SATA Support in XP

[Guest]

I am currently running Vista Home Premium, but want to set up a dual boot
with XP. The problem I'm running into is my XP Pro disc is so old it is not
bootable. I attempted to create a bootable CD, but the program I used
required an XP disc with Service Pack 1, which I do not have.

I have the floppy discs that will allow me to install XP, but since my
version is so old, will it recognize my SATA hard drive? If not, is there any
way to install the SATA drivers prior to running the XP set up?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[John John]

If you have a "genuine" Windows XP cd it is bootable no matter how "old"
it is, all genuine Windows XP cds are bootable. Did you set the boot
order in the BIOS to boot to the CD first?

John

 

[Guest]

Yeah, I've done that. There is no boot file on the disc. And it has been
certified genuine. That's why I had to download the boot floppies from
Microsoft. They work, I just don't know if they will "see" a SATA drive.

 

[Malke]

Yeah, I've done that. There is no boot file on the disc. And it has been
certified genuine. That's why I had to download the boot floppies from
Microsoft. They work, I just don't know if they will "see" a SATA drive.

Please see the answer you got to this in the other newsgroup to which
you posted. Please don't multipost; it makes more work for everyone and
will get you *less* help, not more. See this for why:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting

If you have forgotten where you posted or can't find your post, use
Google Groups Advanced Search and search for your name.


Malke

 

[Mike Cawood, HND BIT]

Yeah, I've done that. There is no boot file on the disc. And it has been
certified genuine. That's why I had to download the boot floppies from
Microsoft. They work, I just don't know if they will "see" a SATA drive.

As John John says, all genuine Windows XP CDs are bootable.
Mike.

 

[peter]

Amazing........cant figure out how to boot off the XP CD ..a really simple
thing most of the time but wants to set up a complicated dual boot working
backwards since usually the older OS is installed 1st. Have you readied your
SATA drive..2 or more partitions...one for each OS at the minimum??
The SATA drivers also need to be on floppy since XP will only look for them
on that medium.
peter

 

[XS11E]

If you have a "genuine" Windows XP cd it is bootable no matter how
"old" it is, all genuine Windows XP cds are bootable.

Could the CD be damaged?

 

[Guest]

Sorry about the multiple posts. It's my first time participating in the
forums. I appreciate the heads up.

 

[Guest]

I know how to boot off of a bootable CD, but either my disc is corrupted or I
just got a freaky disk because there is no boot file on the disc. The BIOS
sees the drive, but doesn't detect the disc.

The reason I want to dual boot between XP and Vista is I'm running the 64bit
version of Vista and am having numerous compatibility issues. I couldn't even
get Vista updates to install unless I did them individually. I can perform
the majority of tasks I need to do in XP and know they'll be stable and at
the same time continue to work with Vista.

And yes I plan on having an individual partition for each OS.

I appreciate the help regarding the SATA drivers, but in the future I could
do without the insulting tone and sarcasm. OK?

 

[Lil' Dave]

I am currently running Vista Home Premium, but want to set up a dual boot
with XP. The problem I'm running into is my XP Pro disc is so old it is
not
bootable. I attempted to create a bootable CD, but the program I used
required an XP disc with Service Pack 1, which I do not have.

I have the floppy discs that will allow me to install XP, but since my
version is so old, will it recognize my SATA hard drive? If not, is there
any
way to install the SATA drivers prior to running the XP set up?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Ignore replies about bootability. If the hidden boot portion is damaged on
the CD, it won't boot. The remainder, written in ISO format, is what is
used after booting.

Damaged or not, you can't see the boot portion of the CD with normal tools
in windows.

Dave

 

[Paul Knudsen]

The problem I'm running into is my XP Pro disc is so old it is not
bootable. I

You sure? I have one of the oldest XP's and it is bootable. Your CD
could be damaged. You do have to load drivers before it'll recognize
your SATA.

 

[dobey]

You sure? I have one of the oldest XP's and it is bootable. Your CD
could be damaged. You do have to load drivers before it'll recognize
your SATA.

Is he using a SATA optical drive?
He may need drivers if the drive is connected to a third party controller.

He could always slipstream the disk and include the SATA drivers.

We really need more hardware info.