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16-Aug-2007, 03:22 AM #1
Downgrading Windows Vista to XP Professional
I have tried to flash a laptop which came insatalled with windows vista, so as to install XP Professional, however when i boot from cd, the set up goes on until a point when it says it can not find the hard disks. I'm puzzled coz when i boot normally the vista is able to run again- but i need to install XP too...
Any ideas?
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16-Aug-2007, 10:32 AM #2
In the bios you can disable the sata hard drive
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17-Aug-2007, 08:02 AM #3
Thanks steve... seems like its working out
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23-Aug-2007, 05:23 AM #4
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Hi steve, i again have another laopto that has failed to have its vista flushed and also tells me it can not find hard disk after a certain time during the OS installation. I can not find that other option of disabling sata- is there any other work around?
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