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Solve : Install XP from MS-DOS.? |
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Answer» You can install windows XP from an older version of MS-DOS. This has nothing to do with an upgrade. We are talking about a situation where a computer has MS-DOS on it, or you can put MS-DOS on it, but you are not able to install Windows XP. Some COMPUTERS and some CDs and DVDs are just not compatible. Let's not TALK about why, let's talk about the workaround. The workaround is to do the installation from MS-DOS and not even try to boot the CD or DVD. First of all, this link explains the normal procedure for installing Windows.Install, reinstall, or uninstall Windows But of course, you likely already know all about that. Here is one article that has been overlooked and explains how to do their windows XP installation from MS-DOS. Actually, this dates back to Windows NT. How to start the Setup program from MS-DOS in Windows XP Title may be MISLEADING. You're actually start the installation inside of MS-DOS. Which means you have to have an MS-DOS partition on your hard drive and it has to be large enough to copy the temporary FILES needed by Windows to do the install. A variation of this is to use another computer to help you copy the installation disk onto a partition that can be read by MS-DOS. MS-DOS by itself takes up little room on a hard drive and is quite easy to install. You don't even need the full installation of DOS, just the basic things to move files and start a process. But the key thing is to have a file called Smart drive. I have done this recently, and I realized that this is the way to solve those TOUGH problems when you have an old PC that just doesn't act right with the CD-ROM or DVD drive. Let me know if this is any help. |
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