help, need to install windows xp only using harddisk

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slorryy

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Hi People

I wonder if you can help, I am trying to install windows without using the cd or usb drive, instead using files that I have copied to the hard disk ( its one partition just now, but this can be changed if needed)
For some reason the bios will not let me boot to anything else but the hard disk, tied everything, and after some googleing it appears this is a common fault with the bios I have.

Any way, I have tired installing windows on a another machine and putting in the hard disk, that does not work

I have tired just copying the install cd to the hard disk , but that does not work
All I want to do in install xp on the machine
Does anyone know how this is done, I am guessing i need to write some file that tells windows to install the installation files from the cd that I have copied to my hard disk

I hope this makes sense to you
 
Umm, what model is this? And have you gone into the BIOS and tried to change the boot priority?

This appeals to me, and you're lucky that I do this a lot-What you need to do is download WinToFlash and take the HD out of the computer and put it in another, then make a 800 MB partition on it (make sure to set it to active), then run WTF (Go advanced and uncheck the format option-it's buggy) and transfer the setup files to that partition you made. It should work, and you can check the WTF site for more documentation.
Sorry if I'm hard to understand.
 
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could not get it to work dude, comes up ntdlr not found. anyone aware what file a hard disk looks for when it boots, could i write some sort of batch or boot file?
 
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