WinXP installation from HD

[pwner]

bump2

[what3v3r]

try copying the identification files (WIN51, WIN51IA,...) to the root of your hard drive.

[xxg00chxx]

NM

Edited July 25, 2005 by xxg00chxx

[pwner]

try copying the identification files (WIN51, WIN51IA,...) to the root of your hard drive.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That would be a hard thing to do, since I want a clean install on my primary NTFS formatted partition.

[pwner]

bump

[Clint]

Can you tell me the reason why you wanna go this way?

Is it coz you have a laptop with no CD/DVD drive and/or no PXE utility?

[horsecharles]

hhmmm, guess no divine guidance from above for you on this one

result #1 on google: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;326673

Another n00b pwned! back to my lair to await the next one

[xper]

@ pwner:

stop with bumping please. last warning.

Thanks

[ringfinger]

I'm trying to do the same thing with Vista. However, I've never tried to install XP from a HD either. My basic thought... I have a 40 internal drive on my laptop, no DVD drive. The drive is partitioned at 10gb/30gb, I figured there must be a way to copy the installations files to C:\ (10gb) and install Vista/XP via that drive to D:\ (30gb). May be a pipe dream, but if at all possible I'd like to know how. I've read in other places to copy the i386 folder to C:\ and use a Win98 boot disk to intialize the install to D:\, but not sure. Any ideas would be great. TIA

[pwner]

hhmmm, guess no divine guidance from above for you on this one 

result #1 on google:  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;326673

CAUSE

This issue may occur if you are using a large hard disk that was formatted by using an operating system other than Windows XP.

All my HDD partitions were formatted by using a Windows XP operating system.

Another n00b pwned!

Yourself?

[pwner]

@ pwner:

stop with bumping please. last warning.

You mean First and Last warning.

Thanks

No problem. B)

[Acatincho]

what a idiotic avatar you picked @pwner, do u know what that man done to all of us? Change your avatar right now!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

please.. tell me what he done for all us...

[sarkar]

i think it is the setup files...most probably it is corrupt or not present.. you have to copy all files.. not the i386 directory only.....