I bought a new drive, and I am trying to install XP Pro. I am booting to the
CD drive, and it installs the files, but when I get to the menu that asks to
repair or install, I choose the install, but it won't go any further. I just
sits there. What am I doing wrong? Thanks so much.

Leasee wrote:
> I bought a new drive, and I am trying to install XP Pro. I am booting to the
> CD drive, and it installs the files, but when I get to the menu that asks to
> repair or install, I choose the install, but it won't go any further. I just
> sits there. What am I doing wrong? Thanks so much.
Do you have an upgrade version, retail version, OEM Version?

I have the OEM version, XP Pro

"Big Al" wrote:

> Leasee wrote:
> > I bought a new drive, and I am trying to install XP Pro. I am booting to the
> > CD drive, and it installs the files, but when I get to the menu that asks to
> > repair or install, I choose the install, but it won't go any further. I just
> > sits there. What am I doing wrong? Thanks so much.
> Do you have an upgrade version, retail version, OEM Version?
>

"Leasee" <Leasee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I bought a new drive, and I am trying to install XP Pro. I am booting to
>the
> CD drive, and it installs the files, but when I get to the menu that asks
> to
> repair or install, I choose the install, but it won't go any further. I
> just
> sits there. What am I doing wrong? Thanks so much.

Has the drive been formatted?
If you dig down into the options that's one of them.

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Leasee wrote:
> I have the OEM version, XP Pro
>
> "Big Al" wrote:
>
>> Leasee wrote:
>>> I bought a new drive, and I am trying to install XP Pro. I am booting to the
>>> CD drive, and it installs the files, but when I get to the menu that asks to
>>> repair or install, I choose the install, but it won't go any further. I just
>>> sits there. What am I doing wrong? Thanks so much.
>> Do you have an upgrade version, retail version, OEM Version?
>>
Once booted from the CD, you should see options to pick the drive and
partition to use for the install.
If the drive is virgin you need to partition it so pick a drive,
probably you want all of it used, and then format it, probably NTFS.

Then the install will begin.