Format help please!!!

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cbear6 - 13 Jan 2012 à 18:28
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 - 18 Jan 2012 à 20:50
Hello,

I put a new sata hdd in my acer laptop and tried to install windows xp, it didnt install correctly and now boots to a blue screen with error message. How can i reformatt the hdd?

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xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 1,824
18 Jan 2012 à 20:50
Windows XP needs SP3 to work with SATA drives unless you use the IDE compatible drivers. Are you downgrading from Vista?