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    I have Yolks not Brains! eggman's Avatar
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    Unhappy installing XP after Vista

    Hi guys

    I brought a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop which came preloaded with Windows Vista Home Premium.
    Now i want it to install Windows XP. But when put the (original) windows, the Setup Windows Option comes disabled.
    Its a bootable disk, when I restart the computer with the cd, no option comes to boot computer with the disk.

    What should I do to install Windows XP,without unloading Vista first.
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    Default Re: installing XP after Vista

    does your Dell have a Recovery Partition???

    If yes, forget 'bout installing XP, if you install it, it'll return this NTLDR Missing error.

    I have a first hand experience with that error on my HP Pavilion Desktop

    & do you have the Vista Installation DVD (Recovery Disks), if not then make one using the Dell's inbuilt feature.
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    Default Re: installing XP after Vista

    Go to bios and set the cd-rom priority first and then save the settings.Now you can boot the WinXP CD.
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    Default Re: installing XP after Vista

    eggman i'll again WARN you about this error, coz repairing the XP Installation wont help you out of that error untill unless you delete/format that recovery Partition
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    Default Re: installing XP after Vista

    Quote Originally Posted by s18000rpm
    does your Dell have a Recovery Partition???

    If yes, forget 'bout installing XP, if you install it, it'll return this NTLDR Missing error.

    I have a first hand experience with that error on my HP Pavilion Desktop

    & do you have the Vista Installation DVD (Recovery Disks), if not then make one using the Dell's inbuilt feature.
    yes i do have.

    So you mean, I can't install XP???
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    Default Re: installing XP after Vista

    you can install it but as i said you will NEVER be able to Boot into XP.

    read my experience with that NTLDR.
    here -> Installing XP NTLDR error

    so if you really want XP, then you have two options,
    1- get rid of the Recovery Partition. - it'll be a big pain in the back side, if something goes wrong in Vista.

    2- Ask the Registry guru's here for hiding that Partition from "XP Setup". - doin this very thing is a big pain in the back side

    btw why do you wanna De-Grade your system to XP now.???
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    Default Re: installing XP after Vista

    as a thumb rule its best to install the older os first.

    btw i am contemplating buying the same lappy too ! howz it ?

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    Default Re: installing XP after Vista

    that not a problem i will help u how to install it but u dont let me do it on ur laptop.tell me wen i should cum. after gettin ntldr error it can be corrected & i hav done it millions of times.

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    Default Re: installing XP after Vista

    ^dude did you read the post in the link i gave

    here ->Installing XP NTLDR error

    As long as the RECOVERY PARTITION stays in the HDD, you CANNOT resolve the NTLDR error.

    i tried all the possible methods (copying ntldr frm XP CD, repairing XP...) to resolve it but that error always came.

    it vanished as soon as i Deleted the RECOVERY PARTITION.
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    Default Re: installing XP after Vista

    I can't even go to the BIOS in dell
    F12,DEL,ESC.......nothing works
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    Default Re: installing XP after Vista

    try F1
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