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    wanna reinstall windows XP thus deleting windows VISTA

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by nihaaal, Nov 10, 2008.

  1. nihaaal

    nihaaal Newbie

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    hi,

    i want to uninstall everything that is i want to ununistall the OS VISTA thus replacing it with WINDOWS XP.

    But unfornately i have failed to install OS (XP) on my laptop which came with pre-installed Windows Vista. I not been able , but when i boot my lapto using Windows XP CD it copies the required files but when i press ENTER to install Windows XP the message appears that " Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer and that any disk related hardware configuration is correct. This may involve running a manufacture supplied diagnostic or setup program. Setup cannot continue. To quit setup, press F3." Please note I have C: drive installed windows vista on it, i have drive D: files are available for recovery disk pre-installed by the windows vista or manufacturer. My lapto is ACER MODEL 4320. Please advise how to install how to install the operating system on this computer.
     
    nihaaal, Nov 10, 2008
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  2. hbomb174

    hbomb174 Notebook Evangelist

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    its tough man, the problem is that you need to slipstream the sata driver for the hard drive or bypass it in the bios if they allow you the option, hp used to, not anymore good luck.
     
    hbomb174, Nov 11, 2008
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  3. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Hmmm why did you want to reinstall xp in the first place?
     
    Ayle, Nov 11, 2008
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  4. nihaaal

    nihaaal Newbie

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    sorry,
    infact i have OS vista preinstalled. but i have lots of issues with that and evrytime i need to install somefing i have lots of problems.hence, i want to removed OS VISTA and want to install WINDOWS XP (fresh).

    AS i mentioned above, i am having lots of issues with that..pls advise ASAP
     
    nihaaal, Nov 11, 2008
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  5. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Like hbomb said, you either need to slipstream SATA drivers or disable AHCI in your BIOS.
     
    Lithus, Nov 11, 2008
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