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How to Install XP on a Computer that
doesn't have a Bootable CD-ROM Drive
Microsoft operating systems use to come with boot disks, to get
Setup started if your CD-ROM drive wasn't bootable? Well, with
XP, the images for boot floppies aren't on the CD. You have to
download them from Microsoft. And in future versions of the OS,
installing from boot disks won't be supported at all - you'll
have to have a bootable CD or install over a network. For now,
though, if you want to make boot disks, download the files from
the following web sites:
For XP Pro:
http://www.winxpnews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=030930HT-XP_Pro
For XP Home:
http://www.winxpnews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=030930HT-XP_Home |