Step1:-When system is booted up, and you see command prompt, typesys d:and hit enter if you

seesystem transferred- you have luck, FAT32 file system is on drive C:, you will not lose your data
- go to step 5
- if any problem appears go to step 2
Step2:-REMEMBER, you will loose all data fromdrive C:/>- when system is booted up from USB,
your drive C: appears as D:
Step3:-Typeformat d:/q/sto format drive D:
accept and when it is finished, go to step 5 ( you are lucky, you don't need to make partitions)
otherwise go to step 4
Step4:-Typefdiskand hit enter
create new partition ( after restart boot with pendrive in)
go to step 3 and format the partitions and come back here :)
typepqmagicand set your new partition active
( physical drive 2, Advanced A, set Active - S, are you sure - Y, Exit - X )
Step5:-Typencand hit enter, and using Norton Commander, copy all files form pendrive to disk C: (
you can overwrite existing ones)
Step6:-Restart Laptop without pen drive in it (it should start from hard drive)
Step7:-Typecd i386and hit enter (it will enter i386 folder)
Step8:-Typewinntand hit enter
Step9:-this will launch xp installation process and you can install xp as you do with cd.


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M Amit
Scientific Officer
NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTER
Ministry of Communication And IT
Govt. of India