Hi

I am trying to install XP home x86 on a HDD on my HP laptop, I have downloaded the 'Universal 32 bit Intel RST AHCI & RAID modded driver' and had to change some of the 'txtsetup.oem' file to get anything to be displayed when I hit f6 and then S.

I also removed the un-needed drivers from the file as I was not sure which one to use, I left the 7 files for the '8 series/ICH8 chipset' in.

I selected the chipset after hitting f6 names "Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Family Mobile SATA AHCI Controller DEV_8C03" this is the correct one for my computer.

It did not BSOD this time - however when I get to where the setup says 'press enter to set up windows now or press R to repair windows', the system freezes for a few seconds then shuts down.

I don't know what else to do now. the HDD is in slot 2 of the two slots on the laptop however I don't want to open up the laptop, I have an SSD in slot 1 running windows 10.

Hi

I skimmed through the guide earlier however
I do not have the option to change the mode to IDE/SATA/AHCI in my bios
I'm skeptical about using CD's as Iv'e had loads of problems with them as well as USB installation of windows. It is windows 10's fault
I dont know if the drive is connected to the main board and don't want to take it apart as I'm not experienced enough to, the laptop was gifted to me

Here is the file I modified:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzvbKWh...iew?usp=sharing

just click the download button on the page.

Ok it must be connected to the main board so all I have to do is insert a DVD, run Nlite, select the windows ISO file, select the DVD, import the driver file using nlite and burn to the DVD ?

I mounted the ISO to a virtual drive and copied the contents to the desktop I then pointed nlite to the 1386 folder , I selected to load single driver and to make a bootable ISO, I selected the driver that I need (PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C03) out of the list that came up, I then made the ISO file and saved it to the desktop, I then burned it to a blank DVD, all using nlite , at x6 speed and checking 'verify'

I selected the type of PC by hitting F5 in the windows setup however a second later I get:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzvbKWh...iew?usp=sharing
And
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzvbKWh...iew?usp=sharing

I hit enter to continue but then the system shuts down again.

Hi, I used the driver I didn't modify and the error went away, however after it says 'setup is starting windows' I get a blank blue screen that stays for around 6 seconds then the computer shuts off again...

Ok I got it to work by selecting the compaq systempro option in f5/f7 however when I tell it to install on disk1 it says the disk does not contain a compatible windows XP partition, in disk management it lists one partition and its NTFS I did install debian before onto disk1 but I used diskpart clean and the format utility on the disk.

I initialized it and selected 'MBR' in diskmgmt too and ran bootrec /fixmbr and /fixboot.

No, this error appears when you have to select the disk in windows setup

I did delete the partition before installing, it was formatted

The error is:

To install Windows XP on the partition you selected, Setup must write some startup files to the following disk:

[..]

However, this disk does not contain a Windows XP-compatible partition.

To continue installing Windows XP, return to the partition selection screen and create a Windows XP-compatible partition on the disk above. If there is no free space on the disk, delete an existing partition, and then create a new one.