Can someone help me, I have installed Win 10 on my Coffe Lake z370 system just to find the DEV/VEN IDs of my Intel SATA AHCI controller and now im trying to install XP 32 bit (yeah, clean ISO) and I was able to skip the famous "ACPI BSOD" during XP 32 bit installation but I have a problem at the stage where I have the options to enter setup, repair windows or F3 to quit the installation, im not sure if the installation just froze or my keyboard stopped working on that part.

BTW my keyboard and mouse are connected wirellessly to my motherboard. My keyboard and mosue works fine under BIOS/UEFI, during Win 10 installation and at the beginning of Win XP 32 bit installation (for XP, as I already said, I managed to skip the ACPI BSOD which means my keyboard was recognized).

So....... is it because I have no legacy PS/2 keyboard or did the installation just froze for other reasons?

EDIT: This is the problematic part:

http://pcauthorities.com/content/images/...xp_recovery.jpg

Well... last resort is probably trying a PS/2 keyboard, all settings to legacy/csm and optical drive to my second sata controller from ASMedia (Asrock Fatality z370 Professional Gaming i7).

I managed to install XP, as I have expected it was because of the keyboard. There is a option in BIOS to simulate PS/2 and this is the only thing which I have changed/enabled in the BIOS, everything else is on default settings. It seems that this MBO is able to detect whether Im using an MBR or GPT disk which means that Win 10 can be installed on the GPT disk and XP on MBR without changing settings in my motherboard.

BTW just to let you know, XP 32bit was burned to an DVD DL RW 8.5 GB and installed trough an ASUS Bluray drive/burner which officialy support win xp, vista, 7,8 and 10 . Regarding the slipstreaming..... whats the purpose of the pnp driver inf you mention in the guide? I added thst as well (w2k16) and choosed CoffeLake ( my cpu is i7 8700K).

THe keyboard is wireless (unify receiver or whstever it is called) from Logitech and its connected to USB 3.0 on my motherboard just underneath the PS/2 connector. I dont understand how thsts possible if XP has no usb 3.0 drivers for this motherboard.?

Zitat von deSSy2724 im Beitrag #109

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THe keyboard is wireless (unify receiver or whstever it is called) from Logitech and its connected to USB 3.0 on my motherboard just underneath the PS/2 connector. I dont understand how thsts possible if XP has no usb 3.0 drivers for this motherboard.?

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Do you know where to download all the updates for net framework etc.... maybe the POS2009 updates or later?

Hello everyone! I just registered to the forum, did all the steps for installing the stuff (XP) onto my PC consisting of:
G4400,
H110M Gaming Mobo
8GB of ram (useless since x86 windows will detect 4gb at max anyway iirc)
128GB SSD

I ran the installer from usb using a program called yumi or something like that. (i don't have any spare dvd's right now or i can't think of any at the moment)
Everything went nice with the drivers, I haven't got the ACPI mobo error on the install, but the problem is that when it first boots into windows xp i get the SAFE MODE error.
Windows doesn't boot and it prompts me with either going on normal mode or safe mode, and if i select any of those options it gives me the same screen over and over and over again.
I don't think it can't be done, as i seen people with coffee lake getting this to work...so why mine shouldn't. Any solutions?

@arosu10

To save you dozens or more extra hours of troubleshooting the first step you are already making a mistake using any USB method to install XP.

You need an internal SATA optical disc drive - CD, DVD, or Blu-ray and a CD-RW disc so you can reuse it multiple times in case you screw up the SATA AHCI slipstream selection.

Read the first step here in the newest guide.
[Guide] How to install Windows XP OS on Modern Hardware - Z370 Z390 Coffee Lake

Look under the heading:
[Coffee Lake Troubleshooting Stage - BETA]
INSTALLATION SOURCE METHODS

2nd use this tip to stop the rebooting loop so you can see the error message frozen.
XP Rebooting Loop


The USB method of installing XP has issues especially on SkyLake and newer systems that have eHCI removed.

The internal SATA optical disc drive method will always work until SATA one day is eliminated.

It's helpful to buy an internal SATA optical disc drive now before they get discontinued. Prices are now beginning to skyrocket maybe because too many people are relying on cheap USB flash drives. These can work for Windows 7 with more reliability since Intel USB v3.0 drivers exist and can be slipstreamed.

One day you will regret not having one when they cost a fortune. Choose the Blu-ray model as these are starting to get rarer and one day you won't be able to rip your movie collection for backing up. Also the more people buying them will keep the supply chain going making XP possible to install years from now. Do not buy any USB based optical disc drive as these have the same issues as USB flash drives.

