windows XP Installation from DOS

3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them if i can
install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that installation is
imposible to make, so i am computer technician, and i know some DOS commands,
i keep trying and thinking about that installation, then finally i made it. I
would like to tell that when you don't know its better not to talk. This
microsoft technician, don't know anything about that question, so i would
like to be in his position, its a joke, but the only thing i want to tell to
everyone is that is posibble to install Windows XP from DOS 6.2

Thanks

"Bryan Carmona" <BryanCarmona@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them if i
can
> install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that installation is
> imposible to make, so i am computer technician, and i know some DOS
commands,
> i keep trying and thinking about that installation, then finally i made
it. I
> would like to tell that when you don't know its better not to talk. This
> microsoft technician, don't know anything about that question, so i would
> like to be in his position, its a joke, but the only thing i want to tell
to
> everyone is that is posibble to install Windows XP from DOS 6.2
>
> Thanks


It *cannot* be peformed from an ms-dos 6.2 boot disk...
but it actually can by using a win98 bootdisk with cd support

I have done it and here is how:


First, the HD must be formatted as fat32...
if you require NTFS the drive may be converted after the install.

Next you *must* load smartdrv.exe

so if smartdrv.exe is not already on your boot floppy
get it and copy it there.

if it's on the floppy


simply type and enter the following: smartdrv

IIRC you should see a message the smartdrv is loaded

now from within the i386 folder just run the command : winnt

and the installation will begin

Note: do not run "setup" from the dos prompt you must run : winnt


I have done that and it worked...but it was a while back


and I can't recall if I first copied the i386 folder to the HD...
but think that's the best way to do it

Bryan Carmona wrote:
> 3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them
> if i can install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that
> installation is imposible to make, so i am computer technician, and
> i know some DOS commands, i keep trying and thinking about that
> installation, then finally i made it. I would like to tell that
> when you don't know its better not to talk. This microsoft
> technician, don't know anything about that question, so i would
> like to be in his position, its a joke, but the only thing i want
> to tell to everyone is that is posibble to install Windows XP from
> DOS 6.2

DOS 6.2? Is that Windows 98 DOS?

http://unattended.sourceforge.net/

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"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Bryan Carmona wrote:
> > 3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them
> > if i can install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that
> > installation is imposible to make, so i am computer technician, and
> > i know some DOS commands, i keep trying and thinking about that
> > installation, then finally i made it. I would like to tell that
> > when you don't know its better not to talk. This microsoft
> > technician, don't know anything about that question, so i would
> > like to be in his position, its a joke, but the only thing i want
> > to tell to everyone is that is posibble to install Windows XP from
> > DOS 6.2
>
> DOS 6.2? Is that Windows 98 DOS?
>
> http://unattended.sourceforge.net/
>



No Dos 6.2 is the "old" dos...
it does not have fat32 support.

That's why I suggested to the OP to use a win98 boot disk
as that's dos 7.1 and has fat32 support.

(Though a win95B/C or WinME bootdisk would be fine too)

"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uk6S6NurIHA.5068@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Bryan Carmona wrote:
>> > 3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them
>> > if i can install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that
>> > installation is imposible to make, so i am computer technician, and
>> > i know some DOS commands, i keep trying and thinking about that
>> > installation, then finally i made it. I would like to tell that
>> > when you don't know its better not to talk. This microsoft
>> > technician, don't know anything about that question, so i would
>> > like to be in his position, its a joke, but the only thing i want
>> > to tell to everyone is that is posibble to install Windows XP from
>> > DOS 6.2
>>
>> DOS 6.2? Is that Windows 98 DOS?
>>
>> http://unattended.sourceforge.net/
>>
>
>
>
> No Dos 6.2 is the "old" dos...
> it does not have fat32 support.
>
> That's why I suggested to the OP to use a win98 boot disk
> as that's dos 7.1 and has fat32 support.
>
> (Though a win95B/C or WinME bootdisk would be fine too)
>

Philo, the OP does not appear to be asking for help to install XP home. He
says he has actually managed to install it from within DOS 6.2 ????

"J&P" <jopam@beeteeinternet.com> wrote in message
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>
> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:ekWlUTurIHA.2492@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:uk6S6NurIHA.5068@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Bryan Carmona wrote:
> >> > 3 days ago i contact microsoft from online support, and i ask them
> >> > if i can install Windows XP Home from DOS 6.2 and they tell me that
> >> > installation is imposible to make, so i am computer technician, and
> >> > i know some DOS commands, i keep trying and thinking about that
> >> > installation, then finally i made it. I would like to tell that
> >> > when you don't know its better not to talk. This microsoft
> >> > technician, don't know anything about that question, so i would
> >> > like to be in his position, its a joke, but the only thing i want
> >> > to tell to everyone is that is posibble to install Windows XP from
> >> > DOS 6.2
> >>
> >> DOS 6.2? Is that Windows 98 DOS?
> >>
> >> http://unattended.sourceforge.net/
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > No Dos 6.2 is the "old" dos...
> > it does not have fat32 support.
> >
> > That's why I suggested to the OP to use a win98 boot disk
> > as that's dos 7.1 and has fat32 support.
> >
> > (Though a win95B/C or WinME bootdisk would be fine too)
> >
>
> Philo, the OP does not appear to be asking for help to install XP home.
He
> says he has actually managed to install it from within DOS 6.2 ????
>
>
>
>
Wow...I re-read the post and see that I missed something !

The only possibility is that he used the method I described...
but installed XP on a fat16 partition.
Since a fat16 partition would have to be 2 gigs max...
it would be a trifle impractical...
but I guess it must be possible then.

I sure like to fool around and experiment a bit

but that's something I would not have thought of trying...

On Mon, 5 May 2008 14:44:38 -0500, "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote:

>Since a fat16 partition would have to be 2 gigs max...
>it would be a trifle impractical...
>but I guess it must be possible then.

Yes, that is possible. Once I installed XP in 2gb FAT16 partition just
for experimenting and it did.


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Thanks for your time and attention

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