Installing windows help. Dos etc...

Bikerz · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:09

What is that code name you can type in on dos to get windows to instal, D:i386 somthing? (you guys told me about it a while ago

Basicaly everytime i try it says bad comand or file name when putting in D: setup.exe

Cant get this thing to just boot from cd so using floppy disk method cant even get it to get windows 98 on ther, how werid

ns400r · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:13

d:\i386\winnt.exe

Bikerz · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:19

nope wont work either mate

Bikerz · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:20

it was working with my other xp disk but i lost cd key for it so using another and now wont work, yet the disk works on other pc's werid

ns400r · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:20

If your Windows CD is in the drive and DOS has assigned it the drive letter D: then it is the correct command.

Bikerz · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:20

and wont even do windows 98
its a brand new p5kc mobo with a new q6600 but it worked earlier so must be somthing im doing wrong

Bikerz · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:21

well its being ****then grrr. what can be wrong?

ns400r · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:21

Sounds like you don't have your system cofigured correctly if you can't boot from CD. Or the CD drive is faulty.

Bikerz · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:23

they did work tho with my other xp disk but got to installing it half way through asks for cd key and oh ***lost it. Now use different disk and wont have that.grrrrr

ns400r · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:34

Looks like this post is going the same way as this one - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17787754

If your XP CD boots in one system there should be no reason for it not to boot in a second system. Same goes for a Windows 98 CD.

Are both CD's original Microsoft items?

Bikerz · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:35

the 98 one is, the xp one i aquired today but is new today

Bikerz · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:35

That thread was for my uncle but ive kept it alive. Hes was a cmos battery died all sorted now

ns400r · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:35

But are both original Microsoft items and not pirated downloads?

Bikerz · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:37

I can get xp to go on but my xp original disk only orignal no service pack so only recognises 128gb hdd, can I install this then put service pack 2 on and upgrade drive to full 500gb or not as I have already partitioned it?

ns400r · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:39

Bikerz said:
I can get xp to go on but my xp original disk only orignal no service pack so only recognises 128gb hdd, can I install this then put service pack 2 on and upgrade drive to full 500gb or not as I have already partitioned it?

Yes, with the correct software to repartition the hard drive. Even the inbuilt Windows Disk Management should be able to resize the partition.

Bikerz · 25 Oct 2007 at 01:41

******************** AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Cheers. Wish I checked 1st been spending all evening going mad, il do this now then. Cheers mate really good news