Possible to uninstall W7???

Hey all,

Since noticing that W7 have problems with certain games, I decided to downgrade to XP again but only to find that it was not possible.

Every time i inserted the XP cd and booted from it, right before wiping the C partition, a blue screen would appear saying that my HDD has problems.
I have tried this a few times and only get the same results.

Anyone having this same problem?
Is there a solution to this??

 

XP does not have the SATA drivers that you need in order to install it on your computer. You can either slipstream the needed SATA drivers or use a USB floppy disk during the installation.

Alternatively, we might be able to help you set up XP as a 2nd operating system or a VM (if they are really old games) that will do what you want for gaming but you can still use W7.

That being said, if you are having problems with games and W7 it might be a good idea to tell us what they are. We might be able to help you get it running.

 

If you have virtualization enabled hardware than use XP Mode and if not than use VMWare to mimick operating system.

 

hardware visualization is no longer required for the 'official' msft XPMode and has never been required for either vbox or vmware.

 

While the hardware requirement has been rescinded, a Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate system is still required. According to the sig, OP's running Home Premium which is not licensed for XP Mode. lyj_8191 would need to provide own XP license for use in Windows Virtual PC (or VirtualBox or vmware) on Home Premium.

--L.

 

So what. The post I responded to referenced hardware VT, not licensing issues.

 

Which apparently the OP already has since they were trying to install XP. It would be sort of pontless to install XP if you don't have a license, no?

Gary

 

Indeed but just because VT or AMD-V isn't required to install and run Windows Virtual PC doesn't change the fact Microsoft still requires Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Ultimate to install the XP Mode VHD. The installable package provided by Microsoft is a pre-configured VHD containing a fully licensed copy of Windows XP SP3 available to Win7 Professional and Ultimate users, not Home Premium and below.

Now if a user with Windows 7 Home Premium wants to run XP Mode on their system, they cannot run the above combination because the XP Mode installer will fail on Home Premium. Virtual PC will setup and run, but not the XP Mode VHD. However the user can still have XP Mode goodness (Integration Features) by providing their own XP license to install inside Windows Virtual PC.

Until the very recent lifting of the hardware restrictions, Home Premium users could approximate XP Mode using VirtualBox or vmware. However the application publishing feature of Microsoft's XP Mode would not be (and is not) available with either VirtualBox or vmware. Most of the other integration features (seamless windows, USB sharing, folder and printer sharing) can be set up, though some are far from a trivial matter for many users.

--L.

Gary,

True. Just trying to clarify the distinctions between XP Mode and the XP Mode VHD. Since XP Mode now requires 3 separate downloads, it can be rather confusing especially if a Home Premium user fails the XP Mode VHD installation. XP Mode using Windows Virtual PC is still an option, but one that requires a bit of extra work.

And as noted, VirtualBox and vmware are always an option at the expense of a few features unique to Windows Virtual PC.

--L.