Dell Vostro 1200 – trying to install XP on a blank, formatted hard disk (SATA).
Installed UBUNTU on a partition – no problems. Trying to run the XP install, it tells me there is no disk.Is there a way to load the driver for the SATA HD without an external USB floppy drive? BTW, I downloaded all the XP drivers for the Vostro.
Trying to get help from Dell, after giving the service code, they refused because the computer (a few months old) was bought at auction. This is not correct but I bought it from a private vendor – why would this make a difference? It seems reasonable that the manufacturer should not refuse support just because it was not bought from the company or distributor. No more Dell for me!
Thanks for suggestions…
