FAQ (Correct) on installing Windows. — PC World

Lux in tenebris

16 years ago

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Hello, my dear friends.
I'm sure many of you don't know how to do this.
Let's fix this.
FAQ (Correct) on installing Windows
We will need a bootable disk (CD or DVD) with

any version of Windows

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First, save the data from drive C: (if you need it).
Take the hard drive to a friend (if the system doesn't boot at all).
Etc.
And to avoid doing this... always store the most important data on other HDDs! Just not on C:

1) Turn on your computer and hold down the Delete key.

2) Enter the BIOS (insert the Windows disk into the drive).
3) Use the arrow keys to move to the right to Boot.
4) When you reach Boot, press Enter, select BootDevicePriority, and press Enter.
5) Leave only CDROM (this means the boot will start from it).
Everything else should be Disabled. BIOS versions are different, but the principle is the same.
6) Press F10 and yes (YES).
7) The computer will restart. After restarting, the Windows installation will begin.
If you see dots = ... (they will increase), press Enter.
8) Wait. After all operations, select the C: partition.
Only on drive C! (it will be 1 in the list).
9) Format it (for example, for Windows XP), this will be NTFS (Quick).
10) Confirm with the F key.
11) After formatting, the Windows installation will begin.
12) Soon, your computer will restart. During this, you must definitely press (hold) Delete again. Enter the BIOS. Go to Boot again, press Enter, select BootDevicePriority, press Enter, and remove CDROM. Leave only HDD. Everything else should be Disabled. That is, the boot will now start from your hard drive.
13) Press F10 and yes (YES).
14) During the installation, you may be prompted to enter a key (have it ready). And you will need to enter the owner's name (any) and the workgroup name (any). After entering, keep pressing Next.
15) Installation complete. You have successfully installed the operating system. Now proceed to install drivers and programs.
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kcfgogbfalgfl

16 years ago

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Hello, my dear friends.

Hello.

We always store the most important data on other HDDs! Not on C:

On other HDDs? Perhaps you meant on any other partition of the disk, except for the C partition?
HDD is a hard drive, and "drive" C is just a partition on it.

5) We leave only CDROM (This means the boot will be from it)
Everything else is Disabled. BIOS versions are different, but the principle is 1.

12) Soon your computer will restart. At this point, you must press (hold) Delete again. Enter the BIOS. Go to Boot again, press Enter, select BootDevicePriority, press Enter, and remove CDROM. Leave only HDD. Disable everything else. That is, the boot will now be from your hard drive.

Why go through all this? It is enough to set the desired CD-ROM in the First Boot Device field.

SandroXXL

16 years ago

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Okay, since that's the case, I should post another useful guide that I once found online.

To create a bootable USB drive, you need to Download the USB_MultiBoot program (the latest version is 10). You can find it using a search engine; I won't provide a link. Then:
1) Extract the downloaded archive and go to the USB_MultiBoot_XX folder (XX is the script version number);
2) Run USB_MultiBoot_XX.cmd; a window will open. Press any key;
3) You will be given the option to choose a method for formatting the USB drive. Enter P and press Enter. In the window, don't touch anything; press start, then Yes as many times as it asks. The window will reappear; press Close.
4) Now, a field for input will appear in the window:
a) Press 1, then Enter. A window will appear with a selection of Windows XP distributions. Choose the location where you have it. Another window will appear; press Cancel. If you encounter Yes/No combinations, press Yes.
b) Now, press 2, then Enter. In the window with the selection, choose your USB flash drive.
c) Now, press 3, then Enter. After that, press Yes everywhere.
The bootable USB drive is ready. Now, you can install Windows on a system without a CD/DVD-ROM.
Bootable USB drive menu:
Item 1 starts the installation.
Item 2 continues the installation from hard drive (partition) 1.
Item 3 continues the installation if the Windows files were extracted to the second hard drive (partition).
Item 4 is selected after the system is installed. In the list that opens, select the last 16th item; the system will boot. Now, go to the C: drive (system drive). You need boot.ini, which you open with Notepad. Replace rdisk(1) with rdisk(0). The system should now boot without the USB drive!

Dr Motor

16 years ago

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Lux in tenebris

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First, save the data from drive C: (if needed).
Take the hard drive to a friend (if the system doesn't boot at all).
Etc.
And to avoid doing this... always store the most important data on other HDDs! Just not on C:

Here are some tips on "extracting" data from an already dead system, which would also be very useful, because this happens most often ;)

Lux in tenebris

1) Turn on your computer and hold down the Delete key.
2) Enter the BIOS. (Insert the Windows disc into the drive).

This is one step. Pressing the key automatically initiates the process.
And also - on not all machines this key will be delete. Very often this role is played by the F2 key, and less often by ESC. Which one exactly is displayed during startup, during the POST procedure.

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3) Use the arrow keys to move to the right to Boot.
4) When you reach Boot, press Enter, select BootDevicePriority, press Enter.
5) Leave only CDROM (this means that the boot will start from it).
Disable everything else. BIOS versions are different, but the principle is the same.

This is not necessary. Modern machines have a boot menu that can be called up, and you can already choose the device from which you want to boot. That is, it is not necessary to go into the BIOS. On most computers, this key may be F10 (most often), F12 or ESC. Again, which one is displayed in your case during POST.

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8) Wait. After all operations, select the C: drive.
Only on drive C! (It will be 1 in the proposed ones).
9) Format it (for example, for Windows XP), this will be NTFS (Quick).
10) Confirm with the F key.
11) After formatting, the Windows installation will begin.

There isn't always a C drive) it may be that the machine is new, then you need to create partitions yourself. Formatting is not always necessary. Sometimes you can install the system without it.

Revan

Why go through all this? It is enough to set the desired CD-ROM in the First Boot Device field.

cd rom in First Boot device slows down the boot. The system hard drive should be there. Although slightly, but it slows down. This is if in one place it is insignificant. But there are a lot of such places in the working system ;) and if you minimize the time of the procedure in each of them, this will give a noticeable result in the overall operation of the system. And during boot, yes, an insignificant delay, especially if the boot occurs once a month at the worst times)) In general, I wrote above that you don't need to touch the boot priorities at all, because you need to use the boot menu.

SandroXXL

Well, since that's the case, I need to post another useful recipe that I once found on the Internet...

There is also a tool called PE_to_USB, which is also designed to create a bootable flash drive with Must-Have. And a detailed manual for it is also available on the Internet, I will post it sometime later.

Revan

Dr Motorcd rom in First Boot device slows down the boot. The system hard drive should be there.

Nothing, absolutely nothing prevents you from putting it back after installation.
You are right, it doesn't prevent. But why put it there and back if you can not touch it at all? :D

Ivanhoj

16 years ago

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Is it possible to use the suggested method to install a second OS – Win 7 – on a second SATA hard drive? (StarCraft 2 has been released, so at least XP SP3 is required).
How can I do this correctly? If I swap the connectors on the drives, the BIOS displays 3 lines in English. The computer doesn't respond to CDs inserted into the CD-ROM drive. I enter the BIOS, and it's like a dark forest. I explored it and exited. I only understood that one drive is master, the other is slave, and for some reason, they are IDE. Configuration:
Asus Socket-775 P5KPL-AM SE / Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 / Asus GF9600 GT Silent / 2 HDD Hitachi / DDR2 4Gb / DVD CD-RW

Amko

16 years ago

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I don't understand why anything needs to be rearranged. Just install Heroes VII, and the graphical menu will be in Russian. Everything is as usual: set the boot menu to read from the disc, and then select the desired hard drive in the installation menu. And that's it; after installation, you'll be able to choose the operating system during startup.