Starting Windows XP setup in Dos

[Chain-SmokeR]

Can anyone help me with this please? I had a Windows XP original CD and i took the backup of the CD on the hard disk. Now my Windows CD is corrupt and i cannot burn a copy of it. I burnt the Windows XP that i took backup of earlier. But as i did not make the image, the Windows XP CD that i have now is not bootable. I have Windows 98 Bootable [DOS bootable]. Can i boot from the windows 98 CD and Starting Windows XP setup in Dos? Please help, I need to reinstall Windows XP...

[FaMe FacToR]

Installing Windows XP from DOS mode is possible, but there are some requirenments. You must have smart disk support on the DOS bootable CD. Check if there is a dos application file named "smartdrv" on the CD. If it exists then you can install the file after you run smartdrv. All the best!

[Chain-SmokeR]

Hey, thanks a lot for that appreciative reply of yours. I have checked in the CD and its a Windows 98SE Bootable CDROM and yes this file exist on the CD. What exactly do i need to do after running this file? Thanks!

[Rudra.J]

OK! Do the following :

• Boot from Windows 98 CD
• From the Options Select 'Boot with CD-ROM Support' and press Enter
• Now once you are on the A:\> prompt go to the cd-rom drive
• Go to the folder where smartdrv is located and run it
• Now go back to A:\> prompt
• Insert Windows XP Non-Bootable CD and navigate to cd-rom drive and i386 folder
• Type "winnt.exe" and press Enter
• Windows XP Setup Will start...

All the best!! For More Details See this Link : Install Windows XP from DOS