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Name: ajay1812
Date: May 26, 2007 at 01:03:41 Pacific
OS: Windows Vista Home Basic
CPU/Ram: Intel Core duo 2
Product: HP Compaq nx 7300
Comment:

I'm having a laptop, HP Compaq nx 7300- with Intel Core duo 2 processer, 512 MB RAM, 72 GB HDD[partitioned as 3 - 49 GB C: drive, 1.55 GB OS tools & balance free F: drive].

In C: drive Windows Vista Home Basic is pre-installed. I wanted to install Windows XP Home in the F: dirve

But when I tried to install Windows XP home basic in F: drive, I'm getting a message,

"No HDD is installed or powered properly. This may be due to running of Manufacture owned Hard disk uility. Set up cannot continue. Press F3 to quit."

When I press F3 the system restarts.

Can any body help me in this regard

regards


Ajay



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Response Number 1
Name: Beginner1
Date: May 26, 2007 at 06:21:14 Pacific
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http://www.duggmirror.com/microsoft...


http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/...

that might work since partiton magic doesn't work with vista.

Jim R


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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser
Date: May 26, 2007 at 08:01:50 Pacific
Reply:

Take my advice - forget about doing what you want to do - you only have 512MB and running the worst & weakest version of Vista.

i_XpUser


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Response Number 3
Name: Donald McDaniel (by orthocross)
Date: May 26, 2007 at 13:29:34 Pacific
Reply:

While I substantially agree with XPUser, I must also add a few things:

1) Microsoft recommends installing the OLDEST OS FIRST, in Partition C: of Drive 0 (where you have Vista currently installed), then install each NEWER OS on the NEXT available HD/partition. (as in "3.1->9x->XP->Vista".)
2) Do NOT use HD utilities to format your bootable volumes (HD's/Partitions). ALWAYS use the built-in partitioning/formatting tools provided in the Windows installer.
3) To do this, you will HAVE to REMOVE Vista from Drive 0, Partition 1 (C:) by re-partitioning it, then installing XP "CLEAN" (after re-partitioning and formatting Drive 0). This means that you MUST back up any data or softare on Drive 0 you want to save BEFORE starting this adjustment, since partitioning is destructive to all the data on the HD.
3) To then install Vista on a secondary drive (or a secondary partition), it MUST be installed "CLEAN" in its own Primary partition (Windows allows a maximum of 4 primary partitions).

Sorry, but there is no "safe" way around this. Actually, it will save you a LOT of heartache to do it the "Microsoft way", I assure you. It will take a little more work, but the work will be CLEAR and EASY to do, and you can be assured of having a well-running dual-boot after this.

The one who responded to your post("XpUser") was definitely right in suggesting that your system memory is MUCH too weak to run Vista the way it should be run. I suggest that you upgrade memory to a MINIMUM of 2Gig. as well as add a new graphics card, with has a MINIMUM of 256MB of on-card VRAM, which is rated to be Vista Premium-compliant.


Donald McDaniel
orthocross@gmail.com


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Response Number 4
Name: ajay1812
Date: May 27, 2007 at 02:22:27 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks all. especially Mr. Donald. After doing this I'll be back to you

regard & thanks once again

Ajay


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Response Number 5
Name: Ghostman 1
Date: May 28, 2007 at 08:43:48 Pacific
Reply:

You have to install XP first, then Vista if you want a daul boot system to work Right.
Plus to run Vista you will need a least
1 gig of ram..


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Response Number 6
Name: ajay1812
Date: June 20, 2007 at 23:26:20 Pacific
Reply:

I upgraded RAM to 1 GB, Repartitioned, converted HDD to FAT file system from NTFS & formated my entire HDD using fdisk & format command of freedos OS

But when I tried to install Windows XP, the setup again shows the same message, which was shown before,

"No HDD is installed or powered on properly. This may be due to running of Manufacture owned Hard disk uility. Set up cannot continue. Press F3 to quit."

Actually what is the problem ? can any body help me? Please

Ajay


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Response Number 7
Name: R
Date: June 29, 2007 at 11:32:11 Pacific
Reply:

You have a SATA harddrive and no SATA drivers in the operating system you're trying to install. I think XP SP2 has them built in. Currently trying to find those drivers myself so I can install windows 2003 server. All I get are stupid exes that won't install on my stationary computer as it doesn't have an intel chipset so I can't get at the drivers inside.


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