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Re-installing XP on dual boot with Ubuntu.

  • 15-04-2011 10:59am
    #1
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    Howdy all,

    Quick question for ye, I have a machine that originally had xp on it, the os went kaput. So I installed ubuntu on the machine.

    I have decided in the last few days to put xp back on the machine, I want to partition the drive and set it up as dual boot.

    When I go to install xp the installer doesn't see the hard drive.

    I have it set up to boot from the disc first and SATA hard drive second.

    Any ideas???


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  • #2
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    foinse wrote: »
    Howdy all,

    Quick question for ye, I have a machine that originally had xp on it, the os went kaput. So I installed ubuntu on the machine.

    I have decided in the last few days to put xp back on the machine, I want to partition the drive and set it up as dual boot.

    When I go to install xp the installer doesn't see the hard drive.

    I have it set up to boot from the disc first and SATA hard drive second.

    Any ideas???

    Sata drive? Is the install disk for Xp you're using pre Service Pack 2? Sata drivers were only added in SP2, you'll need to create an f6 floppy or use nlite to add the drivers to a XP install disk


  • #3
    source
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    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Sata drive? Is the install disk for Xp you're using pre Service Pack 2? Sata drivers were only added in SP2, you'll need to create an f6 floppy or use nlite to add the drivers to a XP install disk

    It's the reinstall disk that originally came with the computer, so there shouldn't be a problem with compatibility. Also it's a laptop, so no access to a floppy drive. Currently using ubuntu on the laptop so not sure about nlite.


  • #4
    PogMoThoin
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    foinse wrote: »
    It's the reinstall disk that originally came with the computer, so there shouldn't be a problem with compatibility. Also it's a laptop, so no access to a floppy drive. Currently using ubuntu on the laptop so not sure about nlite.

    It could still be the issue, what make and model number? What service pack version of XP?


  • #5
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    I think you have to format a piece of your hd for xp to see it,also xp will over write ubuntu's boot manager.have a look at howtogeek.com


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
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    easiest way is to remove ubuntu , install xp , install ubuntu
    (the problem is that windows doesn't play fair overwrites the boot loaders for other OS's)


    the drive is SATA which means you need to get a driver for it for XP
    ( or slipstream SP3 etc into a build, - esier to get the driver)

    press F6 as soon as you see XP starting to go blue
    later on it will ask for disk - if it don't reboot and retry



    if you want to keep ubuntu then

    boot off the ubuntu CD - resize the partition ( don't move it ) to make space for XP

    install XP - this will kill the ubuntu boot loader :(

    then use ubuntu CD to reinistall grub - you should now be able to dual boot




    look at the linux forum , it's a common enough question


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  • #7
    Biggins
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    There is an alternative.

    Get the Linux version of Virtualbox: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads and install XP into that while running Ubuntu.
    That way you save some messing and possibly some errors that might be done in alternative attempts.


  • #8
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Biggins wrote: »
    There is an alternative.

    Get the Linux version of Virtualbox: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads and install XP into that while running Ubuntu.
    That way you save some messing and possibly some errors that might be done in alternative attempts.
    one BIG problem will be activating since the VM will have a different hardware hash to the original machine

    vm's are nice but have the disadvantage of not seeing the hardware fully - which is one of the reasons why you need to have windows. vm's are also slow which affects games which are one of the other reasons to have windows


    if you go down this route use download the version on virtualbox.org, don't install it with the ubuntu managers as the fully free version doesn't allow direct access to USB (being able to rob a USB port helps a little when you have almost no other access to the hardware)


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