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by cyberghost_1 1 view

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I?m running Win7 Ultimate x86 on a Compaq Netbook... I upgraded from XP which was the factory OS. Here is the issue... I?ve asked a few Q concerning this problem, but now my Q is: I want install XP again but on a new Partition, I created the Partition just fine... the issue is that during the XP installation it doesn?t detect ANY Partition EXCEPT the Recovery HP_TOOLS Partition1 on C:... I doesn?t detect the Win7 installation or the new partition...formatted or not... Previously i was told that XP won?t detect Win7 or the new partition cuz its a newer format... so HOW DO I INSTALL XP ON THE NEW PARTITION??? I had an idea, since i?m doing this by making bootable USB Flash drives, my idea is to use Win98 and fdisk to manage the new partition and install 98 first... that is if it even detects any partitions like XP didn?t... If I manage to install 98, technically i can upgrade to XP from there...right... I would really appreciate all and any help with this Q... PLS!! Thx...

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by seanferd

Yes, it is a different version of NTFS, but apparently XP can install on it.

Did you do it like this?
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/8790/dual-boot-your-pre-installed-windows-7-computer-with-xp/

Don't forget that if this system uses SATA, you'll need have the drivers to install XP.

Further:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html

http://www.google.com/search?q=dual+boot+windows+7+and+XP

by oh smeg

But a OEM Disc of XP so you need to add the XP Driver.

This system has a SATA HDD and when XP was made there where no SATA Controllers or HDD so this is newer Hardware than the OS you are attempting to install on this system. When the First Blue Screen appears for the XP installer you can press the [b]F6 Key[/b] and then somehow add the SATA Driver or probably the better option Slipstream the SATA Driver to the Install Disc/Media with something like nLite available free here

http://www.nliteos.com/download.html

Just remember to read the instructions listed under [b]Guides[/b] on their Web Site here

http://www.nliteos.com/guide/

From my understanding after looking at this unit the HP Tools Partition isn't actually on the HDD but on a Chip on the M'Board so the XP Installer isn't actually seeing the HDD at all.

Col

by cyberghost_1

Actually u got it... it does ask me for a driver on the 1st blue screen, didn?t know it had anything to do with my HDD being SATA-II, but I will give it a try...thanks for the advice...i will let u know how it turns out. So technically by adding the SATA/XP driver it should detect the HDD and everything shoulg go smoothly right??

by cyberghost_1

Actually u got it... it does ask me for a driver on the 1st blue screen, didn?t know it had anything to do with my HDD being SATA-II, but I will give it a try...thanks for the advice...i will let u know how it turns out. So technically by adding the SATA/XP driver it should detect the HDD and everything shoulg go smoothly right?? BTW... I have a netbook so there is no OEM disc, I made a bootable USB Flash drive of XP from an ISO of XP that I already had...
One more thing... the controllers are found at: C:\Windows\System32\DRIVERS\ correct?? In this case for the Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller...right??

by oh smeg

Was made before SATA Drives where made so there is no provision in the code to support SATA Drives and Controllers.

When you add the SATA Driver it will work. ;)

Col

by boxfiddler Hot topic

won't install to anything but the C:/ partition. Unless someone out there knows how to force what I think can't be forced...

by seanferd

At some step in the boot process, the boot.ini is called (or whatever it is in Vista/7) which will offer the list of OS to continue to boot from.

by 93961

If your laptop is compatible for Windows XP Mode, why not do that instead?
Check here for further details and compatiabilty and downloads for the same, if compatible:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/default.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/configure-bios.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/requirements.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/faq.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

by cyberghost_1

My netbook isn?t compatible with VPC XP Mode...but I read about the Hotfix for that issue from the links u mentioned...thx btw!!! One thing though I have 1GB DDR2-800 RAM actual clock is 266MHz... Won?t VPC XP Mode considerably slow down my system?? I have an Atom N270 1.60GHz...

by oh smeg

Yes if it was possible to actually work it would slow it to a crawl.

As far as I know Atom Processors do not support Visitation or XP Mode in 7.

Col

by cyberghost_1

I managed to successfully create a bootable ISO with nLite and slipstream what I thought was the SATA .inf file named disk.inf... from C:\Windows\system32\drivestore... according to Everest that is the .inf file for the HDD, but XP still didnt detect the HDD... then I looked in C:\Windows\inf folder and I found: amdsata.inf.... could that be the driver that I need?? I really have no idea where to find the driver for my SATA HDD... its a Toshiba MK1665GSX ATA...

by oh smeg

Under the Downloads for this model.

It will either be called SATA Driver, RAID Driver or Chip Set Driver. ;)

Col

by cyberghost_1

Thanks buddy... I DL the Intel Matrix Manager that included the SATA update and drivers...Once installed I realized where the folder was and slipstreamed a new ISO and it work... I followed the instructions for nLite and got it...XP now detects my HDD... I will go ahead and install XP for a dual boot system on the new partition as planned...again thx a lot...

by oh smeg

Glad that things appear to be working for you. ;)

Col

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