You’ll probablyįind “setup.exe” there, which is the Windows XP initial setup program. Simply a copy of the I386 directory from your installation CD. Rather it contains a copy of Windows that you can setup from. The I386 directory is not the directory that Windows actually runs from, but So the I386 directory tree contains a copy of Windows targeted for Intel’s (The 80386 isĪn older version of what we now know as the Pentium processors.) “I” stands for Intel,Īnd “386” stands for the “80386”, the minimum processor required. Way to identify what CPU the operating system was for. It’s just too darned useful.įirst I’ll bore you with a little trivia: the “I386” name originated as a In a nutshell, it’s a copy of Windows, and yes, you can move it, but I don’t I do not really have to backup my files since I have my “my documents” folder located on a separate partition.The question others are asking is probably “OK, so what’s a C:\I386 Now you are probably asking yourself, “Why would I do this or need to know this?” Well, I re-install my OS quite a bit. Then type winnt to start the installation. Now, change the directory to the i386 folder by typing cd i386 (In my example, this folder’s full path would be D:\winxp\i386\.). The second time you type it and hit Enter, it will show the status of the drives and cacheing.ĥ. Now, enable smartdrv by typing smartdrv and then type it again. Then: CD WINXP (change directory to winxp folder) and Enter Once that finishes, change drives to the drive with XP on it. Replace the drive letter with the drive (e.g., format c:). At the command prompt, format the partition where you are installing XP (e.g., the c:\) by typing: format driveletter. You do not need to boot with CD support since you are installing XP from the files on your hard drive (in my example, D:\winxp\).ģ. Now, boot your PC with the Windows 98 SE boot disk with smartdrv.exe on the floppy (This increases data transfer speed by ten-fold in DOS.). (e.g., Have setup files at d:\winxp\, and then install XP to c:\ drive.)Ģ. I recommend saving the XP install files/folders to a partition separate from where you are going to install XP. First, copy your Windows XP Setup CD contents to your hard drive. Use the following steps to install Windows XP from the hard drive:ġ. Windows XP saved to hard drive (You need to have a separate FAT32 partition where XP install files are saved.)
Windows 98SE Boot Diskette w/smartdrv.exe It describes how to install Windows XP from the hard drive. This is an install tech-recipe for Windows XP. Posted Augby Jimmy S in Windows installation
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