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Asked by drtony2 in Computer Hard Drives, Windows XP Operating System, PC Laptops
I have a dell laptop for which I just purchased a new HD without an operating system (O/S).
I have an original Windows XP Pro SP2 CD to load the new operating system, but it says that it doesnt see the HD. Catch-22 because EIDE drivers are not loaded it doesnt see new HD. If I hit F6, during setup to specify drivers, it only allows a floppy drive which the laptop does not have. What's the normal procedure to load a new XP system onto a HD if there's no floppy drive? Or what's an easy work around i.e. a 3 1/2 USB case perhaps from a working computer, but then how do I tell the XP install to use the USB drive? I know this cant be that hard, I must be missing something. Also, the only drivers dell has for download in a .exe file vs. a .ini file. So it seems to have an install program that again is a catch-22 because I can only run it when Im already up?
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