Cant install XP

[Philip Coxon]

Hi,

I am trying to reload XP from my recovery disc, but it wont work.

Laptop tells me to type d: then setup when D: appears, but all I get is a
message saying "This program cannot be run in DOS mode."

Computer is an IBM T22 thinkpad, and OS is windows XP professional.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Phil.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi Phil,

The Recovery CDs supplied by the PC manufacturer, formats the hard disk and resets to factory defaults by re-imaging the drive with the image in CD (thereby erasing all the data in the drive). That means, Windows cannot be reinstalled selectively using a OEM supplied Restore / Recovery CD. To learn about the recovery process for your notebook, the best option is to contact IBM technical support.

OTOH, if you have a 'retail' Windows XP CD-ROM, refer to the following MVP site which explains how to perform a Clean/Repair installation of XP: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

Hi,

I am trying to reload XP from my recovery disc, but it wont work.

Laptop tells me to type d: then setup when D: appears, but all I get is a
message saying "This program cannot be run in DOS mode."

Computer is an IBM T22 thinkpad, and OS is windows XP professional.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Phil.