re: ''Setup.exe can't be run from DOS''
Sunday, October 7, 2001 at 11:45 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by BlackStar
(2 messages posted)
http://www.xp-erience.org/download.php?op=viewdownload&cid=2
(In the case that the link doesn't work the URL is: http://www.xp-erience.og . Go
to the Downloads section. There you will find a link to the Apps download. You'll
find both the smartdrv.exe file and a link to a 4+.MB download to a setup program
that will create 5 XP bootdisks. It's a shame that this much effort has to be put
into a simple task of formatting a partition and installing from a network or separate
partition. Hope this helps.
On Sunday, October 7, 2001 at 11:32 am, Need Help ASAP wrote:
>I upgraded to XP Pro from Win98se and everything wored fine, but then some problems
>started happening that led me to have to reformat. I loaded on an additional win98se
>(so i had 2 os's on my machine) to back up my files. Then I formatted my C:. Using
>a Win98 startup disc, I'm in DOS and now with my XP disc, if i type setup.exe at
>the cd-rom prompt, it says:
>"This program cannot be run in DOS mode." Anybody know how to fix it? I read a similiar
>issue's response that said to go to the I386 directory and run winnt.exe. This sends
>me to a screen asking where my xp files are...but i dont have any. Another response
>to that topic said to change my BIOS settings to boot fromma cd-rom, but I don't
>know how to do this. Thanks for the help.
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