Hi Hulatt Thanks mate I just realized that I never expecified on the BIOS for the computer to boot from cd drive. the only question is will the cdrom work without the drivers? regards Luis -----Original Message----- From: Hulatt, Jon [mailto:jhulatt@MONSTEREUROPE.COM] Sent: 23 January 2004 08:47 To: PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu Subject: Re: [EE]: windows XP instalation Have you got the "upgrade" version? You won't be able to do a full install with that, deliberately so microsoft can protect their license. You need the "full" version, which is easy to install (just boot from the CD). > -----Original Message----- > From: Luis Moreira [mailto:Luis.Moreira@JET.EFDA.ORG] > Sent: 23 January 2004 08:28 > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: [EE]: windows XP instalation > > > Hi guys > I need to install windows xp on my computer but the only way > I manage to do that was to upgrade from the previous windows > ME. How do I make a system disk(floppy) for XP that will let > me install XP strait away. Best regards > Luis > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out > subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics