Windows XP pro install question(s)

[tom_armentrout]

I have a PII laptop that does not have an internal CD-ROM
currently running Win2K that I want to upgrade to Windows
XP pro. I have a few questions I am hoping I can get
answered by this forum -

(1) I have an external USB CD-RW/DVD drive that works well
with the laptop - can I use it for the install? Will the
install work the whole way through?

(2) The laptop is connected to my network and I could run
the install from a network drive / CD. Is this preferable?

(3) Or, I could load the installation files directly on
the laptop's hard-drive from the network. Is this a
better solution than using the USB CD-ROM?

(4) I am planning to install the Windows XP OS on the D:
partition, so that I can leave the Win2K OS on the C:
partition. The reason for this is twofold - I don't want
to keep the settings that currently exist in the Win2K
installation, so I don't want to do an upgrade. And, I
want to keep Win2K installed in case something goes wrong
with the Windows XP installation (though ultimately, I
would plan on removing the Win2K installation once I have
been able to get Windows XP running good.) Is there a
better approach to what I have described, or is this the
only way?

Thanks for any input provided - you can reply to this post
or send me a response directly at
(e-mail address removed) - thanks.

Tom

 

[Guest]

The external cd drive would be fine,however xp should be installe
to its default partition C:,although D: should work.You can/could als
insert xp cd,restart computer,boot to cd,install xp,fresh copy of windows
it then reformats the hd,or you could select recovery,at cmd screen type
DiskPart All partitions become available to delete if wanted,delete or create
deleteing C:,then type:EXIT reboot,reboot to cd,would give C: to xp.