Inquiry:How to install Windows XP on an Linux server
Dear All
Can you please do me favor and let me know how can I install Windows XP on an Linux server ? Please be informed that I have installed CentOS 5 on my Intel Celeron laptop but I wrongly chose "Remove existing directories" when installing the Linux . At now I have the CentOS 5 completely installed but I cannot install the Windows XP again . Can you please let me know how to rescue ? Thank you in advance Regards H.Motamedi |
Why can't you install XP? Did you try booting with XP cd inserted?
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Did you set the option in the BIOS to boot from CD ?
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You sure you have a bootable xp cd? try it on another machine. XP cds need a keypress to start setup. Notice if there's any screen after bios saying 'press any key' |
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The CD is broken or corrupt. Try to use it on another computer. |
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Did you try to boot the CD on another computer, or use another CD? |
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Who will tell. On my previous computer, installing XP was impossible without first wiping any trace of any other operating system off ALL my hard drives*! The fact that it installed just fine after that would indicate that neither the install cd nor the optical drive were bad. More like an additional feature you get for free on top of what you pay for...
---------- *I did not really wipe those drives, of course - I just unplugged them except the one that I needed to install XP on. Since it was an empty drive, the install cd did not detect any "malicious" OS and it installed "without a hitch". |
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