Hi i have a few old P3 Dell latitude laptops and want to install XP on
them.I have new blank hard drives for them.Problem is they don't come with a
CD-Rom drive ...only a floppy.What would be the best way to install OS on
them?Thanks



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waybel a écrit:
> Hi i have a few old P3 Dell latitude laptops and want to install XP on
> them.I have new blank hard drives for them.Problem is they don't come with a
> CD-Rom drive ...only a floppy.What would be the best way to install OS on
> them?Thanks
>
>
>
How I did that some time ago:
Have a Windows 98se boot disk
Boot, partition and format the HD in FAT32
Use a DOS file transfer program (such as FX20) to transfer the xp cd
contents to a directory on the HD thru a parallel cable from another PC
(get it here: http://sta.c64.org/dosprg.html)
Run the windows install from DOS.

Thanks i will give it a try
"jerome" <me@home.org> wrote in message news:478D1C20.4050405@home.org...
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>
> waybel a écrit:
>> Hi i have a few old P3 Dell latitude laptops and want to install XP on
>> them.I have new blank hard drives for them.Problem is they don't come
>> with a CD-Rom drive ...only a floppy.What would be the best way to
>> install OS on them?Thanks
> How I did that some time ago:
> Have a Windows 98se boot disk
> Boot, partition and format the HD in FAT32
> Use a DOS file transfer program (such as FX20) to transfer the xp cd
> contents to a directory on the HD thru a parallel cable from another PC
> (get it here: http://sta.c64.org/dosprg.html)
> Run the windows install from DOS.
>
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jerome wrote:
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>
> waybel a écrit:
>> Hi i have a few old P3 Dell latitude laptops and want to install XP on
>> them.I have new blank hard drives for them.Problem is they don't come
>> with a CD-Rom drive ...only a floppy.What would be the best way to
>> install OS on them?Thanks
>>
>>
> How I did that some time ago:
> Have a Windows 98se boot disk
> Boot, partition and format the HD in FAT32
> Use a DOS file transfer program (such as FX20) to transfer the xp cd
> contents to a directory on the HD thru a parallel cable from another PC
> (get it here: http://sta.c64.org/dosprg.html)
> Run the windows install from DOS.
>
>
IRRC, the setup program won't run in DOS.
You have to go to the i386 directory and run winnt.exe with some
switches that I don't recall.
Maybe someone else has the exact details.

If you're gonna do this a few times, you can save some time
by plugging your hard drives into your desktop to do the big file
transfers. It's still a good idea to do the fdisk/format in the laptop
first.
mike

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Ok thanks Mike.If anyone else has more info/other ideas would be great.
"mike" <spamme9******.com> wrote in message
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> jerome wrote:
>>
>>
>> waybel a écrit:
>>> Hi i have a few old P3 Dell latitude laptops and want to install XP on
>>> them.I have new blank hard drives for them.Problem is they don't come
>>> with a CD-Rom drive ...only a floppy.What would be the best way to
>>> install OS on them?Thanks
>>>
>>>
>> How I did that some time ago:
>> Have a Windows 98se boot disk
>> Boot, partition and format the HD in FAT32
>> Use a DOS file transfer program (such as FX20) to transfer the xp cd
>> contents to a directory on the HD thru a parallel cable from another PC
>> (get it here: http://sta.c64.org/dosprg.html)
>> Run the windows install from DOS.
>>
>>
> IRRC, the setup program won't run in DOS.
> You have to go to the i386 directory and run winnt.exe with some
> switches that I don't recall.
> Maybe someone else has the exact details.
>
> If you're gonna do this a few times, you can save some time
> by plugging your hard drives into your desktop to do the big file
> transfers. It's still a good idea to do the fdisk/format in the laptop
> first.
> mike
>
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waybel wrote:
> Ok thanks Mike.If anyone else has more info/other ideas would be great.
> "mike" <spamme9******.com> wrote in message
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>> jerome wrote:
>>>
>>> waybel a écrit:
>>>> Hi i have a few old P3 Dell latitude laptops and want to install XP on
>>>> them.I have new blank hard drives for them.Problem is they don't come
>>>> with a CD-Rom drive ...only a floppy.What would be the best way to
>>>> install OS on them?Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>> How I did that some time ago:
>>> Have a Windows 98se boot disk
>>> Boot, partition and format the HD in FAT32
>>> Use a DOS file transfer program (such as FX20) to transfer the xp cd
>>> contents to a directory on the HD thru a parallel cable from another PC
>>> (get it here: http://sta.c64.org/dosprg.html)
>>> Run the windows install from DOS.
>>>
>>>
>> IRRC, the setup program won't run in DOS.
>> You have to go to the i386 directory and run winnt.exe with some
>> switches that I don't recall.
>> Maybe someone else has the exact details.
>>
>> If you're gonna do this a few times, you can save some time
>> by plugging your hard drives into your desktop to do the big file
>> transfers. It's still a good idea to do the fdisk/format in the laptop
>> first.
>> mike
>>
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Anything as new as a P3 should be able to boot from a USB CD Drive.
I don't have a CPT any more.
Might be worth investing in a CD drive if you're gonna keep them running.


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Was thinking of doing that but USB is not included as an option in setup
boot options
"mike" <spamme9******.com> wrote in message news:SD8kj.29$8A4.7@trnddc02...
> waybel wrote:
>> Ok thanks Mike.If anyone else has more info/other ideas would be great.
>> "mike" <spamme9******.com> wrote in message
>> news:%xyjj.101829$Ue3.14387@trnddc07...
>>> jerome wrote:
>>>>
>>>> waybel a écrit:
>>>>> Hi i have a few old P3 Dell latitude laptops and want to install XP on
>>>>> them.I have new blank hard drives for them.Problem is they don't come
>>>>> with a CD-Rom drive ...only a floppy.What would be the best way to
>>>>> install OS on them?Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> How I did that some time ago:
>>>> Have a Windows 98se boot disk
>>>> Boot, partition and format the HD in FAT32
>>>> Use a DOS file transfer program (such as FX20) to transfer the xp cd
>>>> contents to a directory on the HD thru a parallel cable from another PC
>>>> (get it here: http://sta.c64.org/dosprg.html)
>>>> Run the windows install from DOS.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> IRRC, the setup program won't run in DOS.
>>> You have to go to the i386 directory and run winnt.exe with some
>>> switches that I don't recall.
>>> Maybe someone else has the exact details.
>>>
>>> If you're gonna do this a few times, you can save some time
>>> by plugging your hard drives into your desktop to do the big file
>>> transfers. It's still a good idea to do the fdisk/format in the laptop
>>> first.
>>> mike
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
> Anything as new as a P3 should be able to boot from a USB CD Drive.
> I don't have a CPT any more.
> Might be worth investing in a CD drive if you're gonna keep them running.
>
>
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