How to load xp

[Mutahajar]

Hello, I am new here and this is my problem:

I have an nx6110 and have just replaced th hard drive.

I am trying to load XP home but I think my cd drive is out of action.

Can anyone tell me how I can put the os onto my new HDD.

 

Message I get is "non system disk or disk error" or

Media fail check cable

 

Thank you

 

Regards

 

Mutahajar

[Jelly Bean]

Hello and welcome....

 

Firstly you need to enter BIOS and set first boot device to your CD/DVD rom,pop in FULL XP install disk save and exit:

 

 

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph07110&dlc=en&lc=en&cc=us

 

Here is how to install XP:

 

 

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operatingsystems/ss/instxpclean1.htm

 

I hope this helps?

[Plastic Nev]

Hi, further to Jelly Beans good advice, and if the BIOS option does not work because the disk drive is broken, you can use a USB flash or pen drive, providing you have access to a computer with a working CD/DVD drive.

Jelly Bean herself wrote an excellent tutorial on how best to do this, mainly aimed at the smaller machines that don't have a disk drive any way, it will still work with any machine if the drive is broken.

Here is her tutorial=

 

http://extremetechsupport.com/threads/10305-How-to-install-Windows-using-a-USB-Pen-Drive-and-WinToFlash.

 

Hope that helps and gets you up and running again.

 

Nev.

[Mutahajar]

Many Thanks

 

Many thanks to both of you!

I will try the usb option as I am pretty sure the dvd drive is dead.

I have a password protected usb will that still work when trying to load onto the new hard drive?

Will I need to get another usb pen drive?

Regards :)

 

Gary

 

PS I had problems replying as it kept saying I wasn't logged on

 

 

 

http://extremetechsupport.com/threads/10305-How-to-install-Windows-using-a-USB-Pen-Drive-and-WinToFlash.

 

Hope that helps and gets you up and running again.

 

Nev.

[Plastic Nev]

You do need a USB drive that is clean, empty and ideally reformatted, providing you know the password I doubt that will cause a problem, but if you can find a drive of 4GB reasonably cheaply, it may be the best option. That way you can keep the password protected one for important stuff, and later use the new one for all other unimportant stuff after using it for the operating system.

 

Nev.