Hi,

I downloaded Xp pro and burned it onto a cd. Now what? I tried to just boot off of it and it just did a normal boot. I used the 6 xp setup floppies and it says it's only for xp home.

Thanks very much for your help today.You don't give a lot of info.  What have you actually downloaded - an .iso? a full zipped version or what?. When you say you can only get a 'normal boot' - are you trying to upgrade an existing version of 'home' or are you trying to install to a clean drive - have you got the boot priority set to boot from CD first? If you are installing Pro you don't need the floppies - they are boot disks for a system already installed. If you do manage to install it, you will still need to activate it - a previous version of home will LOSE its own activation status, & if you use a 'crack' you'll have problems downloading necessary updates.Set your first boot device to CD-ROM in the BIOS and insert the WINDOWS XP CD-ROM.

I suggest you obtain a legal copy of Windows..Hi, it is an ISO file. It is xp pro. I want it to run multi boot with xp home.

Its supposed to boot from the cd. It is an image file.

Thanks for the help!Hi I don't think I need to set the Bios to boot from the cd, I have other cd's that automatically boot from the cd.
I am waiting a reply from their tech support.
Thank you!info>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/multiboot.mspxIf it is an image file, you will have to use a copying program such as Nero or Alcahol 120% to burn it to a CD first. Donot copy the image, use the option that allows you to use the image to create a proper disk.Hi, I used Nero (the site I got xp pro from gave it to you for FREE). From Nero I choose "disc image or saved project" (record a disc from disc image previously burned
onto the hard drive).
It burned it ok.
I changed the rom bios to have the cd RW be the first to boot from.
When I boot it reads the cd and then just continues on with a normal boot to windows...
Is this supposed to boot up on its own or go into a startup mode to install xp pro? Ive never done this before and all help is much appreciated.
It is supposed to enter the setup, yes.

You may require Windows XP bootdisks. Obtain these from http://www.bootdisk.deHi, Thanks Raptor. I downloaded a bootdisk for xp pro and it gave me 4 files, each too big to put on  a floppy.
I suppose I COULD put it on a cd, is that what I should do?You should place them on floppies in case your BIOS does not support your CD-drive to boot from.

I noticed that you are posting in two topics. I understand that you did not properly copy the .ISO. You will have to do so in order for it to work. Burning the .ISO on a CD will not work, you sort of have to 'unpack' it so you can see each of the folders rathern than only having the .ISO file on a CD..info>http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/   and is this iso an upgrade?>http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxppro/installxpmsdos/part1.htm  and more info>http://www.undisker.com/disk-images.html  it may have been easier in the long run to buy it from a store.. Quote

it may have been easier in the long run to buy it from a store..