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Answer» Hi, You need to DLoad and install ALL drivers for that PC for XP...Chipset 1st...then re-boot...then all others. Thanks Patio for the reply Sorry little new to this, so I have to install xp then chipset and all other drivers?Quote from: DaveLembke on December 05, 2015, 10:22:38 PM If you want to install XP clean, your boot.ini would get set to XP boot only. Are you setting up dual-boot choice for XP or Windows 7? Thanks. Yes I want a clean install and only XP not dual. can you help me with the steps/instructions pleaseIf the computer originally came with Vista, you may not be able to get XP drivers for it. Have you checked the mfrs website to see if XP drivers are available for it? ONE problem with newer computers trying to run XP is that the OS does not have any SATA controller drivers built-in so if the Acer uses a SATA drive you will need to find a XP driver for it and load it from a floppy disk. Either that or you will need to slipstream the SATA driver onto the XP install CD. Quote from: strollin on December 06, 2015, 08:24:36 AM If the computer originally came with Vista, you may not be able to get XP drivers for it. Have you checked the mfrs website to see if XP drivers are available for it? Thanks Strollin, I got the drivers link below, will this help? http://www.laptop-software.com/acer-software/acer-aspire-5315-windows-xp-drivers/Quote from: arunpedhak on December 06, 2015, 08:54:27 AM Yes, it looks like they have the drivers you need. You will need to set the SATA controller type in the BIOS to IDE in order to install XP on that drive. Either that or, if you wish for it to use AHCI, you will need to add the SATA controller driver to the XP install disk using a process called slipstreaming. http://www.wikihow.com/Slipstream-Your-SATA-Drivers-Into-a-Windows-XP-Installation-CD-Using-nLite. The only other way to add the SATA driver is via a floppy disk in drive A: (XP is stupid that way). Unfortunately, that computer doesn't have a floppy disk drive. It's easiest to use IDE mode but you will give up some performance.Quote from: strollin on December 06, 2015, 03:16:55 PM Yes, it looks like they have the drivers you need. You will need to set the SATA controller type in the BIOS to IDE in order to install XP on that drive. Either that or, if you wish for it to use AHCI, you will need to add the SATA controller driver to the XP install disk using a process called slipstreaming. http://www.wikihow.com/Slipstream-Your-SATA-Drivers-Into-a-Windows-XP-Installation-CD-Using-nLite. The only other way to add the SATA driver is via a floppy disk in drive A: (XP is stupid that way). Unfortunately, that computer doesn't have a floppy disk drive. Thanks, can you shed some light on my boot.ini issue when I try to install via USB drive (since my DVD drive stopped working), I get the below error message - i believe this is related to the entry in boot.ini Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe Please re-install a copy of the above file Also my disk info attached here goes my boot.ini [Boot Loader] Timeout=30 Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(2)\WINDOWS [Operating Systems] C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT = "1st, text mode setup (Boot from flash again after finished)" multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="2nd, GUI mode setup, continue setup + 1st start of Windows" /fastdetect C:\ = "---> DEBUG, in case of HAL.DLL or NTOSKRNL.EXE not found errors <---" multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 1 partition 2" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 1 partition 3" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(4)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 1 partition 4" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 2 partition 1" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 2 partition 2" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 2 partition 3" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(4)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 2 partition 4" /fastdetect [attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]Where is this XP from ? ?...and how did you build the USB stik >? ? Quote from: patio on December 06, 2015, 05:01:11 PM Where is this XP from ? ?...and how did you build the USB stik >? ? used wintoflash |
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