after hdd crash new hdd installed and formatted. using win98 boot disk to
access cd drives. when xp pro install disk is in drive and use ezy access to
boot from cd. pc reverts to C:\> i have win98 can i install and then install
win xp pro on top. i have also downloaded win

The winxp cd is bootable, though you may have to enable boot from cd in the
bios, and contains all the utilities for partitioning/formating.
ie there is no necessity to boot / format from any other cd

"SHUGGIE" <SHUGGIE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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SHUGGIE wrote:

You don't need to use a Win98 boot disk. The boot diskette is a
thing of the past, as all legitimate WinXP installation CDs are already
bootable.

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...B;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


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