Re: Setup XP from Hard Drive?
From: Michael Stevens (Mstevens_at_bogusmvps.org)
Date: 06/08/04
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Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 17:38:16 -0700
Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
> Or would require that the boot floppy be able to read and execute
> commands from an NTFS disk.
> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/ntfsdospro.shtml
The free version is read only.
-- Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com http://michaelstevenstech.com > "Michael Stevens" <Mstevens@bogusmvps.org> wrote in message > news:OCiXNdOTEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> modelingfrog wrote: >>> go to format a floppy and put a check in create Dos Boot disk. >>> you will be able to boot into an NTFS drive this way. >> >> >> If the i386 folder is located on a NTFS partition, it will be >> unavailable using the DOS boot disk. >> The partition would need to be FAT formatted. >> -- >> >> Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP >> xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com >> http://michaelstevenstech.com >> For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader. >> http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm >> >>> "Ed H" <w.whatkey@comcast.net> wrote in message >>> news:unyYbDJTEHA.504@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >>>> Hope you're still reading this thread! Could you guide me through a >>>> bit more? I don't have a floppy except an older Win 98 start up >>>> disk. I prefer using NTFS, how do I deal with that and what would >>>> be the procedure, any links if you do not have the time? >>>> >>>> Thanks again, >>>> -- >>>> Ed H >>>> Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP1 >>>> 60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz. >>>> >>>> >>>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message >>>> news:%23FtdRzHTEHA.1272@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >>>>> Hi Ed, >>>>> >>>>> If you copy the CD to the hard drive, you will need some way of >>>>> accessing it there. In Win98, you would use a boot floppy that >>>>> provided a means of invoking the setup files. In WinXP, this is >>>>> generally accomplished by booting the CD. If there is no operating >>>>> system loaded on the system, to run something off the drive, you >>>>> would, at the very least, have to have some way of loading simple >>>>> machine language instructions so that when you tell it to run a >>>>> .exe file, it would know what to do. A computer interprets >>>>> instructions given it by the operating system that is loaded (even >>>>> a boot floppy is basically a simple OS), it would not know what to >>>>> do with files otherwise. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Best of Luck, >>>>> >>>>> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows >>>>> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby! >>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ >>>>> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone >>>>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone >>>>> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org >>>>> >>>>> "Ed H" <w.whatkey@comcast.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:eq%237iRDTEHA.2128@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >>>>>> I was hoping not to use a floppy and I would copy the CD to >>>>>> another partition 'D:' and install it to 'C:' I don't know how >>>>>> to get the process going though. I know how to install XP once I >>>>>> get started. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Ed H >>>>>> Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP1 >>>>>> 60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message >>>>>> news:ObLUnMBTEHA.3660@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Copy the I386 folder to the hard drive from the CD to have the >>>>>>> same access, except you will not be able to access it from a >>>>>>> boot floppy unless you are running in FAT32. Running it from >>>>>>> the hard drive precludes the ability to format during setup (or >>>>>>> you'll wipe out the very files you need to reinstall). This >>>>>>> applied to Win98 as well. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Best of Luck, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows >>>>>>> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby! >>>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ >>>>>>> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone >>>>>>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone >>>>>>> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Ed H" <w.whatkey@comcast.net> wrote in message >>>>>>> news:O5kPV$ATEHA.1172@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >>>>>>>> Under Win 98, I kept a copy of the Win 98 folder on my HD and >>>>>>>> when I would format and install Win 98, I would type in 'E:\Win >>>>>>>> 98\Setup.exe' and away we went. Can I format\install Win XP >>>>>>>> likewise? Sure beats that whining CD drive. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Ed H >>>>>>>> Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP1 >>>>>>>> 60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.
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