I just wondered does some new hardware not support windows xp?

SkScotchegg · 26 Jul 2009 at 19:46

Hi there, I was just wondering if you knew if some new hardware cant install xp. the reason I ask is because my new PC installs vista and windows 7 but crashes when I put in the windows xp cd and try to install from that, I get a blue screen of death, I've had this PC 7 months and runs perfect, I've had vista on untill now and I've had windows 7 on for past few weeks.

Just curious, but not really bothered because am sticking with windows 7 and am gona have vista on another partion just for a couple of games that dont run right in windows 7.

Thanks in advance.

theheyes · 26 Jul 2009 at 19:48

What hardware have you got? To be honest though, you might have a dodgy XP disc - is it damaged in any way?

And at which point does it blue screen?

neil_g · 26 Jul 2009 at 20:12

what kind of hard disks do you have? i know XP struggles more with SATA controllers during set up and you usually have to provide them on floppy disk otherwise it blue screens. as yet i havent had that problem with vista..

SkScotchegg · 26 Jul 2009 at 20:36

It blue screens before you get to the bit where it allows you to run setup and format, and yeah I'm using a sata type hard drive, not IDE.

I guess your right, its probably because I didnt click F6 or whatever it is and install sata drivers or something.

I think I have an INTEL motherboard, its prob not the best but I got quad core with 4gigs of ram and an amazing £300 nvidia graphics card with water cooling and everything runs sweet, built it myself.

Its funny how vista and windows 7 install fine though.

Thanks anyway.

Phatjayunoi · 26 Jul 2009 at 22:42

Yeah definately sounds like the SATA Controller drivers that you need with the F6 Floppy part.

Vista and Windows 7 installs fine on SATA hard drives as they already include the drivers built into the installation process, so you don't have to bother with that F6 malarky anymore.

gbradders123 · 27 Jul 2009 at 01:08

if you dont have a floppy drive, like me, you can make a xp up with the right drivers simply using nlite. You can make a few useful changes with this program such as skipping putting the cd key in etc...

linktoinsanity · 27 Jul 2009 at 10:58

Use nlite to remove the built in hard disk controller drivers and to import you sata controller drivers into xp. I get this problem as well, but have fixed it with this method

lumpeh · 27 Jul 2009 at 11:50

I've had to set the bios sata mode from ACHI to ATA for it to work under xp before.

razer1978 · 28 Jul 2009 at 02:50

gbradders123 said:
if you dont have a floppy drive, like me, you can make a xp up with the right drivers simply using nlite. You can make a few useful changes with this program such as skipping putting the cd key in etc...

yeah i've done this and it works very well and save's you sitting there babysitting it as it installs infact you can set it up so it's compleatly automated after the format options i think (it's been a while

) you can also add service packs and drivers so the pc is all set up once done :cool: