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ironside
November 11th, 2001, 04:02 AM
It was about the easiest install that I ever done,no boot disk.
this was set up on a clean hard drive no partition was set.
first thing is to set your computer to boot from cd-rom(which is a setting in bios under power settings)
second put windows Xp cd into cd-rom and start computer after computer starts it will put a active partition on it for you.
third it will ask you if you want to set it a 32 fat or nt I choose nt because I didn't have a previous version on it if I did I would of choose fat32.
after that is done then it formats and its ready to start copying files it said it would take about 46 minutes but it seem a lot faster then that.
after asking a couple minor questions, it asked for the product key number and then it install everything, not only did it find everything and installed it, I didn't have to put a single other drivers disk into it which really surprised me it even found the network card ,so this was a first for me.
as far as am I impressed, im not so far its a lot like millennium and windows 2000 mixed together. so if you like one or the other then you will have no problems with XP
if your still a die hard 98 fan then maybe this isn't for you.
if you have any other questions please feel free to ask im not the only one running windows XP here.

ironside
November 11th, 2001, 04:16 AM
Oh yes just a short one if you expect new games with XP its not going to happen they are the same game you got with ME.
bummer I was hoping for some new games.

lufbra
November 11th, 2001, 01:06 PM
Thanks for this info Irons, very good of you!! :) :) :)

*hmmmmmm...Xmas is just around the corner ;) ;) ;)

Dave.

ironside
November 11th, 2001, 09:07 PM
if any one want to get a windows XP bootdisk its available from Microsoft as a download there isn't any place on xp home or pro for making a boot disk but this link will take you to Microsoft download for making XPs boot disk for both

bootdisk (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=33290)
clean up all my spelling mistakes

[ 11 November 2001: Message edited by: ironside ]

Dodge
November 12th, 2001, 01:39 AM
Ironside. I wanted to let you know, you are better off with the NTFS anyways.. It is much better for XP.. I had mine setup with Fat32 and then converted it to NTFS and it is much better now. Loads quicker, runs faster, less freezes and slowdowns....

Glad it all went well for you. XP is awsome and I'm never going back to 98se....

steveharrison84
December 4th, 2001, 08:45 PM
Wish i could afford XP ,i would LURV it as well :D :D
Steve

lufbra
December 5th, 2001, 12:44 AM
Me too Steven!!! :) :) :)

Dave.

Dodge
December 5th, 2001, 08:06 AM
Awwww Harsh, the both of Ya's.... :D

lufbra
December 5th, 2001, 10:12 PM
Waits patiently!! ;) ;) ;)

Dave.

plcpro
December 7th, 2001, 01:31 PM
Waits patiently!!
you may do that. you have my permission to do so. but, i ain't gonna do it. i will wait, but certainly not patiently!

Harrie
December 7th, 2001, 03:30 PM
Hahahahaha, lol @ plcpro! I hear ya...I was looking for a quote to show the non- virtues of patience and look what I found!

That which in mean men we entitle patience
Is pale cold cowardice in noble breasts.

* William Shakespeare

I'll be lost for the next 48 hours trying to figure that one out, hehehehehe! :) :)

ironside
December 8th, 2001, 03:52 AM
YA come on guys were waiting :rolleyes:

plcpro
December 8th, 2001, 11:56 AM
yup, me too. ole willie shore didn't talk good ozark hillbilly. ;)

Harrie
December 8th, 2001, 03:09 PM
:D :D :D :D