help with installing windows xp

[BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL]

ok so my comp has no operatins system right now but i am going to get windows xp from my uncle in 2 days but i dont know if it will work because when i put in the cd that came with my mobo into the cd romn drive nothing happened, so if i put in the cd for windows xp are you sure something will pop up and then i will be able to install it?

 

[BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL]

pleez so does anybody know if it will load up the cd wen i put in the windows xp install disc or will it just not do anything like my motherboard installation cd?

 

[kennny2004]

It depends if the cd is bootable or not it is bootable if the windows is a original copy and if it is burned then it might be ether and it also depends if ur cdrom is working and your bios recognizes it but I think it will if the cd it bootable ask ur uncle cause if it is not then don't bother unless u can get bootable floppy

 

[mRk]

Set your primary boot as CD? That worked for me.

 

[macdude425]

Yes, in BIOS, the CDROM drive has to be set to first boot, or else it won't do anything.