How much space does XP need?

alphanumeric said:

severedsolo said:

just in case im missing the option, here are my bios screensBIOS - BIOS screens for the Packard Bell Denver 10 motherboard - instr_bios_denver10 - Information and Instructions - IMEDIA B2218 UK - PT.U050Y.016 - iMedia - platform_amadeus_imedia - Desktop

This post wasn't there when I started typing my last one,
Looks like the owners manual for your motherboard is as usless as mine.
if I read this correct Tech ARP - SATA AHCI Mode AHCI is the enhanced mode so my guess is the SATA mode is in fact the IDE emulation mode.

That would be the end of that idea then as there's effectivley no IDE mode to enable?


I wonder out of curiosity if he had an IDE HDD he could use the "Primary IDE Master" option?

Hey solo, do you have an IDE HDD around?

well i think basically the general consensus here is give up :) or buy an IDE hard drive, thanks for your ideas guys, you have both been very helpful, now to go and find someone at packard bell to shoot...

not an IDE hard drive i can use i think my parents pc has an IDE one, so i guess ill just have to test it on the VM then hand it over to them

severedsolo said:

well i think basically the general consensus here is give up :) or buy an IDE hard drive, thanks for your ideas guys, you have both been very helpful, now to go and find someone at packard bell to shoot...

not an IDE hard drive i can use i think my parents pc has an IDE one, so i guess ill just have to test it on the VM then hand it over to them

At least we've helped you pin it down a bit mate. :)

I got this of the "setup" off my disk then remembered that yours is SP2 and mine is SP3 sorry.

sod it, ill install MSE and Malware bytes onto the VM and see what it comes up with,

severedsolo said:

sod it, ill install MSE and Malware bytes onto the VM and see what it comes up with,

That's an idea.