Back to XP Pro from W7 Pro 64 Bit...But....

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AtomicDog

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Suddenly, my pc will no longer boot to my XP CD.

Into the BIOS I go, checking my boot order. It's still set to boot to CD first just like it has been for months. I pretty much leave all of my pc's that way.

Once the pc restarts, it sits with the media card reader and DVD drive lights solid for approx. 1 minute, then immediately boots to W7.

Put my W7 DVD in to see if it would do the same thing with it, but it works fine. Not sure what's going on here. I need to format the drive and get my XP back on, but I don't think I can pull that off unless I can boot to my XP CD. Also took the CD to my laptop and my wifes pc to test it out, both of those will boot to it no problem. Not sure if it has something to do with the way the drive is currently formatted or what. Is this a 64 bit to 32 bit thing?

I'm certainly up for suggestions, and ANY help at all would be greatly appreciated.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Pro 64 BitIntel Core 2 Duo E64002GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800XFX nVidia 9800GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
Motherboard
Intel D946GZIS
Memory
2GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800
Graphics Card(s)
XFX nVidia 9800GT
Sound Card
CL Sound Blaster
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 22" LCD 2216VW
Apparently your PC just doesn't want to run Windows XP anymore :devil:

Just curious, why are you going back to XP?
 

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XP, Seven, 2008R2AMD, Intel, VIACorsair, Kingston, etc.ATI, NVIDIA
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Too many to list.
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XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU
AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard
Various
Memory
Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card(s)
ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
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Maxtor, Western Digital
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qwerty
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22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
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All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
I'll be installing the copy of W7 I have on another pc. But like you said, doesn't appear as if it's going without a fight. :)
 

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Windows 7 Pro 64 BitIntel Core 2 Duo E64002GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800XFX nVidia 9800GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
Motherboard
Intel D946GZIS
Memory
2GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800
Graphics Card(s)
XFX nVidia 9800GT
Sound Card
CL Sound Blaster
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 22" LCD 2216VW
How many hard drives in your PC?
 

My Computer My Computer

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XP, Seven, 2008R2AMD, Intel, VIACorsair, Kingston, etc.ATI, NVIDIA
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Too many to list.
OS
XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU
AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard
Various
Memory
Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card(s)
ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
Hard Drives
Maxtor, Western Digital
Keyboard
qwerty
Internet Speed
22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info
All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
I have 2 drives. The other drive I have mapped to my other pc's for additional storage. I don't install my OS there.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Pro 64 BitIntel Core 2 Duo E64002GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800XFX nVidia 9800GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
Motherboard
Intel D946GZIS
Memory
2GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800
Graphics Card(s)
XFX nVidia 9800GT
Sound Card
CL Sound Blaster
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 22" LCD 2216VW
SATA or IDE?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

XP, Seven, 2008R2AMD, Intel, VIACorsair, Kingston, etc.ATI, NVIDIA
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Too many to list.
OS
XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU
AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard
Various
Memory
Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card(s)
ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
Hard Drives
Maxtor, Western Digital
Keyboard
qwerty
Internet Speed
22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info
All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
SATA...both drives.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Pro 64 BitIntel Core 2 Duo E64002GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800XFX nVidia 9800GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
Motherboard
Intel D946GZIS
Memory
2GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800
Graphics Card(s)
XFX nVidia 9800GT
Sound Card
CL Sound Blaster
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 22" LCD 2216VW
OK. Sometimes I have this problem with mixed SATA and IDE devices, that's why I was wondering.

have you changed anything in your PC as far as hardware or BIOS settings?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

XP, Seven, 2008R2AMD, Intel, VIACorsair, Kingston, etc.ATI, NVIDIA
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Too many to list.
OS
XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU
AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard
Various
Memory
Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card(s)
ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
Hard Drives
Maxtor, Western Digital
Keyboard
qwerty
Internet Speed
22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info
All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
Didn't change a thing. If I recall correctly, it's been close to a year since I was even in my BIOS. Typically don't have any need to be in there. That was part of the reason I was surprised when I could not boot to my XP CD.

Hardware wise, changed a sound card out a few months back, but nothing recent.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Pro 64 BitIntel Core 2 Duo E64002GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800XFX nVidia 9800GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
Motherboard
Intel D946GZIS
Memory
2GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800
Graphics Card(s)
XFX nVidia 9800GT
Sound Card
CL Sound Blaster
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 22" LCD 2216VW
I don't know if this helps anything at all, but I can't boot to anything I have except for the W7 DVD. I have a few CD's here at home that I use at work. They are all used outside the Windows environment so they're all bootable. Memory & hard drive testing utilities along with a few others. Can't boot to any of them, but it loves that W7 DVD. The pc will boot to that baby in a flash. Anyway, may not help at all, but wanted to add that.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Pro 64 BitIntel Core 2 Duo E64002GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800XFX nVidia 9800GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
Motherboard
Intel D946GZIS
Memory
2GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800
Graphics Card(s)
XFX nVidia 9800GT
Sound Card
CL Sound Blaster
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 22" LCD 2216VW
Man.. Windows 7 is better than XP, why do you want to back to XP? :rolleyes:
 

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Dell Studio XPS 16
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Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
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6GB DDR3-1066
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ATI HD4670 1GB
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Seagate 500GB 7,2K
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Microsoft Laser Mouse 5000
AtomicDog said:
I'll be installing the copy of W7 I have on another pc. But like you said, doesn't appear as if it's going without a fight. :)
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Newer pc with better specs...so I'll be installing on that instead. Boot issue resolved. Since the pc only seemed to want to boot to my W7 DVD, I just made an .ISO image of my XP CD and burned it to DVD. Worked like a charm. I'm guessing either my DVD drive is having issues or every single copy of XP that I have just simply can't be booted to anymore. :confused:

Thanks for the help sup3rsprt!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Pro 64 BitIntel Core 2 Duo E64002GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800XFX nVidia 9800GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
Motherboard
Intel D946GZIS
Memory
2GB Kingston DDR-2 PC800
Graphics Card(s)
XFX nVidia 9800GT
Sound Card
CL Sound Blaster
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 22" LCD 2216VW
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