Windows XP OEM Install

[davegood57]

I am getting a copy of Windows XP OEM with a new hardware purchase and
would like to do a clean install on an existing system: what is the best
way of doing this?
My idea is to reformat the exiting hard drive,installing XP and then
reinstalling all the drivers, including those for the mobo chipset, usb
ports, sound and video cards etc,etc
Is this the best way to go about it???
thanks in advance
davegood

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Dave,

Yep, sounds good.

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[davegood57]

Hi Dave,

Yep, sounds good.

Hi
my software in on order so: does xp come with a floppy startup disk, like
98se???

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The Windows XP installation CD is bootable. There is no need
for a startup floppy disk.

Clean Install Windows XP
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| Hi
| my software in on order so: does xp come with a floppy startup disk, like
| 98se???

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Not only the best way, but pretty much the _only_ way. OEM CDs
can only perform clean installations.

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


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[S.Sengupta]

Hi!davegood57!
yes!your idea is okay.
regards/
ssg MS-MVP
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[Tech]

Let the Windows XP do the formatting for you. Boot your computer from the
CD, and follow the prompts. It will come to a point to create or delete a
partition, then after you have decided on your partitions, you will be
prompted to format the partitions in FAT or NTFS. Do not worry about your
Windows 98 disk at all, and do not worry about the Maxtor software.

 

[@drian]

I am getting a copy of Windows XP OEM with a new hardware purchase and
would like to do a clean install on an existing system: what is the best
way of doing this?
My idea is to reformat the exiting hard drive,installing XP and then
reinstalling all the drivers, including those for the mobo chipset, usb
ports, sound and video cards etc,etc
Is this the best way to go about it???
thanks in advance
davegood

Specifically in this order:

a) Start to install XP
b) Format your HDD
c) Finish install of XP
d) Install XP SP1a
e) Install M/B chipset drivers
f) Install PCI/M/B drivers (video, sound, firewire, USB, etc.)

@drian.

 

[Drew a]

After reading the orig post and the replies, correct me if I'm wrong, I
think Dave has an "OEM" disk. The way I read his post, he bought a new PC
that came with an OEM Xp Cd. Then, Dave wants to use that OEM Cd to install
to an "existing" (older PC). Am I reading this right? If yes, Dave may
have problems.

Depending on what "new" OEM PC he had purchased, the OEM disk may apply to
specs designed to that manufacturer (such as proprietary motherboard, bios,
and other "integrated" devices such as audio, video, network, and modem).
That is, the OEM disk may be a "recovery disk" that has a image extractor to
create an image overlay to the harddisk. All the "drivers" stored in the
image are tied specifically to the similar hardware types as well as the
integrated devices built onto the motherboard.

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[Michael Stevens]

After reading the orig post and the replies, correct me if I'm wrong, I
think Dave has an "OEM" disk. The way I read his post, he bought a new PC
that came with an OEM Xp Cd. Then, Dave wants to use that OEM Cd to install
to an "existing" (older PC). Am I reading this right? If yes, Dave may
have problems.

Drew,
You read it wrong, he purchased OEM XP with a piece of hardware.

"I am getting a copy of Windows XP OEM with a new hardware purchase and
would like to do a clean install on an existing system: what is the best way
of doing this?"

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[davegood57]

After reading the orig post and the replies, correct me if I'm wrong,
I think Dave has an "OEM" disk. The way I read his post, he bought a
new PC that came with an OEM Xp Cd. Then, Dave wants to use that OEM
Cd to install to an "existing" (older PC). Am I reading this right?
If yes, Dave may have problems.

Depending on what "new" OEM PC he had purchased, the OEM disk may
apply to specs designed to that manufacturer (such as proprietary
motherboard, bios, and other "integrated" devices such as audio,
video, network, and modem). That is, the OEM disk may be a "recovery
disk" that has a image extractor to create an image overlay to the
harddisk. All the "drivers" stored in the image are tied specifically
to the similar hardware types as well as the integrated devices built
onto the motherboard.

