Help me install WindowsXP

[zoodostodysef]

I got a new lap top for Christmas Dell Inspiron 8 mini and as you may know it doesn't have a CD drive, but I have an external CD drive to use. When I insert the Windows XP setup disk into the drive it doesn't start the setup it just show me the contents of the CD. I've tried to click on the setup icon with the file extension .exe and it won't start but jeust tell me that there is no application to run the program and i can't boot from the removable devices either. SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE.

 

[baseball_guy]

Check BIOS to see if you can boot from the CD.

 

[dah328]

You should poast this on the rare books forum.

 

[coldarchon]

does it have a disk drive? can you make a starter disk or something on another comp?

 

[oneeightyseven]

Originally Posted by coldarchon

does it have a disk drive? can you make a starter disk or something on another comp?

why not just keep windows 98?

 

[coldarchon]

Originally Posted by oneeightyseven

why not just keep windows 98?

actually I'm trying to help here. what do you want? attention?