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Win 2k install from DOS? (is it possible?)
sqr s...@sqr.sqr microsoft public windowsxp general If you want to run the XP setup within dos then tree to the i386 folder on the CD and run "Winnt.exe" as this is the dos installer. -- sqr Overseer: alt.os.windows-xp -- <u...@domain.invalid> wrote in message news:3F04E18B.1040306@domain.invalid... i want to

W2K unattended setup - Disk partitioning
Harry O ho...@sympatico.ca microsoft public windowsxp beta setup-deployment Have you copied smartdrv.exe to your DOS boot disk and then ran it from the A:> prior to launching i386\winnt.exe ? -- Harry Ohrn Expert Zone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Associate Expert "Torbjörn Zachrisson"

W2K unattended setup - Disk partitioning
Ryan Smith wrote: Hi, To install from DOS, use your Win9x/Me boot disk or boot to the command prompt from your hard drive (if you have CD-ROM drivers in your config.sys/autoexec.bat). From the prompt, change to your CD-ROM drive, go to the \I386 directory and run WINNT.EXE, pressing enter when it prompts you for

Run Set up from Dos
Harold R. Nichols hrnic...@frontiernet.net comp os ms-windows nt setup misc open a DOS window and try the following command E:\I386\Winnt.exe /B /S/E:\I386 the /B switch is a floppyless installation switch and the /S switch specifies the location of the NT files that will be installed on the subject computer.

Need help removing Netbeui after unattend installation!!!!!!
Ran the file winnt.exe form the i386 folder. All goes well till the time the setup says copying files to harddisk. And then it just hangs. any ideas on what could be causing this. also I have win2k pro on another partition. can i install XP from my win2k so to havea dual boot system.

W2K setup/repair
Is my understanding as above correct ? what about take a oldstyle bootdisk (Win9x) with CD Support and run the good old winnt.exe from I386 folder on the CD? Bye Olaf. Since I was going to use NTFS, I never thought about using DOS. Yes, I reduce the partition to 2G, format it in FAT32, boot from Win98 bootdisk and

help me install from dos
tapew...@inwind.it it comp os win win2000 forse cerchi di eseguire setup.exe? devi eseguire winnt.exe meglio ancora, fai il boot da cd.

How to install xp from dos?
John D. jcd...@hotmail.com alt certification a-plus IIRC, the boot executing file is: --Windows XP CD --I386 folder --winnt.exe (or winnt32.exe) But you should There must be a utility or something allows you to launch the setup file from the DOS prompt right? Anyway, I ended up installing Win98 and doing the

problem
Now, I use the bootdisk to load into a dos command WITH CD Rom ATAPI drivers! Running D:\Setup.exe right off the CD doesn't work "This program cannot be run in MS-DOS mode" or something like that. Now, with Windows 2000, I could get around that by running D:\I386\WINNT.EXE and it worked fine. but, running that file

Installing from DOS
But what about the winnt-option /E:"<path><cmd>" which I used to add applications after the XP setup. This option seems to be ignored now when I use the /2. Any ideas? \Netfx\i386\netfx.cab Winnt.exe - Installation from DOS: 1. Local unattended installation a. Created two partitions: C = certain size, active,

Setup under DOS
From dos, copy all of the files from the 'i386' directory of your CD-ROM. 3. Change to the '<C:\>i386' directory and issue the command 'winnt /?'. This will show a bunch of switches that you can use with the winnt.exe command. Choose the one that allows you to load the NT system. I beleive it is 'winnt /B' for

Install Question in DOS???
Thanks for any help Because setup.exe requires a 32 bit protected environment to run under. If you want to setup from DOS, then start the installation by running winnt.exe in the i386 directory on the XP CD. -- Tom Porterfield MS-MVP (DTS) http://members.home.net/tp.porterfield/support/

Problems with WINNT setup from DOS
The boot sector found in sector 0 of drive C is copied into Bootsect.dos before Setup writes the Windows NT boot sector. the Windows NT CD-ROM, or may have been created during a setup using WINNT.EXE), and initiate repairs by pressing R at the first Setup screen. 3.. Follow the instructions provided by Setup.

Cannot run setup in DOS mode?
Resista...@Futile.com microsoft public win2000 advanced_server microsoft public win2000 setup Jessie, He ran from a Win95 recovery boot disk - command prompt - true MS-DOS 7.0 - he ran the correct setup program winnt.exe Bernie, Your controller may require the Win2k drivers be loaded during the initial bright white

Boot from client disk to do network install. Client disk ...
Even if your system cannot boot from the CD, if you have a Win9x Emergency Disk, it lets you configure a DOS environment with CD access so that you can launch the WINNT.EXE or WINNT32.EXE. Note, entering the Recovery Console uses the same setup procedure which is also used for a fresh WinNT/2000/XP install.

Unable to install from DOS
... or may have been created during a setup using WINNT.EXE), and initiate repairs by pressing R at the first Setup screen. 3) Follow the instructions provided by Setup. 4) Follow instructions until you see a message stating 'Setup Repair is complete.' (BOOTSECT.DOS should now be restored to its original state.

Can anyone help me w/this NT Workstation setup anomaly?
Patrick J. LoPresti p...@users.sourceforge.net microsoft public windowsxp setup_deployment To use winnt.exe, you need to use fdisk (or similar) to partition Pat "XP Setup" <n...@na.net> writes: I am trying to install Windows XP from a network share using a DOS 6.22 boot disk and a hard disk that is not formatted.

Generar BootSect.DOS
At the DOS prompt, run smartdrv.exe (this will facilitate file copying from the XP cd), then change to the CD drive (probably E:, as the startup floppy will create a ram drive and call it D:) and change directories to \i386. Then run "winnt.exe".. DONT run setup.exe. This is a Windows-mode setup program,

Creating an Unattended Install folder on the Hardrive
David Hollway threap.donts...@nospam.my-deja.com microsoft public win2000 windows_update No, Winnt32.exe is the 32-bit version of setup for running it from Win9x and NT. I've never tried it under pure DOS (Winnt.exe works every time for me) but I don't think it would work. A couple of tips: 1) if you have the

Windows XP Setup from DOS Boot Disk
XP can even create a new partition, if needed, during setup. (You won't need that) Boot from a floppy that can find the CD and has a copy of smartdrv.exe copied onto it. Run the format format C: Then run smartdrv <some number of KBytes of ram> eg for 10 megs of smartdrive space smartdrv 10240 then run the winnt.exe