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There exists a 64 bit version of XP Pro but I rather not go that way as drivers for that are hard to find even in its era. Your BIOS settings must take care of these limitations. Another optional setting is SATA mode. AHCI will require extra drivers which have to be slipstreamed into the WinXP installation media which is in the next step. This was a common problem even during the heydays of Windows XP. A more detailed post about this issue has been written by another blogger here.
Windows XP also happens to be the last OS I believe to have its installation interface seem like a DOS-lookalike text-based installers of its predecessors. When you boot an original installation CD, this message will flash for about 3 seconds at the start. This is where the issue got its name from.
If you ignore this, you will still get another chance later. Seen in the context of that era, the floppy disk thing is quite understandable. If your hard disk controller is not recognised, your CD drive is holding the Windows CD and USB flash drives are not yet commonplace then what is left?
The proper way if one does not have an internal floppy drive is to get a USB floppy drive, load the AHCI drivers into the floppy disk and proceed as per normal. Believe me, I have tried this solution years before and it works provided if you have the right USB floppy chipset.
More details on supported floppy chipsets in the same F6 explanation link. The more elegant solution however, is to inject the AHCI drivers directly into the installation media so WinXP can recognise your hard disk controller from the get go. If one is using an older machine, getting the AHCI drivers is no biggie, just a download away from the Intel website.
However, we are now using a more modern 8-Series chipset. Thankfully, a Google search brought a lifesaver. Somebody has modded his own universal AHCI drivers with support for the newer chipsets. You can download the driver here or in the picture link below. Download older version of nLite 1.
Just add everything in. OEM in the driver zip to see which is the correct driver for your Southbridge model to specifically slipstream in. We have to convert them to MBR. Popular Topics in General Windows. Which of the following retains the information it's storing when the system power is turned off? Submit ». Tom This person is a verified professional.
Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. Z-Rogue This person is a verified professional. Tom wrote: What type of license was XP? Volume or OEM? OEM Z-Ethan wrote: is it really necessary? Pure Capsaicin.
DragonsRule This person is a verified professional. I'd try copying the image to the new hard ware and then doing what I suggested above. I forgot to mention on what hardware to run the fix I mentioned from. Neil This person is a verified professional. What did you "copy" the old machine with? Ghost Chili. Bryce Katz This person is a verified professional. Chris Microsoft wrote: its been mentioned above, but you are not allowed to move the OEM license from device to device.
This will force the unit to re-detect your mass storage drivers following the image process. You'll avoid the nasty BSoD this will otherwise cause. The -bmsd switch does not force a reboot. INI file. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to let us know. We will be glad to help you further. Was this reply helpful? Yes No.
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