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XP setup in dos
Name: danny Date: November 4, 2002 at 15:02:08 Pacific OS: 98 CPU/Ram: 400mhz celeron, 224mb ram
Comment:
I was wonderin if i could install xp from dos, like in 98 where you can just type d:\setup.exe ?
Name: dude Date: November 4, 2002 at 15:10:21 Pacific
Reply:
Yes,
In the cdrom, change to the i386 directory. Then type winnt and press enter.
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Response Number 2
Name: titi Date: November 4, 2002 at 15:10:23 Pacific
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Yes you can install XP from dos. 1-You have to boot with floppy with cdrom support. 2-you have to use Smartdrv.exe (comes with Dos 6.22). you need smartdrv for fast dos copy 3-type x:\i386\winnt where x: is your driver letter for Cdrom
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Response Number 3
Name: Tyler Date: November 4, 2002 at 15:11:15 Pacific
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Hi, I also downloaded the BF1942 demo from the internet and it installed just fine. When i got to play the game, the scenery wouldn't appear, all that I could see was some mountains in blue and the ocean in gray. My system is a Pentium IV 1.7 GHz 256Mb and TNT2 Riva 32 Mb, I have already downloaded the Detonator 40. It didn't work either!!
Shame!!, because this is the best game I´ve ever played!!
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Response Number 4
Name: Dana Date: November 4, 2002 at 15:16:41 Pacific
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What the hell did that have to do with anything?
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Response Number 5
Name: Magic Dave Date: November 4, 2002 at 19:58:14 Pacific
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When you say to type 3-type x:\i386\winnt do i actually have to type "3-type" ? How do i turn on smartdrive.exe? I have been trying for ages, every fresh install i have to install ME then overwrite with XP while in windows, cause it doesn`t seem to ever finish copying files without smartdrive on.
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Response Number 6
Name: Brian Rignall Date: November 5, 2002 at 00:13:07 Pacific
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SMARTDRV.EXE not SMARTDRIVE.EX
You'll find this on the XP CD, copy it to your startup floppy disk.
You then have to reboot with floppy [with cdrom support].
at DOS prompt you should complete the line to read: a:> smartdrv.exe then press the ENTER key
smartdrv should run at DOS prompt you should complete the line to read: a:> cd d: [where d is the drive letter for CD, change this to reflect your actual CD drive letter if it's different] then press the ENTER key
at DOS prompt you should complete the line to read: d:> cd i386\ then press the ENTER key
at DOS prompt you should complete the line to read: d:i386> winnt.exe then press the ENTER key
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Response Number 7
Name: Magic Dave Date: November 5, 2002 at 09:13:19 Pacific
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Can`t seem to find smartdrv.exe on my xp cd, do you know which folder it is in, or some way to find it, i even did a search on the cd but it found nothing, thanks for the advice on the setup proceedure though.
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Response Number 8
Name: XPose Date: November 5, 2002 at 16:22:22 Pacific
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Why would you want to install from DOS? Just interested.
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Response Number 9
Name: Magic Dave Date: November 6, 2002 at 02:55:01 Pacific
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cause having to install me then xp takes too long dont you think? surely installing just 1 os makes more sense?
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