Re: Reverting from Vista to XP

I think the only problem I'm going to face is the fact that the burner is in
the computer in question. Good thing I have the kid's computer to back me up.
I'll have to swap the burner over so I do this slipstream thing.

I'll keep all updated on progress.

"JS" wrote:

From the look of your motherboard specs it looks like a very recent design,
so the BIOS should not be an issue.
You will however need to create a slipstreamed version of your original
Windows CD so that it incorporates
Windows XP SP2. Once you create this CD use it to do a fresh/clean install
of Windows.

For creating this CD I Use AutoStreamer, it easy to use and for the most
part self explanatory
Auto Streamer Download Site:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1092632287/1

Windows SP2 Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en

How to get a free SP2 CD.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

Create a Slip Stream version of Windows XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

JS

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:%23ZzZBYelIHA.980@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It sounds like your PC's BIOS does not support 48Bit LBA.
Check the vendor for availability of a BIOS update.
You will also need SP1 or SP2 for Windows XP to support drives larger than
137GB.

48Bit LBA Info:
http://www.48bitlba.com/winxp.htm

Also see MS article:
How to enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing support for ATAPI disk
drives in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303013&Product=winxp

JS

"CRD2.0" <CRD2.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:D07FACF7-E4AF-4A95-B63B-57FD3497568B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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. 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).
After
the partition is formatted, and the computer reboots, the Windows splash
logo
comes up, then BSOD. 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?





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