home xp new install

G

greg

My quick boot cd loads and sets up fo install. When I get
to A:\ I enter E:\setup to load from my CD but I receive
a message can't run program from DOS. I found support that
said I need to load i386\winnt.exe. When I try this the
message says can't read program. I checked my xp disk on
another computer and found the wiint.exe file. Help

Greg
 
C

Chris Lanier

You dont load the XP setup from DOS. The CD is bootable. If you do not
have a bootable CD-ROM drive then you can download the 6 boot floppies from
Microsoft to start the install.
 
B

BobDelaney

The old habits we learned from Win 3.1x and Win 9x die hard. In Windows
2000 and XP, you do not run Setup from a DOS prompt. Use the bootable CD,
and run Setup from that.
 

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