how do i install windows on a new hard drive

[jester]

i have an HP pavilion desktop that only has a cd drive no floppy,
what do i need to do to install windows on this hard drive?
i have tried to just put in the windows disk and let bios do it but after
about 2 mins of installing i just get a bios curser blinkong and thats it.
any suggestions?

 

[JS]

Change the BIOS setting to Boot from CD drive first.
Then see below:

How to do a Clean Install of Windows XP
From Michael Steven's: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
more info: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm
and: http://www.theeldergeek.com/clean_installation_of_windows_xp.htm

Also make sure you have/install the drivers you need for your motherboard,
video
card, sound card, Etc.

JS

"jester" <jester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>i have an HP pavilion desktop that only has a cd drive no floppy,
> what do i need to do to install windows on this hard drive?
> i have tried to just put in the windows disk and let bios do it but after
> about 2 mins of installing i just get a bios curser blinkong and thats it.
> any suggestions?

 

[Jim]

"jester" <jester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2B2C5E71-9BD7-419C-A3B0-DCFB0FE708DC@microsoft.com...
>i have an HP pavilion desktop that only has a cd drive no floppy,
> what do i need to do to install windows on this hard drive?
> i have tried to just put in the windows disk and let bios do it but after
> about 2 mins of installing i just get a bios curser blinkong and thats it.
> any suggestions?
Did you set the CD drive to be at the head of the list of devices? This is
a BIOS setting.

Once the CD boots select a clean install....

Jim

 

[jester]

ok for this answer all i have to say is i have not quite made it to the
selection of clean install it just has the bios curser that blinks for well i
let it go for 20 mins and got nothing

"JS" wrote:

> Change the BIOS setting to Boot from CD drive first.
> Then see below:
>
> How to do a Clean Install of Windows XP
> From Michael Steven's: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
> more info: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm
> and: http://www.theeldergeek.com/clean_installation_of_windows_xp.htm
>
well every thing is already installed i just changed the hard drive moreless
up graded

> Also make sure you have/install the drivers you need for your motherboard,
> video
> card, sound card, Etc.
>
> JS
>
> "jester" <jester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2B2C5E71-9BD7-419C-A3B0-DCFB0FE708DC@microsoft.com...
> >i have an HP pavilion desktop that only has a cd drive no floppy,
> > what do i need to do to install windows on this hard drive?
> > i have tried to just put in the windows disk and let bios do it but after
> > about 2 mins of installing i just get a bios curser blinkong and thats it.
> > any suggestions?
>
>
>

 

[Ron Badour]

Did you go into the BIOS and make the CDRom drive the first boot device,
save the setting and then exit the BIOS?

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2007


"jester" <jester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> ok for this answer all i have to say is i have not quite made it to the
> selection of clean install it just has the bios curser that blinks for
> well i
> let it go for 20 mins and got nothing
>
> "JS" wrote:
>
>> Change the BIOS setting to Boot from CD drive first.
>> Then see below:
>>
>> How to do a Clean Install of Windows XP
>> From Michael Steven's:
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>> more info: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm
>> and: http://www.theeldergeek.com/clean_installation_of_windows_xp.htm
>>
> well every thing is already installed i just changed the hard drive
> moreless
> up graded
>
>> Also make sure you have/install the drivers you need for your
>> motherboard,
>> video
>> card, sound card, Etc.
>>
>> JS
>>
>> "jester" <jester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2B2C5E71-9BD7-419C-A3B0-DCFB0FE708DC@microsoft.com...
>> >i have an HP pavilion desktop that only has a cd drive no floppy,
>> > what do i need to do to install windows on this hard drive?
>> > i have tried to just put in the windows disk and let bios do it but
>> > after
>> > about 2 mins of installing i just get a bios curser blinkong and thats
>> > it.
>> > any suggestions?
>>
>>
>>