unable to boot from XP CD to reinstall

Hello group and thanks for all that reply.

I have a no name brand pc that I purchased with Windows 2000 and upgraded
the operatiing system XP pro. Now I want to do a totally new install of XP.
My problem is that I can't get the machine to boot off the XP Pro CD to do
the install ( I have the boot device set to the CD-ROM).

Is there a way to create a boot floppy form the XP Pro CD? I have tried to
use other boot floppies but when I run the setup program on the XP Pro CD I
get an error that it cant run in DOS mode.

Can any one come up with a work around or suggestion?

Thanks

Fred

Hi

The following link will show you how to boot your PC with a set of 6
floppies when you can't boot from an XP CD:

"Windows XP Professional Utility: Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...B7-4FED408EA73F

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"Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello group and thanks for all that reply.
>
> I have a no name brand pc that I purchased with Windows 2000 and upgraded
> the operatiing system XP pro. Now I want to do a totally new install of
> XP.
> My problem is that I can't get the machine to boot off the XP Pro CD to do
> the install ( I have the boot device set to the CD-ROM).
>
> Is there a way to create a boot floppy form the XP Pro CD? I have tried
> to
> use other boot floppies but when I run the setup program on the XP Pro CD
> I
> get an error that it cant run in DOS mode.
>
> Can any one come up with a work around or suggestion?
>
> Thanks
>
> Fred
>
>

Will,

Thanks for your help. I'll try your suggestion tonight.

Fred
"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:#TdXBbbwEHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> The following link will show you how to boot your PC with a set of 6
> floppies when you can't boot from an XP CD:
>
> "Windows XP Professional Utility: Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...n&FamilyID=5582
0EDB-5039-4955-BCB7-4FED408EA73F
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
> "Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:e06mUFbwEHA.1984@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > Hello group and thanks for all that reply.
> >
> > I have a no name brand pc that I purchased with Windows 2000 and
upgraded
> > the operatiing system XP pro. Now I want to do a totally new install of
> > XP.
> > My problem is that I can't get the machine to boot off the XP Pro CD to
do
> > the install ( I have the boot device set to the CD-ROM).
> >
> > Is there a way to create a boot floppy form the XP Pro CD? I have tried
> > to
> > use other boot floppies but when I run the setup program on the XP Pro
CD
> > I
> > get an error that it cant run in DOS mode.
> >
> > Can any one come up with a work around or suggestion?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Fred
> >
> >
>
>

Hope all goes well, Fred.

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MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
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"Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Will,
>
> Thanks for your help. I'll try your suggestion tonight.
>
> Fred
> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:#TdXBbbwEHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> The following link will show you how to boot your PC with a set of 6
>> floppies when you can't boot from an XP CD:
>>
>> "Windows XP Professional Utility: Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install
>>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...n&FamilyID=5582
> 0EDB-5039-4955-BCB7-4FED408EA73F
>>
>> --
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>>
>> "Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:e06mUFbwEHA.1984@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> > Hello group and thanks for all that reply.
>> >
>> > I have a no name brand pc that I purchased with Windows 2000 and
> upgraded
>> > the operatiing system XP pro. Now I want to do a totally new install
>> > of
>> > XP.
>> > My problem is that I can't get the machine to boot off the XP Pro CD to
> do
>> > the install ( I have the boot device set to the CD-ROM).
>> >
>> > Is there a way to create a boot floppy form the XP Pro CD? I have
>> > tried
>> > to
>> > use other boot floppies but when I run the setup program on the XP Pro
> CD
>> > I
>> > get an error that it cant run in DOS mode.
>> >
>> > Can any one come up with a work around or suggestion?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Fred
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

Will,

Worked like a charm. Thanks again.

Fred


"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hope all goes well, Fred.
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
> "Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23auMVrbwEHA.1976@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Will,
> >
> > Thanks for your help. I'll try your suggestion tonight.
> >
> > Fred
> > "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:#TdXBbbwEHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> The following link will show you how to boot your PC with a set of 6
> >> floppies when you can't boot from an XP CD:
> >>
> >> "Windows XP Professional Utility: Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install
> >>
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...n&FamilyID=5582
> > 0EDB-5039-4955-BCB7-4FED408EA73F
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Will Denny
> >> MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
> >> Please reply to the News Groups
> >>
> >>
> >> "Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:e06mUFbwEHA.1984@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> > Hello group and thanks for all that reply.
> >> >
> >> > I have a no name brand pc that I purchased with Windows 2000 and
> > upgraded
> >> > the operatiing system XP pro. Now I want to do a totally new install
> >> > of
> >> > XP.
> >> > My problem is that I can't get the machine to boot off the XP Pro CD
to
> > do
> >> > the install ( I have the boot device set to the CD-ROM).
> >> >
> >> > Is there a way to create a boot floppy form the XP Pro CD? I have
> >> > tried
> >> > to
> >> > use other boot floppies but when I run the setup program on the XP
Pro
> > CD
> >> > I
> >> > get an error that it cant run in DOS mode.
> >> >
> >> > Can any one come up with a work around or suggestion?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >> > Fred
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

i tried that, and it acts like the cd-rom isn't detected. it shows as
installed iin bios, yet nothing...the old pc i got used to have linux on it,
and so far ive used the win98 bootdisk to reformat the hdd, and i have bios
set to boot from cd-rom, then floppy, then hdd. it never tries the cd-rom,
and if there's no floppy in, it goes to a blank screen w/ just a flashing
cursor in the uppermost left corner. it used to do this grub prompt before
then i did fixmbr from the recovery console part in the 6 floppy boot
method... ive reset cmos, and still the cdrom shows installed and enabled yet
it doesnt do anything but read the disk when its inserted.

fixmbr
fixboot

to get rid of grub


"ElllisD" <ElllisD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
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> i tried that, and it acts like the cd-rom isn't detected.
it shows as
> installed iin bios, yet nothing...the old pc i got used to
have linux on it,
> and so far ive used the win98 bootdisk to reformat the
hdd, and i have bios
> set to boot from cd-rom, then floppy, then hdd. it never
tries the cd-rom,
> and if there's no floppy in, it goes to a blank screen w/
just a flashing
> cursor in the uppermost left corner. it used to do this
grub prompt before
> then i did fixmbr from the recovery console part in the 6
floppy boot
> method... ive reset cmos, and still the cdrom shows
installed and enabled yet
> it doesnt do anything but read the disk when its inserted.