Multi-boot/Dual-Boot Windows XP on Windows 7

I was looking at the other thread, which this guy's problem about boot.ini file having problems or something. His problem was successful, but eh, he already had it installed.

Search results are conflicting about whether AHCI can be recognized by XP.

I just talked to the smartest guy I know on Xp installs and he says that AHCI can be used by XP, to slipstream in the SATA driver but ONLY the SATA driver as it takes expertise to know which drivers to add and one incorrect can FUBAR the slipstreamed installer.

gregrocker said:

Search results are conflicting about whether AHCI can be recognized by XP.

I just talked to the smartest guy I know on Xp installs and he says that AHCI can be used by XP, to slipstream in the SATA driver but ONLY the SATA driver as it takes expertise to know which drivers to add and one incorrect can FUBAR the slipstreamed installer.

Which one would that be? Screenshot below.

XboxOmac said:

gregrocker said:

Search results are conflicting about whether AHCI can be recognized by XP.

I just talked to the smartest guy I know on Xp installs and he says that AHCI can be used by XP, to slipstream in the SATA driver but ONLY the SATA driver as it takes expertise to know which drivers to add and one incorrect can FUBAR the slipstreamed installer.

Which one would that be? Screenshot below.

IMSM (Intel Mobile Storage Manager)

gregrocker said:

XboxOmac said:

gregrocker said:

Search results are conflicting about whether AHCI can be recognized by XP.

I just talked to the smartest guy I know on Xp installs and he says that AHCI can be used by XP, to slipstream in the SATA driver but ONLY the SATA driver as it takes expertise to know which drivers to add and one incorrect can FUBAR the slipstreamed installer.

Which one would that be? Screenshot below.

IMSM (Intel Mobile Storage Manager)

So I just slipstream that only one? With the original XP files correct?

Make a copy of the original XP files, name it to denote only SATA driver.

The copy will then be slipstreamed.

Be certain to preserve your original XP files.

gregrocker said:

Make a copy of the original XP files, name it to denote only SATA driver.

The copy will then be slipstreamed.

Be certain to preserve your original XP files.

I'm copying the files with WinToFlash on that tutorial you gave me to put it on my flash.

Just remember that the copy of XP which you load into Nlite to slipstream will be the one that gets the slipstreamed driver(s).

Nlite doesn't produce anything at the end except an ISO if you make one. The drivers have already been slipstreamed into the XP files you first loaded.

I installed the first part, but when I try to install the second part, it says something about an error of hal.dll file. I can't start-up Windows 7 until I finish it up, so I'm hoping.