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Win7 prevents installation of WinXP on laptop

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wIN7ISbuggy - May 28, 2011 at 05:57 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - May 28, 2011 at 07:21 PM
Hello,

I just recently purchased a Compaq laptop and I am having problems with installing Windows XP. Windows 7 is eating up my computer memory, and I want to get rid of it. Please help!

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Anonymous User
May 28, 2011 at 07:19 PM
Hi,

Here are steps on how you can install xp on pre installed win 7.
First.
On the Setup of your bios.
Choose the ATA instead of AHCI on the SATA configuration..
then now apply the changes. then insert your cd on the cd rom. make sure you have chosen the cd as your first boot device.

Read this FAQ for more informations:
https://ccm.net/faq/11459-downgrading-from-windows-7-to-xp

Good Luck!
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,826
May 28, 2011 at 07:21 PM
Windows XP does not have hardware drivers for components on your laptops motherboard. HP does not provide XP drivers. Your best bet is to buy more memory if that is the problem.

Good Luck
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