Fresh Install of Windows Xp on Dell Laptop

I am trying to install Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron 8100 Laptop. I pop in
the cd and restart the computer to boot off the cd and start the install. I
change the boot order to look for the cd first and then disable the HD boot
capability. Once the computer reboot, it shows me that the system can't find
any bootable files. I have performed this install on multiple desktop and
was wondering if laptops are different. What am I doing wrong and what can I
do to fix it.

"Luke Ulrych" <Luke > wrote in message
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> I am trying to install Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron 8100 Laptop. I pop in
> the cd and restart the computer to boot off the cd and start the install.
I
> change the boot order to look for the cd first and then disable the HD
boot
> capability. Once the computer reboot, it shows me that the system can't
find
> any bootable files. I have performed this install on multiple desktop and
> was wondering if laptops are different. What am I doing wrong and what can
I
> do to fix it.

You didn't mention whether you changed the boot order back to the original
setting after installing XP.

--
Robert

I could never install Windows XP because I was getting that error message, so
I was wondering I am doing something wrong.

"Robert W." wrote:

> "Luke Ulrych" <Luke > wrote in message
> news:E9BEECA9-2708-4045-8C1F-...
> > I am trying to install Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron 8100 Laptop. I pop in
> > the cd and restart the computer to boot off the cd and start the install.
> I
> > change the boot order to look for the cd first and then disable the HD
> boot
> > capability. Once the computer reboot, it shows me that the system can't
> find
> > any bootable files. I have performed this install on multiple desktop and
> > was wondering if laptops are different. What am I doing wrong and what can
> I
> > do to fix it.
>
> You didn't mention whether you changed the boot order back to the original
> setting after installing XP.
>
> --
> Robert
>
>
>

You do not remove the HD from the boot order - how else can the setup
program find it if you've removed it? Just make it the second item after the
CD.

"Luke Ulrych" <> wrote in message
news:32245805-487E-4E0B-A537-...
>I could never install Windows XP because I was getting that error message,
>so
> I was wondering I am doing something wrong.
>
> "Robert W." wrote:
>
>> "Luke Ulrych" <Luke > wrote in message
>> news:E9BEECA9-2708-4045-8C1F-...
>> > I am trying to install Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron 8100 Laptop. I pop
>> > in
>> > the cd and restart the computer to boot off the cd and start the
>> > install.
>> I
>> > change the boot order to look for the cd first and then disable the HD
>> boot
>> > capability. Once the computer reboot, it shows me that the system can't
>> find
>> > any bootable files. I have performed this install on multiple desktop
>> > and
>> > was wondering if laptops are different. What am I doing wrong and what
>> > can
>> I
>> > do to fix it.
>>
>> You didn't mention whether you changed the boot order back to the
>> original
>> setting after installing XP.
>>
>> --
>> Robert
>>
>>
>>