BIOS should have SATA controller settings. If it's set to AHCI you may have the wrong driver slipstreamed. But if you change to IDE mode Win7 won't boot again.
Many or most XP programs that won't outright install in Win7 can be made to run using Win7 Compatibility Mode.
There are also free virtualization programs like Virtual Player, VMWare and Virtual Box that can run XP virtually for programs which can't be run in Win7.
Hi Leighton1011
First check for all the Win XP drivers for your hardware.
If your Win XP CD, does not support your Sata Controller, you will need to load drivers to uses at F6.
Load Sata Controller drivers with a floppy disk is the best way.
SATA Drivers - Load in Windows XP Setup on Dual Boot
OR
SATA Drivers - Slipstream into Windows XP CD
Your Asus P6X58D-E has a Intel Sata Controller.
You can download your F6 Sata Controller drivers from here:
Intel Sata Controller Drivers
Got it solved,
The problem was my Hard Drive - It had three Primary Partitions before I started and It created the new partition as a Logical instead of Primary.
I created my restore DVD's removed the restore partition, created a new partition for XP then the install went without a hitch.
I will make a new post with a few more suggestions for other users doing this.
Darcypa
I have just completed the dual boot setup using this tutorial and I would like to offer a few hints to others users doing the same on the HP G62-358CA model.
These hints may help users with other newer HP laptops that come pre-installed with Win 7.
I take no responsibility if you pooch this - I only provide these hints as a result of my efforts to make the dual boot work for me.
1. - Before starting the process use the disk management tools as mentioned in this guide to see how many primary partitions you have. If it is a new laptop, I suspect you will have a three primary partitions already - System (I suspect this is the boot partition), Win 7 -your windows 7 partitions, and Recovery ( the HP Recovery partition).
1a. You need a primary partition to boot WinXP from so one of the above needs to go. Use the HP Recovery tools to make your backup media (4 DVD's).
1b After you have created your backup media ( 4 DVD's) you can use the disk management tools to remove the recovery partition. Then expand the Win 7 partition to add in the recovered recovery partition to the Win 7 partition, then shrink the win 7 partition to create the new partition for Win XP ( I used 80 gig). - All the methods for expanding and shrinking is covered in this guide.
2. Download the extra tools you will need before starting. You can store these on a thumb drive.
Get all the XP Drivers for the HP G62-358CA from Here. ( Note under Win 7, use the device manager to examine the types of devices installed such as Audio card type, NIC Card types so you know which soft packs to download).
This Link is to the drivers for the 32 bit version of XP
Software & Driver Downloads HP G62-358CA Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)
Will will also need the .NET redistributable to install some of these softpacs and to use EasyBCD.
2.0 here Download details: Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)
3.0 here http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=70848
3.5 here http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...dotnetfx35.exe
3. With all these downloads stored on a thumbdrive, you can start at the beginning of the guide. You will need to slipstream the SATA drivers from Intel into your XP CD before starting the install. I used the complete intel package using this tutorial (SATA Drivers - Slipstream into Windows XP CD) and the complete intel SATA drivers file here http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...?DwnldID=18860 (f6flpy96x86.zip)
Good luck
Hey people. i am believing that my XP does recognize the hard drive but he shows me some space which i can't recognize what is what and i am afraid to delete my Win7 which is kinda very impotent for me..
I have a partition which i have made and called Win XP (:W) but he does not shows me in the space list..
And i have no idea what to choose or how to find what is what..
Can you post a screen shot Disk management?
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Have no idea though for what you need it ..
Could made NTFS but as i remember XP works better with FAT.
And please could you take a look at your post- about slipstream the drivers to cd cause
it may be the problem. i have posted there but you have not answered.
@VoLtrex31
I think Darcypa solved your issue as well.
https://www.sevenforums.com/1215628-post1094.html
Hi darcypa
+1
Very nice post, it nice to see someone doing there homework, & reporting back.
Well done.
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