Unable to install windows xp on my compaq presario cq-490SE

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sri125405 Posts 1 Registration date Saturday April 6, 2013 Status Member Last seen April 6, 2013 - Apr 6, 2013 at 03:26 AM
Zohaib R Posts 2368 Registration date Sunday September 23, 2012 Status Member Last seen December 13, 2018 - Apr 6, 2013 at 04:12 AM
i have a compaq presario cq-490SE with pre-installed windows 7. i want to install windows xp on it but iam unable to. i used hiren boot cd to delete all partitions and inserted win xp cd into the drive. but i get a blue screen error with 0X00000007B. and doesnt move further
please help me out.
My configuration is Processor : i3 2.2Ghz
RAM : 2 GB
HDD : 500 GB
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Zohaib R Posts 2368 Registration date Sunday September 23, 2012 Status Member Last seen December 13, 2018 69
Apr 6, 2013 at 04:12 AM
Hi sri125405,

Please check the below mentioned link for fix on "Stop error code 0x0000007B (INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE)":

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/troubleshoot-inaccessible-boot-device

Please try the steps in the "General Troubleshooting" section of the page and see if this fixes the issue.

Do reply with results.
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