Installing old Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron Mini?
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From: Barry Watzman on 18 Sep 2009 19:18 Doesn't matter. Even service pack 3 ONLY supports IDE drives natively. Yes, you can slipstream a driver into an updated install CD, but slipstreaming SP2 or SP3 or ANY OTHER ***MICROSOFT*** content won't change the fact that ONLY IDE drives are supported. Because in XP, Microsoft has never (even in 2009 SP3 CDs) gone further. Ant wrote: > > Please kindly reread what I said in my original post about slipstreamed > XP (Pro.) SP2 and SP3 CDs. :)
From: Barry Watzman on 18 Sep 2009 19:19 Bill, I think that the problem is more likely the fact that the DESTINATION is not IDE than that the SOURCE is not IDE (USB in this case). BillW50 wrote: > > I read it fine the first time, you said you tried. So what does that > mean? You tried and failed or what? It that is what is sounds like to > me. As without SP2/3 correctly slipstreamed into the install, it will > fail to see files on the CD after the install resets the USB ports. As > you had stated, the file is really there on the CD, is it not? >
From: Barry Watzman on 18 Sep 2009 19:25 NO, NO, NO. The problem is much simpler than that. XP can't access the DESTINATION drive (in this case I think it's his SSD) because it's not IDE. Look, you guys are pointing the finger at the USB CD, and I don't think that's where the problem is. During an XP install, some installation files are first copied from the install CD to the destination drive (the SSD) and then, later, are READ FROM the SSD to be installed or "expanded" into other files. And, also, initially the XP install accesses the destination drive (SSD) via the BIOS, but later in the install access switches to XP's internal drivers, and unless other drivers have been added, XP has no internal drivers for non-IDE hard drives. ***IF*** the SSD is "SATA", then getting the F6 sata driver may fix the problem. Otherwise, he likely needs a driver(s) that he doesn't have and he may be out of luck. BillW50 wrote: > > Okay I am convinced that it is a good slipstream if it worked on the > desktop with the USB CD/DVD drive. > > 1) Some BIOS has a toggle to install an OS. Once the operating system is > installed, you are supposed to toggle it back. I am not sure what this > is supposed to do. Prevent MBR modification or lock the USB at 1.1 > speeds or something. > > 2) Could be bad RAM. If you can swap it with some other I would try > this. > > 3) Could be a bad drive like David already mentioned. > > 4) Don't think the USB CD/DVD drive or disc is bad. But if this drive > has two USB plugs, try plugging them both in. What make and model is > this drive anyway? Some can have problems on some netbooks. > > And no Windows XP should be perfect on this netbook, as long as the > system/boot drive has enough room. >
From: Barry Watzman on 18 Sep 2009 19:28 "an 1.8-inch IDE SSD" Gee, I didn't know SSD's had "inches" Happy Oyster wrote: > On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:11:41 +0200, Happy Oyster <happy.oyster(a)ariplex.com> > wrote: > >> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:31:07 -0700, Ant <ant(a)zimage.comANT> wrote: >> >>> Dell Inspiron Mini >> What is the size of the flat screen? >> >> 9 inch or 10 inch? > > If, as I guess, only ONE type of interface was built, is seems to be an 1.8-inch > IDE SSD: > http://www.activemp.com/USB_drives/Obama-USB-drive.htm > > > The computer was built AFTER XP was made. So the XP CD will not have s�ecial > drivers. My quess is that De�ll, like HP or Fujitsu/Siemens mess up the > hardware, so either you should try to get the original CDs as a replacement or > try it with Win 7. > > The problem is the drivers, which have to be installed. > > Or did you find a source for them? Has anyone else here a Dell Inspirion 9?
From: Happy Oyster on 18 Sep 2009 19:54
On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:28:37 -0400, Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM(a)neo.rr.com> wrote: >"an 1.8-inch IDE SSD" > >Gee, I didn't know SSD's had "inches" Yes, they are replacements for drives with moving parts (rotating discs), so they must have the same interface and the same "form factor". -- POLICE - POLIZEI - POLITIE - POLICIA http://www.ariplex.com/ama/amapolis.htm |