Tom's Hardware > Forum > Laptops & Notebooks > General Laptops & Notebooks > Will my laptop explode?
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
maxtesla   11-04-2009 at 12:15:36 AM

Ok I have a laptop and on it I have windows vista installed, it came that way from the shop and I also have the vista cd and a drivers cd that came along

Now what would happen if I installed windows xp on my laptop, would that make my computer break because it can not understand how to operate the battery and how to reload it or something?

Also what would happen if I installed windows xp and the driver cd that game along with the computer would that make the computer break since it most likely was made for windows vista and installing that on a xp version is bad

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
frozenlead   11-04-2009 at 12:23:58 AM
- 0 +

No, your machine won't break. It may not know the best way to use certain things like it's graphics card until you install drivers, but your graphics card will still work just fine.

Why do you want to install Windows XP? Vista is superior to it, and is a pretty darn good OS.

Reply to frozenlead
lostandwandering   11-04-2009 at 01:41:16 AM
- 0 +

^ I kinda agree about Vista.

Yes you can install XP. Like Frozenlead said, you may just have to find some drivers that Windows XP can't find.

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
Reply to lostandwandering
maxtesla   11-04-2009 at 02:39:40 AM
- 0 +

It seems that when I try to install xp the computer can not find any hard drives so it looks like it is not possible

I put in the cd the thing starts then I click install it says no hard drives found and gives me only a reboot option

Reply to maxtesla
overclockingrocks   11-04-2009 at 03:35:56 AM
- 0 +

That means you need the SATA drivers for XP to be able to see the hard drive. google Nlite it's a utility that will allow you to incorporate the drivers into an XP install disk

Reply to overclockingrocks
lostandwandering   11-04-2009 at 04:47:54 AM
- 0 +

^What he said. Any version of XP that was before SP2 required drivers for SATA hard drives, otherwise they wouldn't be recognized.

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
Reply to lostandwandering
maxtesla   11-05-2009 at 03:53:39 AM
- 0 +

Thanks for the info did not know about Nlite and why xp because it uses less of the hardware so that leaves more for games haha!

Reply to maxtesla
maxtesla   11-05-2009 at 04:03:57 AM
- 0 +

After looking on the nlite page I can say that it looks complicated the file is too big for a normal 1.44mb disk so how do I exactly use it to install windows xp, exactly

I have a 100% legal windows xp cd which I got when I bought another pc back in the day so how do I use that with the Nlite?

Reply to maxtesla
frozenlead   11-05-2009 at 04:20:04 AM
- 0 +

Nlite will allow you to integrate the needed SATA drivers into the Windows XP CD itself - there's no need for the floppy.

Google is your friend:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ins [...] 7807.shtml

Reply to frozenlead
maxtesla   11-06-2009 at 04:03:14 PM
- 0 +

Yes I found a guide, thanks ;)

Reply to maxtesla
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Laptops & Notebooks > General Laptops & Notebooks > Will my laptop explode?
Go to:

There are 939 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.222 seconds
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
How do I win badges?