I am trying to install windowsxp on a laptop with problem on cdrom. I can move files to harddisk of laptop.I copy the windows xp cd to harddisk of laptop.But when i am going in msdos mode on the laptop and going on the directory of windows and starting install. I am taking the message "windows setup cannot run in ms dos mode". Anyone know how i can setup windows xp from harddisk ? (I have usb floppy drive)

Hi there

Go to the MS-DOS Prompt , Change the C: prompt to the path I386, (where you copied the XP Setup)

Type in Winnt and problem solved

Instructions are below

C:\>
C:\>D:
C:\>cd\i386
C:\i386>Winnt

Setup will run smoothly in the DOS portion of setp



Regards

Roger

With start up disk win98.But when i am going to c:/i386/winnt and starting the setup. The setup is starting but i am getting the message : "setup did not detect Smartdrive on your computer. Smartdrive will greatly improve the perfomance of this phase of windows setup.

You should exit now, start Smartdrive, and then restart setup. See your DOS documentation for details about Smartdrive.

Press F3 to exit setup.
Press ENTER to continue without SmartDrive.

I Press ENTER... The setup continue and copies files to my hard disk , but after 1minute i get the message "Please wait while Setup copies files to your harddisk. And nothing happen. Stay on the same message.

Thanks for your reply.

I Start The Setup With start up disk win98.But when i am going to c:/i386/winnt and starting the setup. The setup is starting but i am getting the message : "setup did not detect Smartdrive on your computer. Smartdrive will greatly improve the perfomance of this phase of windows setup.

You should exit now, start Smartdrive, and then restart setup. See your DOS documentation for details about Smartdrive.

Press F3 to exit setup.
Press ENTER to continue without SmartDrive.

I Press ENTER... The setup continue and copies files to my hard disk , but after 1minute i get the message "Please wait while Setup copies files to your harddisk. And nothing happen. Stay on the same message.