[Mike]

I got a new hard drive on my laptop, and i need to get an os on there. i have
already formatted the floppy disk, and now i need to know what to type in the
command prompt. how do i set the os up, and get windows installed?

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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 the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.

NOTE: If you have an internal Zip Drive installed, physically disconnect the
EIDE and power cable to it before proceeding, otherwise your main
hard drive may not be assigned the customary C: drive letter.
After installing Windows XP, you may then reconnect it.

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 all 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. ==> Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall.
==> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates".

8. 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.

9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources:

How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310064

Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]

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"Mike" wrote:

| I got a new hard drive on my laptop, and i need to get an os on there. i have
| already formatted the floppy disk, and now i need to know what to type in the
| command prompt. how do i set the os up, and get windows installed?

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Mike

You change the boot sequence in BIOS, and boot from the Windows CD.. follow
the installation procedure..


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MVP - Windows Shell/User
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"Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3C8A0C68-7E01-4A7A-88DD-1988F6CACC22@microsoft.com...
>I got a new hard drive on my laptop, and i need to get an os on there. i
>have
> already formatted the floppy disk, and now i need to know what to type in
> the
> command prompt. how do i set the os up, and get windows installed?

[Rock]

Mike wrote:

> I got a new hard drive on my laptop, and i need to get an os on there. i have
> already formatted the floppy disk, and now i need to know what to type in the
> command prompt. how do i set the os up, and get windows installed?

Boot from the installation CD (may need to go into the laptop's BIOS to
set the CD as the first boot device), and install from the CD. The
floppy disk is only needed if there is a need to load special drivers
for the hard drive such as for SATA drives. See this link:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

--
Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

[Bruce Chambers]

Mike wrote:
> I got a new hard drive on my laptop, and i need to get an os on there. i have
> already formatted the floppy disk, and now i need to know what to type in the
> command prompt. how do i set the os up, and get windows installed?


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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[Ken Blake]

In news:3C8A0C68-7E01-4A7A-88DD-1988F6CACC22@microsoft.com,
Mike <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> I got a new hard drive on my laptop, and i need to get an os on
> there. i have already formatted the floppy disk, and now i need
> to
> know what to type in the command prompt. how do i set the os
> up, and
> get windows installed?


What floppy disk? You don't type anything at a command prompt.

Just boot from the Windows XP CD (change the BIOS boot order if
necessary to accomplish this) and follow the prompts for a clean
installation (delete the existing partition by pressing "D" when
prompted, then create a new one).

You can find detailed instructions here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

or here http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm

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


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