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    Vista-Xp transition

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ddevill, Dec 12, 2008.

  1. ddevill

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    Hello guys.I have an Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Li2727.I bought it with no OS installed so i tried to install xp but an error ocurred.It said windows can`t detect my hard-disc.I installed vista but i don`t like it,it has tons of errors and i want XP back.Please help!
    PS:I have an SATA hdd.
     
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    you need to get the s-ata driver for your s-ata device and slipstream it into an xp cd (or submit it by floppy(!!)).

    my suggestion: stay with vista. takes a while to get used to it, but it works great actually (and will by a big chance run much more stable on your system, which simply isn't made for xp anymore.. => no real good driver support for xp)
     
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    It isn`t just about getting used to it,i get a blue screen every 2 hours and games don`t work.
    PS:I don`t have a floppy drive.
     
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    Full-English Notebook Deity

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    Have you put SP1 on it. This may help if not.

    If you do go back to XP, there may be another way other than installing the sata drivers. Go into the bios and change the sata mode from AHCI to IDE. This should then detect the HDD.
     
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    You mean that i should try the SP1,with the ide setting activated?
     
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    cjcerny Notebook Consultant

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    Not sure why you're having problems with getting games to run in Vista. I have no problem with games--even stuff that's 10 years old runs just fine, usually with little or no effort.
     
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  7. ddevill

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    GTA San Andreas for example,i installed it and when i try to run it,nothing!It doesn`t work.When i tried a different game i got an error,something like "Memory could not read at 0x0000001 from 0x892378238"
     
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    Did you get the latest drivers for your laptop? Sounds more like driver issues than Vista issues...very common misconception with people to blame Vista than operator error.
     
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    I just got the laptop,no cds,no nothing.
     
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  10. StealthTH

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    Well, if you have Vista installed, go to the manufactures website and obtain the drivers. It is most likily a driver issue you are experiencing.
     
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    ok,thanks a lot.
     
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    No. If you havn't got Service Pack 1 installed, give this a try, it fixed a whole host of issues and since it's release, Vista has become a lot more stable.

    When I mentioned the IDE settings, this was if you wanted to reinstall XP. You said you it won't install. In the bios there is an option to change the sata mode from AHCI to IDE, do this and you should be able to install XP. If this doesn't work then you would need to slipstream some sata drrivers onto your installation disk.
     
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