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    Gateway P-7811 FX "upgrade" to XP x64 possible?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by hyawatha15, Aug 26, 2008.

  1. hyawatha15

    hyawatha15 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just bought the Gateway P-7811 FX and it comes pre-installed with Vista Home Premium x64. I've always had a good experience with x64 bit operating systems so I want to switch the crappy vista with XP x64.

    I put in the XP x64 pro disc in the drive, restarted the notebook and when I had it boot the cd, it went through the driver checks and then it came up with what looks to be a driver error screen(blue screen of death.) Does anybody know if its possible to get XP x64 on this laptop?
     
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    The looks like an AHCI error, did you disable it before trying to install?
     
    Ayle, Aug 26, 2008
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    hyawatha15 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Nope, I've never even heard of that before. I'll look around to figure out how to do that. I'll let you know what happens. Thanks!

    Edit: That fixed the error I was getting. Thanks again! Hopefully I'll be able to find all the drivers I need for XP x64. Anybody have a recommendation for a site that has a lot of drivers for it? I'll keep looking around.
     
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