installing XP

Hello

My husband has Windows ME on his computer and it sucks
because he gets some many freaking errors!

So we tried formatting his computer a few times with XP,
unfortunately we were unsuccessful. One of the reasons
why was after the format we wanted it to boot from the XP
CD but the computer couldn't recognize the CD-Rom.
So then we upgraded from ME to XP still..more errors!! So
now we went back to Windows ME.

Could someone plz help me on how to install Windows XP?
Once we've formatted the drive completely.

Thanks ahead of time
Stephanie

Windows XP Upgrade Advisor
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307726

HOW TO: Prepare to Upgrade Windows 98 or
Windows Millennium Edition to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;316639



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"Stephanie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> My husband has Windows ME on his computer and it sucks
> because he gets some many freaking errors!
>
> So we tried formatting his computer a few times with XP,
> unfortunately we were unsuccessful. One of the reasons
> why was after the format we wanted it to boot from the XP
> CD but the computer couldn't recognize the CD-Rom.
> So then we upgraded from ME to XP still..more errors!! So
> now we went back to Windows ME.
>
> Could someone plz help me on how to install Windows XP?
> Once we've formatted the drive completely.
>
> Thanks ahead of time
> Stephanie

"Stephanie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:048d01c39c42$832090f0$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> Hello
>
> My husband has Windows ME on his computer and it sucks
> because he gets some many freaking errors!
>
> So we tried formatting his computer a few times with XP,
> unfortunately we were unsuccessful. One of the reasons
> why was after the format we wanted it to boot from the XP
> CD but the computer couldn't recognize the CD-Rom.
> So then we upgraded from ME to XP still..more errors!! So
> now we went back to Windows ME.
>
> Could someone plz help me on how to install Windows XP?
> Once we've formatted the drive completely.
>
> Thanks ahead of time
> Stephanie

One thing to look out for if it's a big brand name PC, is that sometimes
they sell motherboards with bios that are not fully ACPI compliant and will
work ok with the OS preinstalled and forced to run as a standard bios so
there is no IRQ sharing. I guess they get a big fat discount for blem boards
or something.

If you go and just load ME or XP again off the CD and it recognizes it as an
ACPI bios, then it will load with that option and give you trouble. You may
have to force install with standard PC bios option.

Read this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;299340

Stephanie wrote:

> Hello
>
> My husband has Windows ME on his computer and it sucks
> because he gets some many freaking errors!
>
> So we tried formatting his computer a few times with XP,
> unfortunately we were unsuccessful. One of the reasons
> why was after the format we wanted it to boot from the XP
> CD but the computer couldn't recognize the CD-Rom.
> So then we upgraded from ME to XP still..more errors!! So
> now we went back to Windows ME.
>
> Could someone plz help me on how to install Windows XP?
> Once we've formatted the drive completely.
>
> Thanks ahead of time
> Stephanie

Is your BIOS set to boot from the CD, if not then you should set it so.
However if you do not know how to set the boot-order in the BIOS then thiere
is an alternative, said involves downloading a file from Microsoft that will
create 6-boot-up-floppys. When these boot-floppys have been created, you
will then boot from the first-floppy following instruction, at some point
the XP-CD will be required.

Below is an indirect link to the Microsoft page where you can get the
program;
Scroll down to XP section and choose which of four apply (Pro/Home,
SP1-built-in or-not)
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm