Is this an official XP disc or a backup or "streamlined" disc?
In your BIOS you should be able to set the boot order so that the cd is booted from first. Have you updated the BIOS to the latest release?
You do not need a startup floppy disc to install XP, as a matter of fact all the format options can be run from the XP disc as well.
Peter Kaulback
Jo Walker - Kiwisabe Website Services wrote:
Hi Guys and Gals
Ive just finished reformatting my hubbys hard drive Pent III 866 and am
having problems trying to install Win XP
Ive done the FDISK and FORMAT C fine but just cant seem to work out the
next step.
Ive changed the BIOS to boot from CD Rom but it wont do it. It accepts
that the CD rom is there but still keep wanting to boot from the floppy
startup disk.
If i remove the start up disk and reboot it tells me to put it back in.
Help please
Thanks
Jo Walker
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