Re: Install XP on blank partition on Vista machine
- From: "Derek Harvey" <newsbox1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:57:57 +0100
I seem to have solved the problem. The info from Medion support seems to
have been misleading. In fact SATA drivers for XP came on the support CD and
seem to be the same files as used for Vista; I found after some research
that what is needed is 'Intel Matrix Storage' - quite how I was supposed to
relate that to SATA is obscure. However using those files on a floppy (how I
used that on a system with no installed floppy drive is another story!) XP
Pro has been able to install. Now just need to sort out the Ethernet!
I may experiment with VirtualBox but now at low priority.
Derek
"Derek Harvey" <newsbox1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for that idea, Michael. What I have is Vista Home Premium and I'll
investigate Sun. I would still prefer to have it entirely separate.
What Medion say is 'we do not have SATA drivers available as the machine
was designed for Vista'. How meaningful a statement is that? I.e., what
might they have done that would prevent a XP/SATA combination being
possible? Is there such a thing as a generic SATA driver and where would I
go for it?
This is my first exposure to SATA although I assume it has been around for
a while. It's a few years since I bought a new machine.
Derek
"Michael Jennings" <metarhyme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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If they won't furnish XP drivers, you could run XP virtualized in Vista.
Microsoft's Virtual PC wants Ultimate, Business or Enterprise:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/overview.mspx
If you've got Home Premium, Sun's VirtualBox should work:
http://www.virtualbox.org/
"Derek Harvey" <newsbox1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks Michael,
I don't know where SCSI came from when I wrote the query, minor
brainstorm! I meant of course SATA.
But I guess your hint applies anyway. Thanks. I'll give that a trial
(and, yes, I am in UK (Wales)).
I did notice the initial setup loading various SCSI things but do not
recall seeing any SATA things.
Derek
"Michael Jennings" <metarhyme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I suppose that you are in the United Kingdom. If so, then
http://www.medion.co.uk/
may have an XP SCSI driver for your Medion computer.
Click the " -> More " in Drivers & Updates.
http://www1.medion.de/downloads/templates/hilfe_uk.html
Put the number they want in the form. Click " Search "
"Derek Harvey" <newsbox1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Folks,
Can anyone help with this, please?
I have read various help files on setting up a dual boot with XP
installed into a separate partition on a system with Vista
pre-installed. The system is a Medion system with SCSI internals, 3Gb
RAM and Intel Quad processor. Not sure what details are relevant to
this problem .
I have created a blank partition using Paragon Hard Disk Manager,
formatted NTFS version 3.01 (as it was). I have not re-formatted it,
perhaps I should.
I hide the Vista partition and make it Inactive and the new one
active.
Now try booting from XP Pro (OEM) CD:
I am NOT offered a choice of partition but I assume it is the now only
active primary partition that will be used.
Various items are loaded in a blue screen with bottom info line and it
gets to 'Starting windows' but then stops with 'found a problem' and
STOP code
0x0000007B (0xF78D2524, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000
The words suggest it has a problem with the HD but I have run a check
on the partition using the Paragon boot recovery disk and it reports
no errors.
The problem repeats.
Any ideas? Is the NTFS version wrong for XP? should I change the XP
partition to FAT32?
XP Setup does ask if I need to load a third-party SCSI driver but I
cannot find any such thing on the Drivers supplied; how would I find
out about this?
Thanks.
Derek
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