Vista won't work properly with the business network we use, so I have to reinstall XP Pro. However, the XP startup CD won't recognize the hard drive, even after reformatting it from the Vista startup disk.
2007-02-03 12:09:32 · 3 answers · asked by IamDAV 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
The data on the hard drive has already been backed up. I don't care if I have to completely erase it.
2007-02-04 07:21:44 · update #1
You most likely won't be able to revert to an "earlier" version of Windows. I had the same issues with Windows XP Media Edition and XP Home.
XP media edition wouldn't even let XP Home start up to the point that I could use the "format" option.
The only thing I can think of is if you have a floppy drive, go to http://www.download.com and get a little program called Killdisk. Copy it to a floppy disk, insert it in the drive, and reboot your PC.
NOTE: It will completely erase your hard drive and you will lose everything on the drive, but you should be able to install XP Pro once you do it.
A lousy option, but sometimes it's the only way.
Hope this helps.
2007-02-03 12:23:24 · answer #1 · answered by Dick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need to backup the data before formating the harddrive.
You can't just uninstall a Windows Vista nor can you do it with Windows XP.
Operation System never go back by uninstalling and never will.
2007-02-03 20:25:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That version of XP probably got invalidated when Vista was installed over it.
Unfortunately all versions of XP invalidate the XP key they are installed over. Tough luck, blame M$.
2007-02-03 20:12:52 · answer #3 · answered by SlashDance 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