udaykamath

Hi Fernando, I recently purchased a HP 455 laptop and since then trying to install Windows XP-32 bit on this laptop. Currently, I have installed windows 7-Ultimate-32 bit. I am not successful installing windows XP after following all the guidelines and precautionary measures pointed in the earlier posts. I get the error message "AMD_SATA.SYS file not found" error during installation. Downloaded "32bit AMD SBxxx textmode driver v3.3.1540.29 for XP mod by Fernando". Does not work for this hardware. Please help me. I am providing the details of the hardware of the laptop. Specs taken using cpu-z application: AMD E1-1200 apu with radeon hd graphics 7310 CHIPSET: AMD A40/A50 SERIES FCH REV.00 SOUTHBRIDGE: A55/A60M REV.11 HARDWARE ID taken from device manager: IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers: Standard ACHI 1.0 serial ATA controller PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7804&SUBSYS_188B103C&REV_00 PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7804&SUBSYS_188B103C PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7804&CC_010601 PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7804&CC_0106 Please let me know if you need any other information about the hardware. I have burnt more than 6 dvds till now without any success following the instructions in the earlier posts. Please let me know. Thanking EVERYONE here for very useful discussion here...