[Alkaiser2500]

Hello. I'm trying to figure out how to install Windows XP Home Edition to a blank 80 GB HDD.

In the boot bios I selected my DVD drive as top priority so it boots that first when I restart my PC with the Windows disc in it.

I made this windows xp home disc myself with Nero (burn bootable image).

It keeps taking me to a DOS screen starting with the word Caldera DR-DOS and ending with [DR-DOS]A:\> (enter text).

But I cannot type anything at that point. I can't even exit that screen... It just sits there.

I have a Gateway computer by the way.

[Law]

You made it yourself? that's probably why it doesn't work.

What Nero version did you use, I'm guessing 6?

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=297

[Juice Daddy]

I know "fix-it 5" starts up with caldera dr-dos...

and I know of another program, but I can't think of the name...

your disk is messed up (I don't think you have xp home)

[Osiris]

yea, that wasnt burned correctly. Tell us the process you used

[Alkaiser2500]

I extracted the files from the Windows XP Home.iso with PowerISO then burned them to a CD-R with Nero Express 6 > Data > Bootable Data Disc, added the files then burned...

I burned them to the disc as a floppy image. It says it's supposed to boot when Windows starts in DOS.

Funny thing is my disc only boots after I log on...

http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ntitledxj9.jpg

Please tell me what / how am I supposed to burn this CD iso so that it will boot at Windows startup into DOS like it's supposed to....

[Juice Daddy]

very wrong... lol

the iso is a disk image file and it is ready to burn as is (no need to extract it)

download clonecd (use the trial) http://www.slysoft.com/en/clonecd.html

and select "write from image file"

easy as that...

[Alkaiser2500]

You guys were right....... I was burning it wrong.

I used CloneCD and burned the image file like you said Juice Daddy.

You are a genius lol. Thanks a lot you guys!!!!!

[EricB]

you were supposed to use the "burn as disc image" in nero option, not the the make boot cd option as the xp iso was already bootable