I have used the ee-recovery management and made a a backup dvd of the os, as requested by the system.
It has 250 gb sata hd in 2 partitions:
c: 80 gb
d: 110 gb (that is odd, it is more than 250, now that i think about it)
I want to format c and install win xp. I have downloaded all drivers from acer. i changed the boot sequence at bios, so dvd rom boots first.
When i enter the win xp cd to install, the process starts, and just before i get to the screen where i have to make the choises i get a blue screen and a msg:
';A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer
if this is the first time you see this screen.....
check for viruses......
Technical information:
**STOP: 0X00000FB...........';
1 Am i doing something wrong?
The installation xp cd is working, cause i ve used it before on desktops.
Moreover, i used another xp installtion cd with sata+raid support but gor the same screen.
2. i have downloaded from acer all drivers for my laptop for win xp. one of them was
SATA AHCI Driver. How do i use this one? should i somehow incorporate it to the xp installation cd?
Am i gonna be asked for this specific driver?
3. am i gonna lose the second partition? this is the first time that i am rplacing vista with xp without a floppy disk
If someone could give me step by step info on how to do the new install, it would be great
thanks guysHow can i Format Acer Laptop With preinstalled Vista -Replace with XP?
Yes you will loose Vista and the partition, a full system install writes over the old system and every thing on the hard drive.
If you are not using a set of Windows XP disc made for your lap top by model and serial number you will have problems. The installation CD will have all the drivers for what ever computer it came with and may not auto run on yours as it will see the difference in the systems.
This link may be of help on a clean install for XP: http://www.theeldergeek.com/clean_instalHow can i Format Acer Laptop With preinstalled Vista -Replace with XP?
Try this
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,228
Do each command by itself
FIXBOOT then hit enter and let it finish then do the next
1. If you have a Windows XP installed on another computer, I would recommend buying Acronis Image Software, what that would do for you is that you can create an image using that software of your Windows XP.
2. Then you store that image onto to a external hard drive and boot through that external hard drive in your bios (If your Bios allows a USB boot.) AND insert the Acronis CD, follow the instructions of Acronis and you can boot Windows XP in about 30 minutes give or take the speed of your computer. THIS IS ALL BASED ON ACRONIS BUILD 8115.
I've done this on a Windows Vista computer where I used to work at, so I'm stating this to you from experience.
If you lose the extra hard drive space on the partition that you installed the Windows XP through Acronis you can use Partition Magic to recover that lost hard drive space.
This is the only disadvantage that you have with Acronis build 8115 because when you create the XP image, Acronis not only creates the image but also records the entire hard drive space.
So if the hard drive space is less you'll lose space on your partition, but if the hard space that the image was created on is more than the hard drive space that you are installing the image on then THEORETICALLY the image cannot install.
Overall it is a complicated process to downgrade from Vista to XP, but it is possible and this is the easiest that I learned and used in the company that I used to work in.
Also if you have any other questions or concerns regarding computer issues you can join my Yahoo Group: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/asters_computer_repair/, and I'll be more than happy to answer them for you.
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