Solved Having problem with installing windows XP in pre-installed windows 7

[dude143]

Hi i am new to this site... i hope u will help me...

I have hp pavilion dv6 notebook pc with windows 7 home premium x64bit pre installed OS. now i want to use both windowsXP & 7 in my single pc

This is the screen shot of my Disk managment
I have 4 primary partitions in my 320GB HDD

1. SYSTEM
2. HP_TOOLS
3. Windows_7 (C
4. Local disk (D

Now i want to install windowsXP in Local Disk(D which is primary partition, but When i boot from windowsXP CD at startup it wont load setup files ie; automatically windows 7 will startup, then when i run setup directly from windows 7, 'Install windowsXP' option has disabled... so help me...

Please explain the steps briefly...


waiting for urs response...

thank you...

 

[mitchell65]

Hi and welsome to the Forum,
Here's the perfect tutorial for your needs:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html

 

[dude143]

Can i install directly windows xp service pack3...?

 

[mitchell65]

What installation disc do you have?

 

[dude143]

Hi and welsome to the Forum,
Here's the perfect tutorial for your needs:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html

This is how i am getting like this when run XP setup

 

[dude143]

Hi and welsome to the Forum,
Here's the perfect tutorial for your needs:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html

This is how i am getting like this when run XP setup

and what is RAID setup and SATA drive, how can i indentify in my pc, and why these are necessary...?

 

[mitchell65]

How far have you got with the installation? Please also reply to my question in Post no 4 above.

 

[dude143]

i have both windowsXP sp2 & sp3

 

[dude143]

when i boot from windowsXP cd on startup, it wont ask me to "press any key to continue setup" ( i cant run setup during bootup)... directly windows 7 will start... i think is there any problem with winXP installation CD's...?

 

[dude143]

Actually my WindowsXP installation disks are 32bits, can i install 32bits OS in my 64bits machine...?

I think problem is due to these 32bit disks

 

[mitchell65]

Actually my WindowsXP installation disks are 32bits, can i install 32bits OS in my 64bits machine...?

I think problem is due to these 32bit disks

You might have Windows 7 64bit installed but that doesn't make your machine "a 64bit machine" There is no reason why you cannot install Windows XP 32bit. Where did these installation discs come from? What does it say on the label? Are they OEM discs?

 

[Sir George]

Hi i am new to this site... i hope u will help me...

I have hp pavilion dv6 notebook pc with windows 7 home premium x64bit pre installed OS. now i want to use both windowsXP & 7 in my single pc

This is the screen shot of my Disk managment
I have 4 primary partitions in my 320GB HDD

1. SYSTEM
2. HP_TOOLS
3. Windows_7 (C
4. Local disk (D

Now i want to install windowsXP in Local Disk(D which is primary partition, but When i boot from windowsXP CD at startup it wont load setup files ie; automatically windows 7 will startup, then when i run setup directly from windows 7, 'Install windowsXP' option has disabled... so help me...

Please explain the steps briefly...


waiting for urs response...

thank you...

In order to boot from the XP disk, you need to change the boot order in your BIOS.
See the following article for details;

http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/change-boot-order-xp-vista/

I would suggest you have a knowledgeable friend help you with the process to avoid issues with drive letter assignment, RAID setup, SATA drive issues and the like.

HTH

 

[mitchell65]

In order to boot from the XP disk, you need to change the boot order in your BIOS.

That's why i asked how far he had got with the tutorial as this is covered in Item #2 of that tut.

 

[Sir George]

In order to boot from the XP disk, you need to change the boot order in your BIOS.

That's why i asked how far he had got with the tutorial as this is covered in Item #2 of that tut.

I was trying to put a bit of a "highlight" on the issue, in case the OP had missed it.

 

[gregrocker]

I see you deleted your HP Recovery partition so I hope you made your disks first so you have path back to factory condition. If not save a WIn7 backup image externally now. You still have bootable Diagnostics via the BIOS Boot menu key if you keep the OEM partition.

If when booted XP installer won't see the HD it means your hardware is too new and you'll have provide SATA Drivers - Slipstream into Windows XP CD

 

[dude143]

Actually my WindowsXP installation disks are 32bits, can i install 32bits OS in my 64bits machine...?

I think problem is due to these 32bit disks

You might have Windows 7 64bit installed but that doesn't make your machine "a 64bit machine" There is no reason why you cannot install Windows XP 32bit. Where did these installation discs come from? What does it say on the label? Are they OEM discs?

I got these installation disks from my friend, but i dont know from where he got those from, but now i am downloading new windowsXP sp2 w2k3sp2_3959_usa_x64fre_spcd.iso image from microsoft website, & is this right ISO file for my PC( file name mentioned with bold fonts) & is this will works? if i burn to cd and use this disk during bootup...?

 

[dude143]

I see you deleted your HP Recovery partition so I hope you made your disks first so you have path back to factory condition. If not save a WIn7 backup image externally now. You still have bootable Diagnostics via the BIOS Boot menu key if you keep the OEM partition.

If when booted XP installer won't see the HD it means your hardware is too new and you'll have provide SATA Drivers - Slipstream into Windows XP CD

Yes i have created recovery disks and deleted recovery partition to create a primary partition for installing windowsXP, actually i dont wanted to use recovery option in my PC, i want multiboot. and where i can find SATA driver in my HP Pavilion dv6-3120tx notebook PC to integrate into XP cd... :huh:

 

[gregrocker]

On the HP Support Downloads webpage for your specific model this looks like what you need. It should unzip to C: where you can browse it from the slipstream utility to pick up the storage driver: HP Pavilion dv6-3100 Entertainment Notebook PC series -  Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver - HP Business Support Center

 

[dude143]

On the HP Support Downloads webpage for your specific model this looks like what you need. It should unzip to C: where you can browse it from the slipstream utility to pick up the storage driver: HP Pavilion dv6-3100 Entertainment Notebook PC series*-* Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver - HP Business Support Center

Should i download this and install in my PC...?

I have successfully installed and what is next step...?

 

[gregrocker]

You'll find the folder when you open the C drive, under it's SP number Browse into that to find the driver from the slipstream utility to load the SATA Drivers - Slipstream into Windows XP CD