installing xp

[doing my head in]

when i,m installing xp on my pc it stops at getting ready to load windows i
have a sata hard drive is that the promblem

 

[Rich Barry]

You will have to load the drivers for the SATA Drive from a Floppy Disk.
At the very beginning of Installation it asks if you want to add any third
party drivers and if yes to hit F6.
Insert the floppy and do as it instructs.

 

[doing my head in]

their is no floppy will the drivers be on the motherboard cd
thanks for the help my eads a bit better

 

[Rich Barry]

Sorry, this will get your head hurting again
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Windows-XP-On-SATA-Without-a-Floppy-F6-47807.shtml

 

[doing my head in]

LOL you where right but i think it will solve the problem, i,m going to use
the floppy of my old pc,Thanks once again

 

[Bruce Chambers]

when i,m installing xp on my pc it stops at getting ready to load windows i
have a sata hard drive is that the promblem

Probably. Remember SATA didn't really exist (or at least wasn't
commercially available) when WinXP was initially developed. 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 SATA controller available on a floppy disk.



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[Bruce Chambers]

their is no floppy

Then you'll need to purchase one. This can't be done any other way.
USB floppy drives are quite inexpensive.

will the drivers be on the motherboard cd

They should be, but they may be in a compressed format that you'll have
to extract/expand to place on the floppy disk.



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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot