to install xp in vista

hi everybody,
i am using vista in my laptop and i tried to install xp as dual boot.
ve read forums to do this. but i get an err saying,
'no harddrives detected'. can someone help me please..
thanks in advance

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"venkateshb87" <> wrote in message
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> hi everybody,
> i am using vista in my laptop and i tried to install xp as dual boot. i
> ve read forums to do this. but i get an err saying,
> 'no harddrives detected'. can someone help me please..
> thanks in advance.
>


It sounds like you may need to load a driver for the hard drive controller
during the XP install. Watch the bottom of the screen for a message about
pressing F6 to load a storage driver. Press F6 and insert a floppy disk with
the XP driver on it. If the computer doesn't have a floppy drive you'll have
to use a supported USB floppy drive. One of the limitations of XP is that
during the install drivers can only be loaded from a floppy disk.

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i have tried to install service pack2 but it gave me the above err.
also i do not know where from do i get al those driver stuf as quote
above as i am a newbee.. please give me some details on it.

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"venkateshb87" <> wrote in message
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> i have tried to install service pack2 but it gave me the above err..
> also i do not know where from do i get al those driver stuf as quoted
> above as i am a newbee.. please give me some details on it..
>
>


You would get the driver from the laptop manufacturer.

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You do not say exactly how you have attempted to do this.
Did you create a parttition for XP?

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_v...step_guide.htm
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> hi everybody,
> i am using vista in my laptop and i tried to install xp as dual boot. i
> ve read forums to do this. but i get an err saying,
> 'no harddrives detected'. can someone help me please..
> thanks in advance.
>
>
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venkateshb87 wrote:
> hi everybody,
> i am using vista in my laptop and i tried to install xp as dual boot. i
> ve read forums to do this. but i get an err saying,
> 'no harddrives detected'. can someone help me please..
> thanks in advance.
>
>


It may very well be that WinXP doesn't include drivers to support your
specific IDE or SATA controller. Try this:

Very early in the boot process, just after having booted from the
WinXP CD, the screen will display the words to the effect: "Setup is
examining your system." Press <F6> when this happens, and have the
*manufacturer's* WinXP-specific drivers for your IDE/SATA controller
available on a floppy disk.

First and foremost, if the specific computer model in question was
designed specifically for Vista, there may well be no WinXP-specific
device drivers available to make the computer's diverse components work
properly. If this proves to be the case , installing WinXP in a virtual
machine would be your best - possibly only - option, anyway. Consult
the computer's manufacturer about the availability of device drivers.
Secondly, adding another OS might void any support agreements and,
sometimes, even the warranty. Again, consult the computer's
manufacturer for specifics.

If WinXP do device drivers exist, then you can proceed.

Normally, the older OS must be installed first unless you wish to
acquire and use some 3rd-party partition and boot management utility.
(In which case you have to follow the instructions provided by whatever
3rd party solution you select.) However, this KB Article (not for the
faint of heart or technically-challenged) explains how to repair the
Vista boot process after installing WinXP:

Windows Vista no longer starts after you install an earlier version of
the Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529

MS-MVP John Barnett's Guide is considerably more user-friendly:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/install...ning_vista.htm

However, dual-booting is no longer necessary in a great many
situations. Why not download a Virtual Machine application, such as
Microsoft's VirtualPC 2007
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp?) or Innotek's VirtualBox
(http://www.virtualbox.org/) and run WinXP and your legacy applications
within a virtual computer? Both are free and work with Vista.

NOTE: Microsoft does not support the use of VirtualPC 2007 on Vista
Home editions, but several people have reported that it works. Your
results may vary.



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