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Installing Xp on a self build pc

  • 12-02-2004 7:35pm
    #1
    bizmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,892 ✭✭✭


    Hey

    Can win xp pro format and get ready to use the hard drive of a brand new self build computer if i tell the bios to boot from the cd or do i need a boot disk with fdisk on it ?


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  • #2
    zAbbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    Boot from cd, and it will allow you to format. Well it will more or less format for you.

    Its quite easy, no more fdisk stuff


  • #3
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,582 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    tell bios to boot from cd-rom and pop in the xp disk.

    xp disc has formatting tools on it


  • #4
    bizmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,892 ✭✭✭bizmark


    Thanks lads


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