If you want to stay with the oem then just try the floppy boot disks. If you
want the second install to be a retail one and you have legal product keys
for the retail version, go ahead and try.
"Sean" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:012001c39266$e2c5d000$(E-Mail Removed)...
> It is dell oem xp cd, PC doues boot from the CD but only
> shows the C: drive to install to.
> I do have a retail XP home and a Retail XP Pro cd to use
> if you think the oem XP setup is the problem.
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Is this an actually oem xp cd or a restore cd from the
> oem?
> >If you can't get the cd to boot then try the xp floppy
> boot disks.
> >You should be able to boot to the xp floppy boot disk and
> then run the xp
> >setup.
> >http://tinyurl.com/ccy4
> >
> >"Sean" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:121201c39261$361c6760$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Booted from OEM CD, but it only showed the c:drive.. So
> >> what do I need to do next?
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Boot to the xp cd, follow on screen instructions,
> choose
> >> to install xp on
> >> >partition/drive F:
> >> >
> >> >"Sean" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >news:2a76c01c3925e$1b006e20$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> Oh guru's of XP:
> >> >> How would I go about setting up a dual boot setup?
> >> >> I want to leave my current XP Home setup on my C:
> drive
> >> >> and setup another XP Home on my F: drive. The F:
> drive
> >> >> would be just what you have to have to run XP with
> >> >> networking for my game (UO). Trying to keep
> proccesses
> >> to
> >> >> a minimum so the game runs fast.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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