What if you are using an older computer that has BIOS that will not recognize
a CD-ROM? Is there a way of booting from a single CD to get the CD to run
and not have to do the 6 disk setup?

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> All Windows XP installation CDs are already bootable.
> You must open your BIOS and set the CD Drive as the
> first bootable device.
>
> Clean Install Windows XP
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx
>
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>
> "Drixoman" wrote:
>
> | How would I put the XP setup boot file with the CD? I have a Setup CD that
> | has no boot file. I also has 6 floppy disk with file that boot to the Setup
> | Screen. Is there any way I can put these file onto my Setup CD to make it
> | bootable?
> | --
> | I reject to reality and substitute my own.
>

Nope.

"Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C575EA7B-831D-43CD-BF9B-A9D3D3642590@microsoft.com...
> What if you are using an older computer that has BIOS that will not
> recognize
> a CD-ROM? Is there a way of booting from a single CD to get the CD to run
> and not have to do the 6 disk setup?
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> All Windows XP installation CDs are already bootable.
>> You must open your BIOS and set the CD Drive as the
>> first bootable device.
>>
>> Clean Install Windows XP
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>> Microsoft Newsgroups
>>
>> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Drixoman" wrote:
>>
>> | How would I put the XP setup boot file with the CD? I have a Setup CD
>> that
>> | has no boot file. I also has 6 floppy disk with file that boot to the
>> Setup
>> | Screen. Is there any way I can put these file onto my Setup CD to make
>> it
>> | bootable?
>> | --
>> | I reject to reality and substitute my own.
>>