If you wish to continue using the USB flash drive method you'll just add dozens of hours wasted to come to the same conclusion. Or worst case one of your USB external drives gets their MBR wiped. 2TB just took 1 week to fully restore the files into chunks which just finished now. Remember to unplug all external USB storage drives except your flash drive if you're going to try it. Can't help you beyond this.

I want report a mod with my old 980 ti then work with xp after modded inf file.
But no work with pascal series as 1080 ti

XP is not supported by nVidia since Pascal 1000 series. So no luck there and they will not make any more XP drivers for their cards even if you request it. Your 980 Ti graphics card will be the last generation that still works with the modded inf file. It will be Windows 7 and later OS for the 1080Ti. You can try XP Mode in Windows 7 to see how good compatibility is.

BIOS MODDING REQUIRED for SATA IDE Compatibility Mode restoration

I discovered in testing Haswell Z87 and Broadwell Z97 SATA IDE Compatibility Mode exists in the BIOS for pure SATA motherboards.

I will need some BIOS Modders to extract and port this MOD to Z170, Z270, Z370, and Z390 chipsets.

This will make XP SATA installations work without using the SATA AHCI driver.

Laptops could use this to install XP lacking an optical disc drive requirement.

This will solve USB installation problems on SkyLake, Kaby Lake, and Coffee Lake+ chipsets.

Later SATA AHCI driver can be manually updated after the install is completed.

BIOS Modding experts can solve this problem.

@jinvidia

The 7B indicates the driver either is not compatible or did not match your storage controller ID as you picked the incorrect one or your install CD has mixed up too many drivers and did not install the SATA AHCI driver as 1st priority. Do not add any other drivers to the nLite install CD or this may happen. Keep only the SATA AHCI driver only and matching the correct Hardware ID for your SATA Controller. This can be revealed by using Vista or later Windows OS that has native AHCI support built in..

But given your board is closely compatible with Z97 you will have a much easier time to install XP OS onto your hardware.

I have recently done successful testing of the Z87 / Z97 Branch of chipsets for XP compatibility.

Check your Intel SATA controller options in your BIOS.

Check which mode your Intel SATA controller is in.

You should see three options.
IDE
AHCI
RAID

Change it to SATA IDE Compatible mode from AHCI or RAID.

Use a clean XP SP3 genuine CD untouched. No need to use nlite or use the SATA AHCI driver during the install process.

Please report back either way the result which worked or failed.

If it doesn't have the Intel SATA IDE Compatible mode then a BIOS MOD might be possible in the future as this is the easiest way to install XP on modern systems using the original XP OS CD.

@andreasmir

Vista should install without any problems using the genuine Vista CD even on Kaby Lake from my own testing on Z170.

I can even boot Vista on Z370 using a Z170 previous Vista install test so only a USB card will be needed for the USB mouse but the PS/2 keyboard will work fine in Vista.

Not enough information provided on your install method and target installation storage device and how it is connected.

How are you installing Vista from? Internal SATA optical drive, USB optical drive, USB flash drive or other DOS or Linux method?

@ruthan

I still don't recommend using the USB installer on SkyLake+ chipsets due to eHCI has been removed.

Broadwell Z97 is the last to support this method as of my recent testing.

As for the nLite method. Do not mix all those drivers together. Use only the SATA AHCI driver that matches your Intel SATA Storage controller or it could cause a problem not installing the driver as 1st Priority making the XP OS install fail since the storage device driver did not install first it will end in BSOD 7B.

After XP is installed in SATA AHCI mode you can then manually install the necessary drivers in Device Manager. This is the best way if using nLite.

I do not recommend unattended install with nLite. Use the XP deploy method instead it works better.


I still have problem with input devices, i dont know why but they temporary worked, but after restart still not working.. I will continue to investigation and install drivers..

Depends on which stage of XP OS install. If in the Text Mode portion then the PS/2 Keyboard will work and USB mouse will work.
Once in GUI Mode you will lose USB mouse control if connected to an Intel USB 3.0 xHCI port. You will need a 3rd party USB 3.0 xHCI card with XP driver support to use a USB mouse in the GUI stage.

Some tricks are hitting the ESC key multiple times and ALT+TAB repeatedly to see if you can navigate to other Windows or options. This is a bit slow but will allow you to finish the XP setup process without a mouse.