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MovedGoalPosts · 14-11-2007, 17:30

Best option to try is to make sure that boot from CD is enabled in the BIOS. Make sure the Windows XP Install CD is in the drive, reboot, and make sure the CD is accepted at the prompt. From there I'd go for the new install of windows option, Delete the current partion (s), which forces a reformat when you create the new partion.

This will however remove all of the recovery partition stuff, so it's an all or nothing option.

With Dell it should be possible to go to their website, input the Dell service tag, and that iwll allow download of various drivers, BIOS updates and stuff that might be available to suit XP.

14-11-2007, 17:30	#2
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: instaall XP on aa Dell Best option to try is to make sure that boot from CD is enabled in the BIOS. Make sure the Windows XP Install CD is in the drive, reboot, and make sure the CD is accepted at the prompt. From there I'd go for the new install of windows option, Delete the current partion (s), which forces a reformat when you create the new partion. This will however remove all of the recovery partition stuff, so it's an all or nothing option. With Dell it should be possible to go to their website, input the Dell service tag, and that iwll allow download of various drivers, BIOS updates and stuff that might be available to suit XP.