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Solve : How may one install xp pro on asus g73s laptop using dell reinstallation disk? |
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Answer» The subject nearly completely identifies the subject. I have a dual drive g73s with WINDOWS 7 one the first drive. I added a second drive on which I wish to install windows xp pro. All I have is the reinstallation disk which I purchased with my xps 1710 laptop in 2005. I have found another use for the xps 1710, it now has been UPGRADED (?) to windows 7 and is in use under my control elsewise. When I attempt to install the xp pro on the second hard drive (in the first drive position or in the second position) all I get is a blue SCREEN suggesting I look for a virus (the second drive is formatted and clean). I wonder if I purchase a second unused installation disk with a new key, etc, genuine (we hope) if that would make any difference. I am really perplexed with this problem. I have in times past been able to install from this installation cd in a barebone desktop assembly, without any problem for the first 30 days. When I attempt to install the xp pro on the second hard drive (in the first drive position or in the second position) all I get is a blue screen suggesting I look for a virus (the second drive is formatted and clean).Okay, I suspect that disk may be faulty. Download http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk which will scan for bad sectors. Another thing I want to ADD from my experience-if you install windows 7 on one partition and then install XP on another partition the XP installation will rewrite the WIN7 bootloader and you won't be able to boot to 7 again unless you run BCDEdit under XP to fix the boot entries. Were you installing XP with ONLY the second drive inserted?The no hassle way is to install XP on the only drive in the system. Then later figure out how to dual-boot two drives. Or use a BIOS option to swap boot drives. |
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