Installing windows xp

[paulpp]

Hi i am currentley running windows 7, i created a new parition, ntsf format and when i put my xp disk in it loads up the starting files form the disk (setup) and at the end i just get the blue screen error.

How can i get around this, i tried it threee times and every time it has happened.

It is not the disk i have used it on my computer and it worked fine.

Regards Paul

 

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Google is your best friend.

 

[mickey megabyte]

sevenforums is an even better friend.

 

[paulpp]

Well i have googled it not really fined anything helpfull and that link you sent me that was to no relevance, i know how to install xp im just getting the blue screen error.

 

[wallyinnc]

Paul
What error do you get in the BSOD?
Are you trying to boot from the XP disk or running setup from winthin Windows 7?

 

[paulpp]

Paul
What error do you get in the BSOD?
Are you trying to boot from the XP disk or running setup from winthin Windows 7?

Im trying to set it up from a boot inserting the disk,
The error message im getting is,

0x0000007b

 

[Tews]

Try extracting the contents from the xp iso to a different partition and run the setup file from there...

 

[paulpp]

Well i dont get to the section where i want to install xp on the parition.

I just loads the disk from the boot, i see it loading the files such as kernal debugger and all of the files it then says setting up or loading windows xp i forgot exacly which on it was but then thats it, it goes to the blue screen.

 

[wallyinnc]

Paul
How old is your XP install disk compared to the computer? MS says this error can be related to drivers not being updated, you will need to update them to eb able to install. Please check Advanced troubleshooting for "Stop 0x0000007B" errors in Windows XP
Also, can your XP disk be corrupted?

 

[paulpp]

Well i got my laptop less than a month ago and want to put windows xp pro on there so my drivers are pretty much up to date.

Also i dont think my disk could be corrupted becuase i only used it less than two months back on my computer and i dont really see hwo it can be corrupted.

Not sure what i could do now, is there anyway of installing it through windows 7 and just selecting the parition i want to install it to from there?

Regards Paul

 

[TGSoldier]

Did you try re-partioning and formatting the drive?

 

[paulpp]

ill do that now do i parition the drive via ntsf? or fat32?

 

[wallyinnc]

Well i dont get to the section where i want to install xp on the parition.

I just loads the disk from the boot, i see it loading the files such as kernal debugger and all of the files it then says setting up or loading windows xp i forgot exacly which on it was but then thats it, it goes to the blue screen.

Paul, you still might want to try TEWS suggestion. I think you misunerstood it. He suggested you extract the contents of the XP disk (not install, just create a copy in a separate partition, not the one you want to install it on). Then run setup from there.

 

[Tews]

Paul, you still might want to try TEWS suggestion. I think you misunerstood it. He suggested you extract the contents of the XP disk (not install, just create a copy in a separate partition, not the one you want to install it on). Then run setup from there.

+1 Sorry if I wasnt clear about it...

 

[paulpp]

SAorry just to make it clearer i should copy my disk onto my windows 7 or create another parition being my thrid one and then copy the content from my disk to there?

Regards Paul

 

[wallyinnc]

Tews, I couldn't recommend a program to do it. I think 7-zip will extract all the files from the ISO to the partition, and then you can run it, do you know? I have done it before but I got to it via a convoluted way. I know you can't use ImgBurn, it only accepts to write to a CD / DVD

 

[Tews]

Format the partition that you want to put xp on.... then extract the files to same partition and run setup.exe ... should set you straight..

 

[paulpp]

So ill format my 2nd parition ntsf, use 7-zip to get all of the content off the disk and load it up from there?

 

[wallyinnc]

create another parition being my thrid one and then copy the content from my disk to there?

Regards Paul

That is the way. You will need to copy the contents of the iso, not the file itself, to the third partition.

Edit: not to confuse you, I believe the third partition or the same partition would work, as TEWS recommended. I myself would prefer to keep the installation files and the actual XP OS separate.

 

[Tews]

Tews, I couldn't recommend a program to do it. I think 7-zip will extract all the files from the ISO to the partition, and then you can run it, do you know? I have done it before but I got to it via a convoluted way. I know you can't use ImgBurn, it only accepts to write to a CD / DVD

7zip will do just fine..right click on the iso and select extract here, and off ya go..