installing Windows XP Home Edition

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Kim

I wanted to do a clean install of XP Home. I'm currently
running Windows ME. I plan to format my hard drive and
install XP from the DOS prompt, using the bootable disk.
Just to verify the I could do that, I rebooted to DOS,
using the bootable disk. I changed directories to the
cdrom drive. When I ran 'setup' if that that this could
not be run from DOS. What's with that? Doesn't it have to
be run from DOS to do a clean install?
 
The disc is bootable, no need for DOS.

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary to
partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow Windows XP
to partition and format your drive:

1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.
2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your omputer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. After installing Windows XP, be sure and visit the support website of
the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any available
Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter and audio drivers.
 
Hello,

You use the following instructions to perform a clean installation of
Windows XP:

Installing to a New Hard Disk
-----------------------------

To install Windows XP to a new hard disk, you must start your computer by
using one of the following:

- Microsoft Windows 98/Windows Me startup disk
- Windows XP boot disks
- Windows XP CD-ROM

For additional information about how to start Setup from MS-DOS or a
Windows 98/Windows Millennium Edition startup disk, click the following
article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307848 HOW TO: Start Setup from MS-DOS in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307848

For additional information about how to obtain the Windows XP Setup boot
disks, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

310994 Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310994

NOTE: If you want to start your computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM, your
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive must be configured to do so. For information about
how to configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
please refer to the documentation that is included with your computer, or
contact the computer manufacturer.

1. Read the End-User License Agreement, and then press F8.

NOTE: If your Windows XP CD-ROM is an upgrade, you are prompted to insert a
CD-ROM of a previous operating system to check for upgrade compliance.
Remove the Windows XP CD-ROM, and then insert the CD-ROM from your previous
operating system into the CD-ROM drive. Valid qualifying media for upgrade
compliance include:


Windows 98
Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows Millennium Edition
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000 Professional

When you receive a prompt for the Windows XP CD-ROM, remove your previous
operating system CD-ROM, and then insert your Windows XP CD-ROM.

2. To install Windows XP by starting the computer from the Windows XP
CD-ROM, insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and
then restart the computer.

3. When you see the "Press any key to boot from CD" message, press any key
to start the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM.

4. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER to begin Windows XP Setup.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to select and format a partition
in which to install Windows XP.

6. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Windows XP Setup.

If you require additional assistance you can refer to the complete article
316941 HOW TO: Install Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316941

Sincerely,
Jeff Wade [MS]

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| I wanted to do a clean install of XP Home. I'm currently
| running Windows ME. I plan to format my hard drive and
| install XP from the DOS prompt, using the bootable disk.
| Just to verify the I could do that, I rebooted to DOS,
| using the bootable disk. I changed directories to the
| cdrom drive. When I ran 'setup' if that that this could
| not be run from DOS. What's with that? Doesn't it have to
| be run from DOS to do a clean install?
|
|

Sincerely,

Jeffrey L. Wade
Microsoft Enterprise Platforms Support
 
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