Windows XP won't install on new drive but Vista or Windows 7 install

[wwefan]

Hi, I just replaced a drive in my Dell Vostro 220 with a WD 1TB black hard drive. I have a few oem Dell XP pro disk here with service pack 2 and 3 on them but they will not instlal. It starts to load the drivers and every time comes up with a different error message with a file missing or corrupted.
If I put in one of my Vista or Windows 7 disk they install no problem. Any ideas? I can only use XP because I have registered the other software before. XP came with a few of my Dell systems and in the past would work.

 

[BadBigBen]

usually when XP install falters like that, then suspect two things:

1. a damaged install CD.
[tab]try using another.

2. bad memory.
[tab]run a memory diagnostic program, one should be on your W7 DVD....

things you could also attempt:

if you have more than 2gB mem, reduce the mem to 1GB and attempt to install from there...

if you have access to a non Dell OEM XP CD, then use it instead...

Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
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Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"

 

[linney]

You can look at the Settings in the Bios to do with things like AHCI or IDE, in relation to XP I don;t think it likes AHCI as a setting?


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