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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Basics / May 2008windows XP Installation from DOS
3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them if i can install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that installation is imposible to make, so i am computer technician, and i know some DOS commands, i keep trying and thinking about that installation, then finally i made it. I would like to tell that when you don't know its better not to talk. This microsoft technician, don't know anything about that question, so i would like to be in his position, its a joke, but the only thing i want to tell to everyone is that is posibble to install Windows XP from DOS 6.2 Thanks > 3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them if i can > install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that installation is [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks It *cannot* be peformed from an ms-dos 6.2 boot disk... but it actually can by using a win98 bootdisk with cd support I have done it and here is how: First, the HD must be formatted as fat32... if you require NTFS the drive may be converted after the install. Next you *must* load smartdrv.exe so if smartdrv.exe is not already on your boot floppy get it and copy it there. if it's on the floppy simply type and enter the following: smartdrv IIRC you should see a message the smartdrv is loaded now from within the i386 folder just run the command : winnt and the installation will begin Note: do not run "setup" from the dos prompt you must run : winnt I have done that and it worked...but it was a while back and I can't recall if I first copied the i386 folder to the HD... but think that's the best way to do it > 3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them > if i can install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > to tell to everyone is that is posibble to install Windows XP from > DOS 6.2 DOS 6.2? Is that Windows 98 DOS? http://unattended.sourceforge.net/  SignatureShenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > 3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them > > if i can install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > http://unattended.sourceforge.net/ No Dos 6.2 is the "old" dos... it does not have fat32 support. That's why I suggested to the OP to use a win98 boot disk as that's dos 7.1 and has fat32 support. (Though a win95B/C or WinME bootdisk would be fine too) >> > 3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them >> > if i can install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > (Though a win95B/C or WinME bootdisk would be fine too) Philo, the OP does not appear to be asking for help to install XP home. He says he has actually managed to install it from within DOS 6.2 ???? > >> > 3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them > >> > if i can install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Philo, the OP does not appear to be asking for help to install XP home. He > says he has actually managed to install it from within DOS 6.2 ???? Wow...I re-read the post and see that I missed something ! The only possibility is that he used the method I described... but installed XP on a fat16 partition. Since a fat16 partition would have to be 2 gigs max... it would be a trifle impractical... but I guess it must be possible then. I sure like to fool around and experiment a bit but that's something I would not have thought of trying... >Since a fat16 partition would have to be 2 gigs max... >it would be a trifle impractical... >but I guess it must be possible then. Yes, that is possible. Once I installed XP in 2gb FAT16 partition just for experimenting and it did. SignatureThanks for your time and attention ClueLess |
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