Really need help asap please! :)

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    Windows Ultimate 32bit
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    Really need help asap please! :)


    Im trying to install xp over my windows 7 on a hp mini netbook, i cant seem to get any software working to make my 16gb hp usb bootable, so i tried using my xp files on my other computer and tried mounting them with daemon tools but it just wont let me click install windows xp? Any ideas?
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  2.    #2

    You can't mount or run XP from Win7. You'll have to get the USB flash stick to boot (not easy) or borrow an external CD drive to do the install.
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  3. Posts : 6
    Windows Ultimate 32bit
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       #3

    Yeah i was guessing i couldnt thanks, was hoping i was wrong lol, is there any software anyone recomends to make the usb bootable? Ive tried loads?!
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    I have never been able to get XP installer to boot from USB flash stick, trying every method I could find.

    Maybe someone else will know since it is supposed to be possible.

    May I ask why you want to overwrite Win7 with an XPired OS? Just askin.
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  5. Posts : 6
    Windows Ultimate 32bit
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    Yeah no problem, my windows 7 is running really slow, the netbook has only 1gb ram, xp was so much faster on it! :) Hopefully someone can help, i cant be bothered wasting money on an external cd drive thatll be used probably once lol
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    Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
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    LifeOfALegend said:
    ...i cant be bothered wasting money on an external cd drive thatll be used probably once lol
    I bought one of these and find myself using it all the time for a lot of different things:

    Newegg.com - VANTEC CB-ISATAU2 SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter

    You should do your research first to see how well it works (or doesn't) in getting a spare internal DVD or CDROM drive to boot off one of these through your netbook.
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  7.    #7

    Are you running 32 bit Win7? I am running 32 bit Ultimate on an old HP510 business notebook with Celeron and 1gb RAM and it runs fast with no hangs ever.

    A lot depends on the install. If that's a factory install with all the bloatware, you could try clean reinstalling using these steps to get a purrfect install: re-install windows 7
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  8. Posts : 6
    Windows Ultimate 32bit
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    profdlp said:
    LifeOfALegend said:
    ...i cant be bothered wasting money on an external cd drive thatll be used probably once lol
    I bought one of these and find myself using it all the time for a lot of different things:

    Newegg.com - VANTEC CB-ISATAU2 SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter

    You should do your research first to see how well it works (or doesn't) in getting a spare internal DVD or CDROM drive to boot off one of these through your netbook.
    Cheers, is this the same, as its much cheaper lol

    3 in 1 USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Serial ATA HDD Adapter Cable on eBay (end time 02-Feb-11 07:22:05 GMT)

    Also yes im running windows 7 ultimate 32 bit, its the retail version so probably is full of crap lol ill have a look, ive just read that you cant boot xp from a usb though? Not sure if its true?
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    Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
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    LifeOfALegend said:
    Looks like it. I don't see the power adapter but they might have just not put it in the picture. Worth a couple pounds to find out, I suppose. :)
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  10. Posts : 6
    Windows Ultimate 32bit
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    I think ive managed to make the usb bootable, but when i choose to boot from it it comes up a windows 98 screen? Then like a command prompt, although i have a windows xp image on it?
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