Failed install xp

[Adamc715]

My laptop had windows 7 installed working fine. I created a partition on the same drive to install windows xp to run some compatible programs, however the setup failed.

It is no longer giving me the option to boot from Windows 7 and goes straight to the xp setup. Have tries running safe mode but unable to.

Any ideas on how to remove this installation or revert back to the other partition. I don't have a back up or start up discs

Thanks in advance

Adam

 

[junkeymonkey]

I never did it but how about these steps ?? miss something ?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html

 

[dextermat]

Hi,

If you have windows 7 pro you could of just used windows xp mode.

if you have partition the hard drive, you can use EasyBCD to edit the boot partition http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/

 

[Adamc715]

Dextermat, firstly apologies on your comment, was looking for a reply button. (new to forum)
I needed xp installed as need to run 3d drivers as originally tried the route you suggested.

Secondly would I need to be in windows in order to run easyBCD ?

Thanks for the reply junkymonkey, however can't see anything I missed. Just a failed install.install which seems to be a.common thing with xp

 

[junkeymonkey]

it maybe you xp cant detect newer hardware your using and fails to install ?? also I seen laptops that you could not do anything to then except what ti came with from the vender [like my buddy tried to install Linux on a few and failed as well??]

maybe just one of them things with that model you got ??

 

[reedo_43]

Big possibility that xp is not seeing your sata controller. You may have to slipstream the drivers. Don't ask me how to do it sorry...

 

[junkeymonkey]

one more thing your laptop 7 install is more then likely to be set to AHCI windows xp don't have that native and needs to be installed as a add in driver

so on the duel boot it may not load cause the drive is set already to ahci ??

maybe this can help ??

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-windows_install/windows-xp-install-crashes-when-bios-is-set-to/f2ada1d6-637b-4a36-8ebd-46303c3b3657

 

[jesseg123]

If you had a BSOD right after it was loading everything. (After it loads is the screen where you create/edit partitions)
This is most likely an issue relating to not having SATA drivers for your computer, you can slipstream drivers using nlite, and downloading driverpacks or something of the sort.