New install of XP Home

[Guest]

I have just purchased the Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade. However, I want
to install it as a new installation (which I understand can be done). Here
is the situation. I have Windows ME as my OS. I have two physical hard
drives. The first is a SCSI drive partitioned into drive c: & d:. I later
installed an EIDE drive for games & storage which is designated as the f:
drive. I want to do the new install onto the f: drive because I have
transferred a ton of files that I wanted to save from the f: drive onto the
d: drive. My plan is to also transfer many of my settings, documents, etc.
from the c: & d: drives onto the WinXP f: drive when I'm finished with the
installation.

I understand that I should first go into the BIOS and designate that I
should boot from CD-ROM (also SCSI) 1st, then HD0... correct ?? Next, do the
XP Home installation off of the CD. After that I hope I can transfer the
files from c: & d: onto the XP (f: drive).

Is my system going to end up being dual-boot? If so, how do I get rid of it
after I have completed all of my housekeeping (file transfers). Also, I'm
actually planning on removing the whole SCSI system after the XP installation
is done. Will this be a problem ? (other than the boot up OS drive being
drive f: forever). I also have an spare IDE CD in a box that I'm planning of
installing in place of the current SCSI CD drive. If need be, I could
install it before the XP installation if it would end up making everything
easier in the long run. Hope I made sense in my explanation.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

The normal boot order is A:, cd, hdd. There is nothing special in that.
When you boot the xp cd make very sure you know which partition to use for
the XP installation. The XP installer will set up a boot options screen.

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your response. What is the answer to the second part of my
original post ?

The normal boot order is A:, cd, hdd. There is nothing special in that.
When you boot the xp cd make very sure you know which partition to use for
the XP installation. The XP installer will set up a boot options screen.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

I have just purchased the Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade. However, I want
to install it as a new installation (which I understand can be done).
Here
is the situation. I have Windows ME as my OS. I have two physical hard
drives. The first is a SCSI drive partitioned into drive c: & d:. I
later
installed an EIDE drive for games & storage which is designated as the f:
drive. I want to do the new install onto the f: drive because I have
transferred a ton of files that I wanted to save from the f: drive onto
the
d: drive. My plan is to also transfer many of my settings, documents,
etc.
from the c: & d: drives onto the WinXP f: drive when I'm finished with the
installation.

I understand that I should first go into the BIOS and designate that I
should boot from CD-ROM (also SCSI) 1st, then HD0... correct ?? Next, do
the
XP Home installation off of the CD. After that I hope I can transfer the
files from c: & d: onto the XP (f: drive).

Is my system going to end up being dual-boot? If so, how do I get rid of
it
after I have completed all of my housekeeping (file transfers). Also, I'm
actually planning on removing the whole SCSI system after the XP
installation
is done. Will this be a problem ? (other than the boot up OS drive being
drive f: forever). I also have an spare IDE CD in a box that I'm planning
of
installing in place of the current SCSI CD drive. If need be, I could
install it before the XP installation if it would end up making everything
easier in the long run. Hope I made sense in my explanation.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I did not answer that because I would not go that route myself. I would run
the Upgrade Advisor from the xp cd (initial splash screen, Other Tasks) and
resolve any pre-upgrade issues. Then I would run the XP upgrade from the ME
desktop.

If you want a clean installation and have an ME cd (not a restore cd) you
can simply remove the present primary drive, plug the second hard drive into
its place, and install XP fresh. The upgrade installer will ask for the ME
cd to verify that you qualify for an upgrade. Then put the ME hdd in as the
slave and simply transfer your data files.

I prefer the first method because that way you do not have to reinstall
programs and you keep your settings.

The XP upgrade installer is designed so you can migrate your system
painlessly. I would make a backup if you have the means just for safety,
but the upgrade installer is quite reliable.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

Thank you for your response. What is the answer to the second part of my
original post ?

The normal boot order is A:, cd, hdd. There is nothing special in that.
When you boot the xp cd make very sure you know which partition to use
for
the XP installation. The XP installer will set up a boot options screen.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

I have just purchased the Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade. However, I
want
to install it as a new installation (which I understand can be done).
Here
is the situation. I have Windows ME as my OS. I have two physical
hard
drives. The first is a SCSI drive partitioned into drive c: & d:. I
later
installed an EIDE drive for games & storage which is designated as the
f:
drive. I want to do the new install onto the f: drive because I have
transferred a ton of files that I wanted to save from the f: drive onto
the
d: drive. My plan is to also transfer many of my settings, documents,
etc.
from the c: & d: drives onto the WinXP f: drive when I'm finished with
the
installation.

I understand that I should first go into the BIOS and designate that I
should boot from CD-ROM (also SCSI) 1st, then HD0... correct ?? Next,
do
the
XP Home installation off of the CD. After that I hope I can transfer
the
files from c: & d: onto the XP (f: drive).

Is my system going to end up being dual-boot? If so, how do I get rid
of
it
after I have completed all of my housekeeping (file transfers). Also,
I'm
actually planning on removing the whole SCSI system after the XP
installation
is done. Will this be a problem ? (other than the boot up OS drive
being
drive f: forever). I also have an spare IDE CD in a box that I'm
planning
of
installing in place of the current SCSI CD drive. If need be, I could
install it before the XP installation if it would end up making
everything
easier in the long run. Hope I made sense in my explanation.