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    Windows XP sp3 on AlienWare M15X

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Tanauser, Apr 26, 2011.

  1. Tanauser

    Tanauser Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello

    Has anyone found a way to boot the XP installation upon the M17X ; ie7 ; Nvidia GTX 460M

    After Driver recognition at boot ( All drivers installed)

    Before Windows XP choice

    I have the DeatH Blue SCreen

    Stop Error Screen 0x00000007E

    Any solution ?

    Thanks
     
    Tanauser, Apr 26, 2011
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    Why would you want to install XP??
     
    svl7, Apr 26, 2011
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  3. Tanauser

    Tanauser Notebook Enthusiast

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    I can do what ever I want with XP

    I create 3D units for ETW/NTW/ ShogunTW2

    I really don't feel comfortable with Big Brother always upon my shoulder ; Security control all the time even if I lower the settings at 0

    I enjoy XP very much ; I don't need Direct X10 ;

    I will keep Windows7 in a small place upon the HDD

    But I need to have a XP environnement as a workspace
    for Milkshape ; Uu3d ; all those soft I am using to mod the game

    Can you help me ?
     
    Tanauser, Apr 26, 2011
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    Okay, I was just curious. Seems you already found the thread with the description, I posted some links to the disassembly procedure as it seems that you need to remove the optical drive.
     
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  5. Tanauser

    Tanauser Notebook Enthusiast

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    :confused:

    You mean I got to open the laptop :eek: :confused:
     
    Tanauser, Apr 26, 2011
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    bsrj22 Notebook Guru

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    Well they don't exactly expect people to use obsolete operating systems.
     
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    Simple, just go into the BIOS and set the hard disk to autodetect AHCP. This is an issue with all newer boards trying to install XP on. If you don't it will give that error everytime.
     
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  8. Tanauser

    Tanauser Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi


    in THE BIOS The SATA hard Drive is already on AUTO

    Only the SATA operation that can be turn to ATA ((and that is a Catastrophe if you do that ( beleive me))

    Any suggestions ?
     
    Tanauser, Apr 26, 2011
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    I said hard disk but it's actually the CD drive. You may have to run the install from an external and turn off the SATA port that the CD drive is hooked up to if you can't change the AHCP setting for it in the BIOS.
     
    alienlover777, Apr 26, 2011
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  10. Tanauser

    Tanauser Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm a little confuse here :

    Just explain : in the Bios Advanced TAB

    - SATA Hard DRIVE : is Switched to AUTO

    Options are - USER ; NONE ; CD-ROM ; ATAPI Removable ; Other ATAPI

    SATA Optical Drive ( PLDS DVD+/-RW) : is switched to AUTO

    Options are the same -NONE ; USER ; CD_ROM ; ATAPI Removable ; Other AtaPI

    Can you help ; please
     
    Tanauser, Apr 27, 2011
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    JohnnyFlash Notebook Virtuoso

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    To me, just using a VM for XP would make more sense for your needs; that's what I did for the NWN2 toolset.

    There's no "big brother" in Win7.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Apr 27, 2011
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  12. Tanauser

    Tanauser Notebook Enthusiast

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    well I can't get ride of the DMA ; I have to unlock almost every directories

    Any way I already have desinstalled the Original OS; Maybe I could Try another version of Windows7

    But about running the XP SP3 CD upon The Alienware M15

     
    Tanauser, Apr 27, 2011
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