Uninstalling Vista?

[evildisco]

Hello friends. I would like to uninstall vista as it is simply incompatible with most of the games I enjoy. I tried to partition the drive to install XP to one drive (to have a dual OS system) but when I try to install XP to the new drive it shows NO drives at all to install to. (not even the drive with Vista on it.. strange.) I even tried to run repair on the drive but it still finds no drives... Very puzzling.

Any tips? Please explain in tiny words as I am dumb.

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

you need XP drivers for your hard drive controller. this type of driver is usually referred to as a txtsetup, textmode, or 'F6' driver. check with the manufacturer of your PCs manufacturer to see if you can find a XP driver from them. if not, please post the manufacturer and model# of your laptop/desktop/motherboard and maybe somebody can find drivers for you for XP.

but IMO if you cant install an OS without help, your diagnosis of "simply incompatible" is probably wrong. You are probably better off tailoring Vista to meet your needs than reverting back to XP.

[evildisco]

I have a Gateway ML6731 (laptop) with a Hitachi HTS542516K9SA00 hard drive. I'll go ahead and see if I can find those drivers (thank you, btw) and if not just try to make it work. XD I used to think I was computer savvy back in the OLDEN DAYS but I guess not so much anymore!

[fizban2]

I have a Gateway ML6731 (laptop) with a Hitachi HTS542516K9SA00 hard drive. I'll go ahead and see if I can find those drivers (thank you, btw) and if not just try to make it work. XD I used to think I was computer savvy back in the OLDEN DAYS but I guess not so much anymore!

it is not the hard drive you need a driver for, it is a controller that connects to that drive.

http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers...&dscr=Intel SATA/Mass Storage Controller version: 7.0.0.1020

this looks like it is the HD controller you are using, you will have to either intergrate the driver into your XP image, or add the driver via a floppy disk during installation

[evildisco]

don't have a floppy drive... would it be possible to add it via usb storage device (since the dvd/cd drive will be taken?) And if not, how does one go about adding it to the ISO?

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/36/

driver packs are the easiest way though

[brisslayer]

Once you found your sata drivers you might wanna use n-lite and make an image of your new creation, yes floppy's will not be in a new tower, there is a transition effect from xp to vista and IDE to SATA if your system is newer youl have sata and not floppy to install sata drivers to your xp, some mobo's will "sense" a usb flash drive as a means of using a sata driver at the f6 part of the installation, If you can get your hands on a those drivers i recomend you use n-lite and make a custom xp disk for that system, but like geek said, your just bying time here, vista is the future weither we like it or not!!

[microsnot]

Why even install Vista in firstly? It is the lousiest OS to date - XP is so much better.

I have even invented an acronym for Vista --> "Very Inoperable System - Throw Away"

:thumbup

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

Why even install Vista in firstly? It is the lousiest OS to date - XP is so much better.

I have even invented an acronym for Vista --> "Very Inoperable System - Throw Away"

:thumbup

If you don't like it then don't use it. but if your gonna trash on vista, at least try to make an informed argument. and please do so in a thread about trashing vista. jumping on the anti vista bandwagon is the new 'trendy' thing for half informed 'technical' people to do.

[rekees]

im not sure bout this cause i dont have vista but does vista boot disk have recovery console? if it does reformat the hard drive there than... or maybe boot up xp install disk, load up recovery console and format ..

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

im not sure bout this cause i dont have vista but does vista boot disk have recovery console? if it does reformat the hard drive there than... or maybe boot up xp install disk, load up recovery console and format ..

formatting the drive isnt the problem. its getting XP setup to see the hard drive so that it can format the drive.

wiping the drive with vista setup (which this person likely does not have as it was preinstalled) would just render the machine unbootable into vista and would not help xp setup recognize the drive.