Hey folks, Any help is appreciated. I am trying to format my pre-installed second hand Windows XP Prooperating system on a laptop that doesn't have a floppy drive. I didn't have a copy of an XP disc so my co-worker was nice enough to lend me one. I don't think it is bootable (don't really know much about it) After going into BIOS, I tried to make my CD drive the ONLY bootable drive and had put my copied XP disc in and it had an invalid drive error message of sorts. How DO I format ( get into DOS) and hopefully reinstall this borrowed copy of XP? ( with product key) I did come across quite a few sites mentioning how to create a slip stream version of windows XP and think I should be able to follow those instructions with the aid of my roomates computer. My only problem is that I cant connect to the internet after verifying all connections, router, etc. I get a TCP/IP error. I am trying to ascertain if it is a software or hardware (Network card issue) and I figured this would be the simplest and least cost-prohibitive way,( formatting and reinstalling) of telling if it was software related or if my network card needs replacing. Am I on the right track? Title edited -- Please, use [TAGS] in your topic's title. Please follow XP Forum Rules from now on. --Sonic
