Solved How to install windows to computer with no OS

IM having problems installing windows onto a hp laptop using dos. I’m mainly an apple user so i really don’t know much about pc’s. I inherited this laptop with a fried hard drive so i stuck in a new one and now im having trouble installing windows xp from cd. I booted the laptop from the cd and it goes into dos. Then I type ‘fdisk’ and create a primary partition. It asks me if i want large disk support. I hit yes. Then it proceeds to partition the drive and verify it. It tells me that it is partition was successful and to reboot. I do this. Next i type ‘format c:/s’. then it says ‘Warning all data on disk drive c will be lost. Proceed with format y/n?’ I hit y. Then it says ‘invalid device parameters from device driver’ Anyone know what the problem is? I have searched and searched but cant seem to find the answer. Any help would be greatly appreciated