Fuzzmaster
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Hi,
I'm new here. Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere. I read the FAQ, "Installing XP after Vista" and "Troubleshooting Windows XP" and couldn't find the answer to my issue.
I have a Win7 64-bit system. I created a new partition to add XP, booted into the XP install disc (32-bit XP Pro) and started the install procedure. It finds the partition fine and seems to be working, but at the 1st reboot, after the "push any key to boot from cd/dvd" message, I push nothing and immediately get a "could not find operating system" error (might have said "error" finding OS) and it hangs.
After being unable to boot into anything and panicking, the "Recovering Vista Bootloader" guide saved my ass and got me back into Win7. (the DVD recovery didn't work and I had to enter the manual commands at the command prompt.)
I'm wondering if it might be that I have a SATA HDD? The "Installing XP after Vista" guide said to hit F6 during the XP install if you have SATA, which I did, but it seemed to be looking for a SCSI drive when I did. Not sure if this has anything to do with my problem.
Please help. Thanks.
I'm new here. Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere. I read the FAQ, "Installing XP after Vista" and "Troubleshooting Windows XP" and couldn't find the answer to my issue.
I have a Win7 64-bit system. I created a new partition to add XP, booted into the XP install disc (32-bit XP Pro) and started the install procedure. It finds the partition fine and seems to be working, but at the 1st reboot, after the "push any key to boot from cd/dvd" message, I push nothing and immediately get a "could not find operating system" error (might have said "error" finding OS) and it hangs.
After being unable to boot into anything and panicking, the "Recovering Vista Bootloader" guide saved my ass and got me back into Win7. (the DVD recovery didn't work and I had to enter the manual commands at the command prompt.)
I'm wondering if it might be that I have a SATA HDD? The "Installing XP after Vista" guide said to hit F6 during the XP install if you have SATA, which I did, but it seemed to be looking for a SCSI drive when I did. Not sure if this has anything to do with my problem.
Please help. Thanks.