i have a computer with windows server 2003,now i need windows xp, but i cant install it. when i put in the xp cd, it wont run and it doesnt show the install option. when irestart the computer for it to auto boot, nothin come out. wut can i do to install windows xp?? plz give me a reply or email me at (removed by moderator) thnx for ur help.

Sounds like your PC BIOS has not been told that it is allowed to boot from CD. Restart the PC and on the BIOS startup screen invoke the "setup" action - often by pressing DEL or F2 or something similar. You will have to be quick! Find the Boot order screen and check that the CD drive is listed before the hard disk.

Also, when booting from the CD be sure to watch the BIOS POST screens after power up. You will likely get a message instructing you to press a key to boot from the CD. All legitimate Windows XP CDs should be bootable.

So i insert the windows xp cd then restart the computer and click f2 and del once the screen appears and the BIOS screen will show up and i will be able to install windows xp on server 2003? also my computers HP pavilon 522n. U guys r the first few 2 ppl give me helps. i appreciate it. becuz i am not an expert and i really need helps. Thanks!

how does BIOS thing work and when where do i click f2 or del?

The keypress will vary from system to system. Here's a more detailed discussion of accessing BIOS Setup:
http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2....256E6D003D7A2D

You didn't say you wanted to keep win 2003 on you machine. I assumed you wanted to replace your old w2003 with win xp. If you want both on the same machine at the same time you need to set up a "Dual Boot" system. I am not the person to ask about doing that with win 2003.

What I do know about dual booting Windows: with dual boot you must install each program twice: once for each OS. You must also set the name of the Windows system directory on at least one of the systems to something other than c:\windows (the default). Another disk (e.g. d:\windows) is the easiest, or another directory (e.g. c:\win2k3) is possible but hard to achieve without customizing the installer.

So:
Do you want to Dual Boot Win XP and Win 2003?

Did you manage to see a BIOS screen?

Is the CD-ROM set up as the primary boot device (the one the system will boot from if it can)?

What window can you not open up?

How large (how many GB) is your disk?


Detailed instructions for accessing your system's BIOS should be in the instruction manual for your PC, which may also be available from your PC manufacturers website if you've lost it.

Ruth

I want t0 have windows xp and remove the windows 2003, but i though it will helpful if i reninstall windows server 2003 and i messed up. so i cant open my old windows server2003. the computer is like all black. when i click on the option to open my old windows server 2003, it come out error. my disk space is 60 gb with 256 memory. but 55 gb are being used by the windows server 2003 that i cant open. so the problem is i want to install windows xp, but it wont auto boot and i cant find the BIOs setting. i tried click on del and f2, nothin come out. Thnx for ur help catzeale and ruth. also,my computer come out like this when i open the pc.


first the hp logo show up.
then black.
then come out 2 options, windows server 2003 enterprise on the top
windows server 2003 enterprise installation. i think this is still here becuz the installatyion is not successful. and when i click the first which is my old windows, it says error plz repair the file window32 stuff.

This is 2 hard!! I finally find the BIOS for my computer is f1 helped by catezle and ruth. But now it come out a blue screen and tell me put in passwords. I never have any password on my computer. and i try many random things and it came out invalid. My computer is HP pavilion 522n. Does any 1 have this kind of computer or experience this problem?

Any advise or helps?