Re: Reverting from Vista to XP



"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

"CRD2.0" <CRD2.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I upgraded XP to Vista and it didn't work. So I did a clean install, lost
everything that was on XP and spent the next couple of days trying to get
Vista to work (It would intermittently hang on everything from opening
email,
explorer, to trying to get the maintenance program working, to finally not
even reading off the DVD/CD burner at all). So I tried to do a clean XP
re-install ( Windows XP logo certified OEM disk), by deleting and creating
a
new partition. The hard-drive is a single WD 250 GB in SATA configuration.
The partition would only see it as a 130 GB drive.

That means you have a pre-SP1 CD.

After reading all the
other posts I could find, I'm hoping that when SP1 gets installed - it
will
recognize the harddrive as being 250 GB (but I can't get there yet).

You need to stop and slipstream your old XP CD with SP2 to get past this, or
partition and format the drive on another XP system, and then install XP,
leaving the partition alone.

After
the partition is formatted, and the computer reboots, the Windows splash
logo
comes up, then BSOD.

And the BSOD message is...

Tried deleting/creating partition again (several times,
both quick and long methods). Did the "chkdsk" several times - no problems
found.
I don't have any floppy disks to be able to load any drivers when asked
(can
they even be bought still?). I went into the BIOS, tried changing the
order
of boot disks so it would read the CD before the C drive, but no change,
still crashed after the splash screen. Then on my latest attempt, went
into
the recovery console - changed to c:\ directory and formated the c: drive.
Did a long partition format (still only 130 GB), system reboot and BSOD
after
Windows' splash screen. I'm at wits end. Remember, I had WinXP on this
exact
harddrive and hardware setup before trying out Vista. I'm no computer
expert,
though I tried to follow several of the links posted on issues similar,
but
where do I go from here? Plus I would like to get my money back on the
Vista
upgrade disk - anyone else able to return their purchased upgrade disk
after
being opened?

If your system crashes on a basic XP install, it has little chance of
running Vista stably.

There are hardware issues you need to address. Listing the BSOD code and
message would be a good start.

HTH
-pk



the code is:
*** STOP: 0x0000007b (0xf789e63c, 0xc0000034m 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
I'll have to find out what "slipstream" is all about. I just don't
understand why I cannot re-install XP now, when I installed it in the first
place without too many issues?

Hardware:
ASUS p5n-sli mobo w/e6300 dual core intel
Nvidia 8800 GTS
2 - Kingston KVR 1 GB ram chips
LG dvd/cd burner w/lightscribe
WD 250 GB HDD in SATA config
Saitek usb keyboard
logitech optical mouse
Samsung 226BW widescreen LCD

everything else like printer, track-ir, joystick is unplugged
.

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