Paul41windows
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DELL INSPIRON 6400
Looking for some help and advice. I have windows 8 installed over existing copy of XP but runs too slow on laptop and need to revert back to windows XP. However, big problems!
problem 1 - wont boot to DVD. Removed hard drive and selected DVD for first boot in bios.
Problem 2 - created a bootable USB and selected USB from bios
Both of the above giving error of no OS. Googling for an answer leads me to the laptop must have a faulty motherboard. So either there is some workaround for this problem or I'm stuck with a mega slow laptop. Any help ideas?
The XP is proper disc and I have tested it on another machine.
There is an option to boot from NIC! Anyone advise on installing from NIC? Something I have never tried.
Another thought is to remove the hard drive create 2 partitions on it, copy the XP disc to one partition and hope it loads. Again anyone done that before? Any guidance?
Also if anyone else had this problem and resolved this some other way please let me know.
Thanks in advance
Looking for some help and advice. I have windows 8 installed over existing copy of XP but runs too slow on laptop and need to revert back to windows XP. However, big problems!
problem 1 - wont boot to DVD. Removed hard drive and selected DVD for first boot in bios.
Problem 2 - created a bootable USB and selected USB from bios
Both of the above giving error of no OS. Googling for an answer leads me to the laptop must have a faulty motherboard. So either there is some workaround for this problem or I'm stuck with a mega slow laptop. Any help ideas?
The XP is proper disc and I have tested it on another machine.
There is an option to boot from NIC! Anyone advise on installing from NIC? Something I have never tried.
Another thought is to remove the hard drive create 2 partitions on it, copy the XP disc to one partition and hope it loads. Again anyone done that before? Any guidance?
Also if anyone else had this problem and resolved this some other way please let me know.
Thanks in advance
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8