Hi Kelly
That is interesting. Doing a bypass setup of XP install. Also when I was reading the article, it hit me hard, and then I do recall reading about the problem with Sata drivers not being compatible with the XP since apparently Micro missed this one when they made their SP1, SP2, and SP3. Odd that they did since they are the ones who should be all up to date with system configs and the latest hard drives currently out today. However that article is referring to VISTA!!!!! Please read as it says VISTA. Are you installing VISTA or are you installing Windows XP Professiona or the XP Upgrade version.
It is interesting to note what you have to go thru when doing a VISTA install.
It also mentioned Floppy drives too. Wow. As I said before much of the stuff requires some of these older systems like Floppy and CD-RW and once this stuff disappears, a lot of people are going to have problems.
Oh I forgot to tell you, I am not installing VISTA in my new system. Forget it. I am sticking with good ol plain XP Professional OS. Too many problems with the VISTA, and yet many claim oh its great etc, yet time and time again, Vista has snags and restrictions and so many problems recognizing the older hardware systems that we all have here.
It would be interesting if you can give Microsoft a call yourself and post it here letting us know if Microsoft has made a CD that contains storage and network drivers plus others and find out if all this is on their SP 3 service pack and if it is backwards compatible with VISTA and XP Professional.
Hmmm those .inf files are critical as they are the heart and soul of programs.
The one problem with SP3 service pack it is a huge file being between 67mb to 317mb and really the best thing is to order it and get the CD from Microsoft. You can ask them to get the SP 1, and all of them in single discs. Also ask them if they have a CD that contains all the security patches which by itself might contain upwards to around 100mb or more, that are up to date and if not ask them how far up to date they are on the CD itself.
I think when you order such you have to tell them what System your using, such as either VISTA or XP Pro, because I think their CD's are different due to the system configurations.
Here is one thing I noticed. Microsoft vs Linux. Linux does not have all these problems that Microsoft has in regards to securty and hotfixes and the service packs etc. Why is that???? I do know that Microsoft has over 130 patches since the XP professional has been out. All these patches eventually destroys the XP Professional set up. That is why I was forced to reformat my system back January this year because one of their patches destroyed the OS itself. With all the codings and recodings going on, it is a wonder that the OS does not get lost and all it takes is one code to mess everything up.
I hardly hear complaints pertaining to Linux. Quite interesting itself, yet it can deal with most everything out there today. So why I not try it, because I am so scared and is so familiar with the current system that I have now, and going into a new one is an entire new ballgame and relearning process itself.
Hmmm I myself is going to ask Xthe myself what he thinks pertaining to the OS today and what he recommends that would be good for the next 10 years. Quite frankly I am getting a bit tired of Microsoft itself with all these patches it is making me dizzy and sick to know that they cannot seem to come up with something that for the most part is secure and not tampered with so much. As you know they came out with Internet 8 and bam already is having patches to that too.
So what the heck.
Microsoft killed off the FS game studios, laid off all the people and diversified them and hired some back and now are trying different ways to make the FS game in such a way where one has to be paying for it on a constant basis etc, instead of buying a CD or DVD one time package deal. They are looking for ways to make a steady profit here and there.
Microsoft already got pinched in EU, and now Intel of the same from EU and it has been long suspected that they are definitely trying to corner the market using different tactics involving the marketing strategy.
AMD on the other hand is a completely different set up and even Xthe will tell you as he told me. Nvidia with SLI is different compared to ATI graphic cards and that too has its differences with the pros and cons.
The one thing I like is the Quad 9550 being in the middle and I might go for the 9670 (I think) if the price comes down and then I will have the best out there next to the I-7 which is the top of the line CPU processor. Again this is all Intel, and not AMD. AMD is all different. I personally think 4 CPU processors should handle most applications today with ease and it should streamline the data in smooth manner.
This excites me as I only have the Pentium 4 here and that itself is a single and old processor. 9 years ago it was the top of the line if you recall as well. Today, oh man, 4 processors with incredible speeds, and memory cracking the 8 gig barrier, with hard drives already in the terabyte range, and better graphics cards today and now they use LCD monitors and have towers that really cool the systems and PSU to provide a lot of power to the systems- really changes everything almost overnight.
Your system from Dell and mine too, is limited my friend. There is a cap set by Dell and upgrading is also limited too. That is the way Dell works to make money. So be careful of what you do to your 8400 and if you want to really upgrade, then build one from scratch as there is many things out there that you can work with without having the limitations so imposed by computer manufacturers such as Dell, Gateway and others.
Yes I grant the one fact being that you can buy a complete system from Dell today, and the cost is much cheaper but at what limitation are you fixed with and what your expanding capability is fixed at. You have to remember Dell is not going to be putting in good stuff into those computers otherwise that price will double and be the same as one rebuilds for the same effect. Their mobos are on the low end of the spectrum of being good mobos, but alas, hey my original mobo is still working today 9 years later. go figure.
Since I see your problem it is something for me to remember to make sure that the SATA drivers and all the other drivers are PRE-INSTALLED INTO THAT MOBO, because if it is not installed, I will run into the problem your having now. Hopefully (fingers crossed) I can run my windows XP professional on my new setup without having the same problem you are having.
At least I still got my floppy!!!!!! and it works. I am going to save your link as a back up should it happen to me and print it up even though it is for a VISTA but still worthy information wise.
Daveyo
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