Dell Laptop: Doing a fresh install of XP and set boot order cd-hd etc...after windows loads drivers I select enter for install and it says no hard drives found. If I let it boot hard drive first it loads the old OS like normal...what am I missing here? Thanks for any input
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did you delete the original partition before installing the fresh copy of xp?
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Just to clarify you want to do a fresh install of windows xp and after the install loads drivers its states that no hard drives are found?
Most likely you have a sata controller which the windows xp installer doesn't have drivers for. What you need to do is download the sata drivers and use a program like nLite(http://www.nliteos.com/download.html) to create a custom installer including your sata controller's driver.Comment
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Thanks a bunch...I'll give it a try!sigpicComment
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Anytime, post if you have any issues.Comment
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If you were able to boot back into the old copy of Windows that was installed, you didn't delete the partition.
But I think toointoxicated's explanation is your problem.Comment
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