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Shinraboy
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10. October 2010 @ 18:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi there. I've been searcing the internet for days now looking for a way to install Wondows XP on my Sony Vaio FW170j. This model came with Vista and I've since upgraded to 7 but I still want to install XP.

Everytime I try to run a Windows XP disc (OEM and admittedly torrented SATA compatible ones)the screen says that there was no hard drive found to install XP on.

I would really love to have XP on this laptop and ANY help at all would be greatly appreciated.
ddp
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10. October 2010 @ 21:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
check in your bios & see if can change the sata to ide.
Shinraboy
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11. October 2010 @ 13:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ddp:
check in your bios & see if can change the sata to ide.
Vaio doesn't let me do this. As far as I've heard, I need to "slipstream" a specific driver onto a Windows XP disc but I don't know which one to use. I found a vague tutorial. The link is below. He provides a page that contains all of the vaio drivers but I have no idea which it could be. Any ideas?


Vague tutorial
http://www.tomcatuk.net/windows-xp-pro-on-sony-vaio-fw-series/

Drivers
ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/pub/vaio/
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