How do I delete NT and install XP? I have an old PC from work and want my Son to be able to use it just for the internet. I have high speed internet cable and cannot connect with NT. Called the ISP provider and they said they do not support NT. Call MS and they said NT is obsolete. Thank you Bill. Anyway, the ISP provider had me try a DOS command and it showed that the adapter does not bind to the IP. So after 7 hours of messing around, I have given up and want to install XP. Please help.

Thanks in advance.

If you want to save any of the data you have on the machine, you'll need to back that up first. If not, just set your BIOS to boot to the CD Drive first (assuming that's an option in the startup order), insert the XP installation CD, exist the BIOS, saving the changes, and then the XP install will start immediately. You can install a fresh copy, and I recommend you choose the option to format the drive when asked.

Or, you can download a boot floppy from www.bootdisk.com, boot to the floppy drive, and then install from the CD.

Please post back with any more questions you may have.

Well, I re-formatted my hard drive before you responded. I was able to setup C & D but for some reason it does not recognize E, which is my CD Rom drive.

I downloaded the boot disk from bootdisk.com but it will not execute from Dos. I can't get windows going because my XP program is on CD-Rom.

Help!

The file from bootdisk is just that, a file. You need to run that and the necessary files will then be located on the floppy.

After you download the files, (you'll need six floppies), follow the instructions here:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310994

Take a look at:

http://www.techadvice.com/tech/C/CDROM_DOSSU.htm

You can google: "IDE158.exe" and download this generic DOS CD Driver that has worked with every drive I've installed. If my memory serves me properly, IDE158 writes the code directly into autoexec.bat and config.sys and saves your old autoexec.bat as autoexec.old & config.sys as config.old.

This is really easy, and you'll just need to reboot and the CD drive will be immediately accessible from DOS.

If you're using a machine that's more than a couple years old, I'd recommend that you crank the RAM up to the max that the motherboard can handle. But please check XP's system requirements before you spend any money on hardware.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/upgrading/sysreqs.mspx