I need help with windows xp home edition.
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From: Syikogod on 27 Jan 2010 22:07 I currently have windows 7 prof. installed but I would like to reboot and install windows xp home edition instead. ( for my own reasons ) I have the windows xp home edition disk but when I reboot with it in my dvd drive it just freezes. When I am running windows 7 and I put the disk in, it won't let me click on install windows xp. If someone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks
From: sgopus on 27 Jan 2010 22:46 you had best check and see if you can locate all the drivers for all your hardware, using XP, if the pc was supplied with 7, you may be out of luck trying to get hardware drivers. "Syikogod" wrote: > I currently have windows 7 prof. installed but I would like to reboot and > install windows xp home edition instead. ( for my own reasons ) I have the > windows xp home edition disk but when I reboot with it in my dvd drive it > just freezes. When I am running windows 7 and I put the disk in, it won't let > me click on install windows xp. If someone can help me, I would greatly > appreciate it. Thanks
From: Anteaus on 28 Jan 2010 07:23 Go into the CMOS settings (usually Del or F2 at startup) and change the SATA disk access-mode from Native or AHCI to Legacy or IDE emulation. The menu where you find this varies, though it's usually under 'Integrated Peripherals.' Also note that you cannot install XP to a Vista/7 NTFS volume. You need to format. Thus, save any data you need before starting. "Syikogod" wrote: > I currently have windows 7 prof. installed but I would like to reboot and > install windows xp home edition instead. ( for my own reasons ) I have the > windows xp home edition disk but when I reboot with it in my dvd drive it > just freezes. When I am running windows 7 and I put the disk in, it won't let > me click on install windows xp. If someone can help me, I would greatly > appreciate it. Thanks
From: Tim Slattery on 28 Jan 2010 09:03 Syikogod <Syikogod(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >I currently have windows 7 prof. installed but I would like to reboot and >install windows xp home edition instead. ( for my own reasons ) I have the >windows xp home edition disk but when I reboot with it in my dvd drive it >just freezes. When I am running windows 7 and I put the disk in, it won't let >me click on install windows xp. If someone can help me, I would greatly >appreciate it. Thanks Either of those things would be a downgrade (WinXP Pro => WinXP Home, Win7 => WinXP Home), and downgrades are not supported. The only way to do it would be to wipe the current OS away and install from scratch. Definitely *far* more trouble than it could possibly be worth. You might consider dual-boot, or installing WinXP Home in a virtual machine. -- Tim Slattery Slattery_T(a)bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
From: HeyBub on 28 Jan 2010 16:57
Anteaus wrote: > > Also note that you cannot install XP to a Vista/7 NTFS volume. You > need to format. Thus, save any data you need before starting. > Huh? |