[Mike!]

when i loaded the 6 boot disks (the ones when you have a clean hd) and when i
got to the last one, it said to put in the office xp disk, so i did, but it
wont see it, why?

[DL]

Office xp disk?!
I assume thats a typo

If your trying to install winxp, simply insert the cd and reboot.
You may have to amend your boot order in the bios to enable boot from cd

"Mike!" <Mike!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DEF09686-136D-4A76-AAB6-CB1A0B5CA8AA@microsoft.com...
> when i loaded the 6 boot disks (the ones when you have a clean hd) and
when i
> got to the last one, it said to put in the office xp disk, so i did, but
it
> wont see it, why?

[Shenan Stanley]

Mike! wrote:
> when i loaded the 6 boot disks (the ones when you have a clean hd)
> and when i got to the last one, it said to put in the office xp disk,
> so i did, but it wont see it, why?

Eh?
The 6 Floppy Boot Disks are only required for machines that will not boot
from CD.. You have this situation?

Not to mention - it certainly does not ask for "Office XP", as you want to
install an Operating System if you have a clean-slate hard drive - not an
Office Suite. *grin*

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--

[Mike!]

well, it kinda whirrs up, any disk u put in there, then stops. why?


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Mike! wrote:
> > when i loaded the 6 boot disks (the ones when you have a clean hd)
> > and when i got to the last one, it said to put in the office xp disk,
> > so i did, but it wont see it, why?
>
> Eh?
> The 6 Floppy Boot Disks are only required for machines that will not boot
> from CD.. You have this situation?
>
> Not to mention - it certainly does not ask for "Office XP", as you want to
> install an Operating System if you have a clean-slate hard drive - not an
> Office Suite. *grin*
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
>
>
>

[DL]

Was it all OK before, if not what was the problem, or is this a new build?

"Mike!" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FC929372-1383-459C-AC54-491333288285@microsoft.com...
> well, it kinda whirrs up, any disk u put in there, then stops. why?
>
>
> "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
>
> > Mike! wrote:
> > > when i loaded the 6 boot disks (the ones when you have a clean hd)
> > > and when i got to the last one, it said to put in the office xp disk,
> > > so i did, but it wont see it, why?
> >
> > Eh?
> > The 6 Floppy Boot Disks are only required for machines that will not
boot
> > from CD.. You have this situation?
> >
> > Not to mention - it certainly does not ask for "Office XP", as you want
to
> > install an Operating System if you have a clean-slate hard drive - not
an
> > Office Suite. *grin*
> >
> > --
> > Shenan Stanley
> > MS-MVP
> > --
> >
> >
> >