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    Aspire 6920G Windows XP Major Problem!

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by ~fRUitY~, Apr 9, 2009.

  1. ~fRUitY~

    ~fRUitY~ Newbie

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    Ok hi all, first post so bear with me...

    Alright, I recently installed Windows XP Dark Edition on my 6920G. Now, before going any further, yes this isn't an official version, it's a mod made by people... however, it does work- I installed it on my friends Dell and he has no problems whatsoever.
    So, I changed the HDD to IDE mode because SATA and XP don't go together! The whole thing was working fine for about 20 days until this morning the laptop froze. I couldn't move the mouse, and task manager wasn't working. I turned it off and restarted- only to see the load ar on windows freeze. It stays like this for ever and I'm forced to manual restart again. The only thing that successfully works is Safe Mode...
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    Now, to give a little background info, I've installed another version of XP before this. I had the same problem after a few days no matter how many reinstalls. Also, the XP repair feature (and this is what worries me) says:
    No HDD found. Please ensure drives are powered on blah blah...
    So, I'm here without a laptop and this familiar problem of a ed OS! Last time, I just formatted the C: drive, and reinstalled. I even updated BIOS incase that was an issue.
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    Now, I know reinstalling the OS may cure the problem, but it's only a temporary fix, and I want a real solution. I rang Acer support, who tell me it's probably a software problem from microsoft update... I don't really believe this since each time (and I've done about 6 reinstalls of XP) the timing of this fatal error is random, ranging from one day to this- about 20 days.
    I'm so pissed of at the whole thing, and don't know what to do. I suppose I might just go back to the vista x32 that came on it but it sucks and drains pc resources... please help a defeated person :(
     
    ~fRUitY~, Apr 9, 2009
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  2. Munchener

    Munchener Newbie

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    Hi. You don't need to set HDD as IDE as XP is OK for SATA, you just have to download the driver from the Intel web site(or the manufacturer of the SATA controller). I always install XP with SATA. This is probably the cause of your problem.

    Cheers
     
    Munchener, Apr 9, 2009
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    Well this version actually had the drivers for both modes in the install disk. It's not the cause I think- I've tried with either version :(
     
    ~fRUitY~, Apr 9, 2009
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  4. ATG

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    This "Dark Edition" is obviously a pirated version of Windows XP so I'm closing this thread as any discussion even slightly related to piracy is prohibited by the forum rules.
    By the way your problems are probably coming from this "special edition" of Windows you've installed.
     
    ATG, Apr 9, 2009
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