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lifespeed
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_ 		27. June 2005 @ 07:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
how do you install an os on a new pc which has nothong on it .
by the way i have win xp pro cd

thanx
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ddp
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_ 		27. June 2005 @ 07:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
boot off the xp cd, partition & format the hd before loading xp
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lifespeed
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_ 		27. June 2005 @ 07:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
when i try to boot off the cd nothing happens
like i insert in to the cd drive when the pc is starting up and nothing happens after that
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squijello
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_ 		27. June 2005 @ 07:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you need to boot off the cd... you can do this in two ways,
1) you can set the optical device as the primary boot device, usually by pressing the delete button, or you can press the Esc button on reboot when the computer starts to restart and choose your cd or dvd drive to boot from...
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lifespeed
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_ 		27. June 2005 @ 11:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanx for your help everyone i am now installing xp on my computer
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