I had a laptop with no FDD, so it was difficult to install windows, following a low-level format with Darik's Boot & Nuke. The BIOS was set to boot from the CD drive, as any Linux CDs I tested, worked.
2006-11-10 02:14:23 · 5 answers · asked by Darrell 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
There was no DOS partition.
2006-11-10 02:16:07 · update #1
Yes, Windows Cd's fully support installation on non-partitioned HDDs, you will be prompted to partition the drive during the installation process.
2006-11-10 02:17:02 · answer #1 · answered by Farnsworth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why the Fupp are you Low Level Formatting???
There is NO NEED TO EVER low level format these days!
Only if you get SERIOUS disk errors, then at todays ££'s
its cheaper to buy new than risk a failure..
YES you can do a 'Normal' format (NTFS) and create partition etc from booting off the atapi device (CD-ROM)
2006-11-10 10:45:06 · answer #2 · answered by Banderes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they do. You can partition and format the hard drive during the installation. If it is set to boot from CD drive, there shouldn't be any problem.
2006-11-10 10:25:55 · answer #3 · answered by La 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can install windows. You need to boot the disk, then one of the options you will get will be to creat a new partition and this is where you will need to do this.
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2006-11-10 11:51:08 · answer #4 · answered by 5562 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
windows xp can work on completely unpartitioned HDD and allows you to repartition and format before continuing installation.
2006-11-10 10:22:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