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gnollie
Official ShitLover
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WinXP installation
So my colleague bought a new HP Compaq 4515s laptop, and gave it to me to install Windows and all other stuff, but it doesn't cooperate It goes through installing drivers, but when installation process comes to the "Starting Windows" point it crashes with BSOD. I never had such problems before. The only issue that I can think of is that all XP versions I have are x32. Can it cause that kind of crash? Or maybe I must install Vista
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:47 am |
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`max
Craptorbait
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:55 pm Posts: 2098 Location: Bulgaria
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Re: WinXP installation
I had the same problem with my laptop. I even tried XP specially for laptops - same shit. So I was forced to install Vista.
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:46 am |
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electroneon
Chuck Norris Ball Sweat
Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:48 am Posts: 883
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Re: WinXP installation
Quote: Compatible operating systems: FreeDOS, Red Flag Linux, Genuine Windows Vista? Business 64-bit, SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/za/en/sm ... 56525.html
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:19 am |
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gnollie
Official ShitLover
Joined: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:48 pm Posts: 8893 Location: not to be found
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Re: WinXP installation
Goddammit!
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:40 am |
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gav616
Mr. TightAss
Joined: Mon May 21, 2007 1:20 am Posts: 3007
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Re: WinXP installation
that, or, memory is duff, CD is duff, windows is duff
doof.
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:31 am |
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elchupacabra
Tittietantalized
Joined: Wed May 21, 2008 7:56 pm Posts: 627
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Re: WinXP installation
gav616 wrote: that, or, memory is duff, CD is duff, windows is duff
doof. I'd say it's Windows. Now you must install a Linux distro.
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:16 pm |
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gnollie
Official ShitLover
Joined: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:48 pm Posts: 8893 Location: not to be found
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Re: WinXP installation
I'm trying to make it as simple as possible. The comp is for my colleague's daughter. Do you think that Linux is appropriate for 12 year old girl who only wants to "burn some music and play Sims"? I read that disabling SATA drivers in BIOS setup might allow XP installation
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:23 pm |
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gav616
Mr. TightAss
Joined: Mon May 21, 2007 1:20 am Posts: 3007
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Re: WinXP installation
omg that SATA driver problem is still in windows?
yeah, you can disable it (will probably disable your connection with your HDD though) but, you need to load your MOBO SATA drivers when loading the wind0w$ boot CD (pressing 'F6' I think, when the installation screen starts up to load the drivers) You'll will need a floppy disk with the drivers on also.
When I was a d0w$ user I used nLite to pre merge my drivers into a unattended installation with all the crap taken out.
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:30 pm |
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gnollie
Official ShitLover
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Re: WinXP installation
Thanks for the tip
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:18 pm |
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gnollie
Official ShitLover
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Re: WinXP installation
Ha! Managed to install LastXP after I changed SATA setting in BIOS from somethingsomethingsomethingsomething to IDE Now I'm off to find the drivers edit: Strange, all the drivers can be found on HP download page, despite the fact that XP is not supported (according to electroneon's link)
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:07 am |
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electroneon
Chuck Norris Ball Sweat
Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:48 am Posts: 883
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Re: WinXP installation
Hm, just checked Bulgarian version of their page. It also mentions "Genuine Windows Vista? Business with downgrade to Windows XP Professional custom installed...". Whatever that means. http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/bg/bg/sm ... 35146.html
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:01 am |
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gnollie
Official ShitLover
Joined: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:48 pm Posts: 8893 Location: not to be found
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Re: WinXP installation
Obviously they can't decide what OS they support Or we Balkanians have special treatment and if you access the download page from the Balkans you get drivers for pirated version of XP
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:25 pm |
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electroneon
Chuck Norris Ball Sweat
Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:48 am Posts: 883
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Re: WinXP installation
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:41 pm |
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