How do Install an operating system

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  1. abscheele

    abscheele Member

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    I have an old pentium 3 733mhz desktop and I want to install an operating system on it(the hd has been formatted) how would I do this?

    P.S I have a windows XP install disk
     
    abscheele, Oct 18, 2007
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    Generally, stick the disc in the CD drive and start the computer ;-)

    However, the computer has to be able to boot from a CD... but if it has a Pentium 3 it shouldn't be too old.
     
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  3. AXT

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    You have to go into the Motherboard BIOS and set your CD drive as your primary boot device.
     
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  4. abscheele

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    Thanks it worked great
     
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    how do you do that? is that when you like press f12 or f2 in the beginning?
     
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  6. AXT

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    Yes. At the very beginning when you press the on button on you tower. You should get that option. Usually it's the F2 or DEL key.
     
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