WinXP install in DOS
Post by: Serialzs on February 03, 2003, 12:46:58 PM

First thanks for your replies people. I want to make  a Windows XP,ME and 98SE installer in one CD. I made it
but my problem is booting. The WinXP is not bootable now coz theres added FILES if you burn it the booting will gone. You can help me by giving me only 1 Boot Image of XP. I try the 6 FDD boot image and its bad. But it best if anyone could help me how to use winnt.exe in 98boot disk.

WINNT.EXE works for 98boot disk but it always stay in 2nd copying files in HDD and if you RESTART it always finding EULA you can\'t continue any more. Plz Try it to know whats the problem and if this continue reply to me what you do?

Title: WinXP install in DOS
Post by: system_builder on February 04, 2003, 08:16:21 PM

<for setting up an OS in machine with no OS>
One thing what You can  do (if You dont have Original Windows bootable CD) is to start-up to win98 (dos) startup Floppy; fdisk your HDD; set active partition; format the c: partition (fat or ntfs); restart, start PC (in win98 dos) with cd-rom support; go to e: (or wherever your cd is) --> cd e:i386 --> winnt.exe;
It will take couple of ours to copy files to your HDD and start the installation but it might work <sometimes> (worked for me with 2000 advanced server installation but dosnt seem to be working at the moment with winXP pro)

but if You have a day or so to play around you can try that