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08-Feb-2009, 09:24 PM #1
Solved: Error installing XP on new vista computer
I currently have a laptop with vista 64 installed and im trying to install xp 32 and dual boot with my hdd with 2 partions. i have made a slipstream cd with the chipset driver for the laptop. when i boot from the cd it loads all the drivers, but freezes right after and says there was an error. how can i get xp installed?
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09-Feb-2009, 02:52 AM #2
you need to slipstream the sata driver
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14-Feb-2009, 02:53 PM #3
i think im just an idiot. i figured out that i needed to change the hdd access to IDE from SATA for XP to recognize it. i also found the website with all the instructions: http://actualreality.wordpress.com/2...dows-xp-howto/
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