So recently I got a Distro then I deleted my Window 2000 because I needed to wipe it.
So I used that Distro. Now SimplyMepis Linux is now my main OS.
My Dad doesnt like Linux, so I got a Window XP thing then I burned it into a CD and used that CD onto da computer.

Now I need help.

I opened the CD in the Linux. I clicked the thing. But nothing happens.
It just says something about it being a Binary File and if I save it, it will be corrupted. .....


What do I do ?
Help?
Please ?
Thanks

Boot with the Windows XP CD and just install it telling it to clear everything. Easy as pie. Boot with the CD, it is self explanatory from there.

You must boot from that CD.That would be that you must restart your computer with the CD in the drive and while it's restating press F12 or maybe F2 or some other F..(depends on your Bios) and select to boot from a CD drive.

Assuming you have the correct key for the XP CD, you need free space on the hard drive to install XP. You need to boot the system from the CD and use the windoze installer. You can delete the partitions to create free space. Then use the installer to install XP. Of course you will have to create a primary partition, in windoze speak, that is drive C.

Linux can not, and will not run windoze binary files. That is all the messages means.

Now, if your drive is big enough, then after installing XP, you could install linux in a dual boot arrangement. Then you could both be happy. I would suggest you need at least a 20 gig drive for both OS's, and to leave enough free space for user files.

what if i dont want Linux anymore ?

After you do what the others have said--boot computer from the Windows CD and install Windows--just don't reinstall Linux. Tell the Windows installation to use the entire disk and Linux will be removed as all existing data will be wiped out.

You stated that you had burned a copy of XP. You do know that you have to have a valid license key for XP to work correct? There are ways to get around having the license, but based on your questioning I suspect that is above your knowledge level. It is also illegal to install XP without a valid key--so I suspect no one here is going to help you with that.

George

Then just install Windoze like the instructions given above. But, why wouldn't you want Linux anymore ?

Ya, I got a key for it ...
anyways , it doesnt work I put in the CD and start my computer but my comp still goes through not reading the thing ....

alan_ri said
You have to tell your computer to boot from the CD drive. This can be set this up under boot order in bios but it depends on your system how you get into bios. Some systems will give you an option on boot to choose the CD drive also.

so when the computer starts with the CD inside it,
I press ESC to go into Boot Options right ?

Based on ur system ,u need to press F9 or F10, check the status while booting, and turn the boot options to frm cd. Save it, will get restarted, install windows with full partition , without managing manually partition.

But frnd linux is such a wonderful thing to learn, u cant unlearn windows to learn but linux do

Um, F10 is system recovery ...
and these are the only things that show up when I start my computer

ESC- boot menu
F1- set up
F10- system recovery


sorry when it comes to computers im retarted at it ...

Use F1, in the setup you will have place to set boot priority. Set the CD drive as the first boot device. Save settings and reboot.

If F10 is for recovery, you may have a recovery partition still intact. In that case you should be able to just run the recovery and get things back to the way the machine was originally at purchase.

Ok I changed the Boot to the CD-ROM,
but then the computer just goes to the SimplyMepis start up .....

what did I do wrong ?

Are you sure you have a bootable WinXP CD? Try the CD you loaded Linux with--will your computer boot to that CD? If so then you have your computer set up correctly but the WinXP CD you made is either not an actual WinXP CD or you did not burn it correctly.

Where did you get if from? I am guessing you downloaded it or something--as I am assuming if you had an original CD you would just use that. If you downloaded it, first it is not legal--second the key is probably not valid--third you cannot just copy the files to a CD. It will most likely be in a .iso format--which you will have to open with a CD burner software (I prefer brasaro) which will extract the ISO and write it to the CD so that it is bootable.