January 26, 200917 yr i'd create a bootable usb flash drive with "hp usb format tool", and boot my vista lap, but i can't read any hard drive to install xp.as xp cd refuse to boot at all, although i set bios to boot from cd and disabled serial support for HDD.the usb flash had took the letter C: and i can browse its content but there is no other partitions visible ??acer 4315Thank you...
January 26, 200917 yr <snip> and disabled serial support for HDD<snip> SATA HDD? Need drivers loaded to access it (?)... Couldn't say about the CD-ROM problem... BTW, you didn't say what is on the USB stick (OS you are booting...). Edited January 26, 200917 yr by submix8c
January 26, 200917 yr DOS doesn't fly... doesn't read/write/"see" NTFS. You need an NTFS-type bootable (2k and up). Look around the forum for how-to on creating an XP Bootable USB Install. I think there's one in the Unattended section... Create that one and install directly from the USB.
January 30, 200917 yr You can also use a WinPE or NTFSDOS to view NTFS volumes. WinPE follows NTFS permissions while NTFSDOS doesn't. So I use NTFSDOS to reattribute, move or delete files otherwise inaccessible. Edited January 30, 200917 yr by Tripredacus
January 30, 200917 yr Author You can also use a WinPE or NTFSDOS to view NTFS volumes. WinPE follows NTFS permissions while NTFSDOS doesn't. So I use NTFSDOS to reattribute, move or delete files otherwise inaccessible.Thanks Tripredacus for the info...
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