You'll need an actual Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME
installation CD in order to use an upgrade version of
Windows XP to perform a "clean install".
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:
NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except for the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.
1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device".
===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
===>
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
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 Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates".
7. After installing the critical updates, 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.
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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| Hard drive is hosed up bigtime. I would like to install
| XP by booting from CD, but the upgrade wants my Win98
| CD , which I don't have because it was preinstalled when
| I urchased the PC (and CD did not come with it). I tried
| to install by using setup.exe after the PC is booted with
| Win98, but PC keeps freezing (I think the hard drive is
| messed up, and needs to be re-formatted). Does anyone
| know if installing XP from the XP CD boot will reformat
| the hard drive? Any ideas on how to get past the point
| I'm stuck at above (wants Win98 CD before moving ahead)?
| Will any Win98 CD do?
