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tommyinajar:
I had the same problems with a P3 dell a few years back. It's in the way they make the boot menu- If I remember correctly a USB was the only way I could get it to boot(use a usb port in the back)

Here is the one I use for USB windows creation. I couldn't remember the name before, it's Wintoflash http://wintoflash.com/download/en/

Just mount the iso to copy to usb. Hopefully that will work.

Also I think you could boot to a dos with dvd drivers and run the .EXE off the disk, run it from Live Windows XP off of the Hirens dvd, or maybe even use "WinNTSetup " off of Hirens(I never tried it before)

Otherwise maybe it will boot a cd- you could mount the 10-in-1 dvd and create an iso and burn to a CD instead of a DVD, Create it with the windows version you want to try. The instructions are in the Experience.txt-

Aren't old computers fun :) !! :censored:

dislecksea:
Actually, I can run XP through Hirens and I can see the disk in file explorer. I can navigate the contents no problem.

What is maddening is that I cannot figure out what to do next. There is no "install.exe" or "autorun" or anything. There is a "Spinrite.exe" but I don't think that is what I want (although, at this point I could try it). I seem so close to being able to make it work, but it still doesn't. :hissy:

Mister Hat:
I'm not sure if anyone here mentioned MicroXP, but I use it and it runs extremely well. Boots in approximately 12 seconds, great install! I think the most it supports is DirectX 9 though so keep that in mind.

dislecksea:
Just to close the loop for future generations. I never could get this to work right. I don't think it had anything to do with the software, but with the combination of the software with my particular old hardware.

But on the bright side I did use it as evidence to persuade the wife to let me upgrade the PC in my cab. :cheers:

tommyinajar:
I'm still going to dig out that dell that does the same thing in the basement. I quickly looked at the tinyxp iso and am not sure what the "install" program was either. Then you can throw the old pc into another project!

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