This is the story: I currently have a pc that is running 98se. I bought
some hardware components, not a new computer, from Newegg, to upgrade this
existing system, that qualifies me to purchase the FULL OEM XP home
version from them.
What I will be doing is to upgrade this existing system and then install
the OEM XP, and then the drivers and software.
Question: If I boot from the OEM XP CD, and use the setup commands to
format my HD for XP, is there an option somewhere in the setup menu which
would enable me to keep my present mobo, video, audio and etc drivers which
are XP compatable, otherwise, I will have to manually reinstall them
thanks in advance, sorry for the possible misunderstanding.dg

 

[Donald L McDaniel]

This is the story: I currently have a pc that is running 98se. I
bought some hardware components, not a new computer, from Newegg, to
upgrade this existing system, that qualifies me to purchase the FULL
OEM XP home version from them.
What I will be doing is to upgrade this existing system and then
install the OEM XP, and then the drivers and software.
Question: If I boot from the OEM XP CD, and use the setup commands to
format my HD for XP, is there an option somewhere in the setup menu
which would enable me to keep my present mobo, video, audio and etc
drivers which are XP compatable, otherwise, I will have to manually
reinstall them thanks in advance, sorry for the possible
misunderstanding.dg

While your devices may be compatible with XP, their drivers will not be.
You will have to install XP drivers for each of them.

Your best bet is to do a 'clean' install instead of doing an 'upgrade' of
Windows 98. It will leave you with the most stable system. Once you delete
your old partitions, and create a new one for Windows XP, then format them,
then install XP, you will have to install XP drivers(or at the very least,
Windows 2000) drivers.

NOTE: You will be unable to do an upgrade of Windows 98 using the "FULL
OEM" XP installation CD, since the FULL OEM CD will only do a "clean"
install.

There is no way to keep your current files on the HD, since the OEM setup
will delete all partitions. You will have to install all drivers (except
for the ones provided by XP, of course. XP has many drivers, though the
majority of them are without extra features, such as bi-directional
printing) once XP is installed. Just think ahead, and download all your
needed XP drivers and burn them to a CD or to floppies before you start the
install of XP.

 

[Donald L McDaniel]

While your devices may be compatible with XP, their drivers will not
be. You will have to install XP drivers for each of them.

Your best bet is to do a 'clean' install instead of doing an
'upgrade' of Windows 98. It will leave you with the most stable
system. Once you delete your old partitions, and create a new one
for Windows XP, then format them, then install XP, you will have to
install XP drivers(or at the very least, Windows 2000) drivers.

NOTE: You will be unable to do an upgrade of Windows 98 using the
"FULL OEM" XP installation CD, since the FULL OEM CD will only do a
"clean" install.

There is no way to keep your current files on the HD, since the OEM
setup will delete all partitions. You will have to install all
drivers (except for the ones provided by XP, of course. XP has many
drivers, though the majority of them are without extra features, such
as bi-directional printing) once XP is installed. Just think ahead,
and download all your needed XP drivers and burn them to a CD or to
floppies before you start the install of XP.

By the way, XP install does provide a way to install needed IDE controller
drivers during the installation process. Just press F6 when the install
program prompts you to do it(make sure to have the drivers ready on floppy).

 

[Alex Nichol]

I am getting a copy of Windows XP OEM with a new hardware purchase and
would like to do a clean install on an existing system: what is the best
way of doing this?
My idea is to reformat the exiting hard drive,installing XP and then
reinstalling all the drivers, including those for the mobo chipset, usb
ports, sound and video cards etc,etc

With an OEM CD you will *have* to do a clean install, including a
reinstall of all software and drivers, so start with a format. You do
it as part of the system Setup after booting the XP CD direct. Enter
Setup, and after the license agreement take New Install. When it asks
you to confirm where, hit ESC; select and delete the current partition
and make a new RAW one to be formatted at the next stage

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

During the WinXP installation, completely delete all partitions
from the hard drive and start fresh. You definitely _do not_ want
that MaxBlast crap on a hard drive that will be hosting a WinNT-based
OS.

Bruce Chambers

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

No, there's no such option. This is a good thing, as Win98 device
drivers would be completely incompatible with WinXP.

Bruce Chambers

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[@drian]

Specifically in this order:

a) Start to install XP
b) Format your HDD
c) Finish install of XP
d) Install XP SP1a
e) Install M/B chipset drivers
f) Install PCI/M/B drivers (video, sound, firewire, USB, etc.)

@drian.