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How do I install Windows XP on an SATA hard drive?

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Microsoft does not provide installation/driver support for SATA hard drives in Windows XP. However, there are workarounds for Windows installs. The first two methods assume you have either a spare floppy or IDE drive to use temporarily. If this is not possible, you'll need to slipstream the drivers (see below). Copy the SATA drivers to a floppy disk (these can usually be found on your mainboard support disk. Usually these consist of PIDE/SATA Folders and TXTsetup.oem files.

How do I install Windows XP on a Serial ATA (SATA) drive?

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If you are installing Windows XP on a system where you only have Serial ATA Drives you might encounter a problem where Windows does not seem to detect your Hard Drive and reports "No mass storage device found" during an installation (this occurs in Windows NT and Windows 2000 as well). This is because there are no SATA HD drivers in Windows XP/2K/NT and you need to load 3rd party drivers (just like with many SCSI drives). See similar questions...

How do I install a SATA drive under Windows 2000/XP?

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The Serial ATA controller cannot be automatically recognized under Windows 2000/XP installation. You will need to install drivers for SATA controller prior to installing Windows 2000/XP. If you do not install the SATA controller drivers, Windows will not recognize the SATA drive. The drivers for SATA controller are available on floppy disks during operating system installation process. If you have CDs only, copy the driver into the floppy disks before attempting to install Windows 2000/XP. See similar questions...

How do I install the kX driver under Windows 2000 or Windows XP?

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Windows 2000 and Windows XP provide their own certified drivers for some EMU10kX-based audio cards. Our kX Audio Driver has not been certified by Microsoft (WHQL-ed) and thus a special installation procedure might be required. It is recommended that you first try running kXSetup, and if that fails, follow our Windows XP installation guide. See similar questions...

Can I install Radius to any other hard disk than my C: drive?

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No, RADIUS was designed for individual PC use and certain configuration files will not work if the program is stored anywhere but the C: drive. See similar questions...

How many computers can I install Windows XP on?

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Just one according to the Microsoft EULA (End User License Agreement) and the pricing policy on the Microsoft website. This applies to both the Retail and OEM versions. Additional licenses can be purchased at a discounted price through Microsoft or a Microsoft retailer. See similar questions...

How come my hard drive in XP or Windows 2000 only shows up as 137 GB when it is actually >137GB?

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Ans: If the BIOS is upto date, it should support 48-bit hard drive access. Windows however does not support this by default. Update to the latest service pack and add this key to the registry - To enable 48-bit LBA large-disk support in the registry: 1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). 2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Atapi\Parameters 3. See similar questions...

How much hard drive space do I need to install Windows Vista?

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Microsoft recommends a minimum 40 GB hard disk that has 15 GB of free space. NJIT strongly recommends a minimum 80GB Serial ATA hard disk with 20 GB of free space. Note that the different versions of Windows Vista have different requirements. When NJIT releases and begins support of Windows Vista, it will be only for Windows Vista Business edition. See similar questions...

How do I change drive letter assignments in Windows XP?

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Right click on My Computer and choose Manage. In the window that appears, click on Disk Management. Then right click any partition you want to reassign and choose Change Drive Letter and Path. You cannot change the drive letter of the boot or system partitions (typically C:). See similar questions...

On SATA XP install, do I hold down F6 continuously or just press it once?

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I got a gigabite motherboard, and i had trouble installing the SATA drivers in the beginning. However, i am using only 1 SATA HD, so in the bios settings, i changed the 2 settings (that are by default set to RAID) to ATA. IT then worked with no probs. I have a problem installing windows xp on my sata harddrive also. however, i have tried everything that came to my mind, including installing drivers for the sata hdd. for an idea of what ive tried, please go to this link: http://www.cybertechhelp. See similar questions...

I have more than one computer at home. Can I install the same copy of Windows XP on all of them?

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Not legally, and I won't tell you how it can be done. The official policy is that each computer needs its own individual copy of the software. See similar questions...

How do you install KW-1582V in Windows XP?

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KW-1582V is supported by Windows XP OHCI built-in native driver. You do not need to load any third party driver in order to get it to work. Please make sure that your Windows XP copy is not a beta or pre-release version (only retail or OEM version will work). See similar questions...

Can I install "the Hack" on my hard drive?

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Although facilities for this operation are available on the CD, I have never attempted to do it. Aside from this fact, there are still some good reasons NOT to install "the Hack" on your hard drive. The knx-installer is still available on this CD. Do a Google for more specific and up-to-date instructions applicable to your hardware and situation. See similar questions...

How can I install Kanotix to my hard drive?

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You can use this Live-CD perfectly for most anything a PC can do. (surfing, playing movies or music, watching tv, writing your dissertation, solving problems with your hard drive ...) Installation to the hard drive is much more comfortable and lots faster than running a system off CD. So, lets get going! This How-To is specifically for Kanotix 2005-04 (for older versions refer to: http://wiki.kanotix.net/coma. See similar questions...

How do I share a drive using Windows XP?

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If you are sharing a drive, on the Sharing tab, click If you understand the risk but still want to share the root of the drive, click here. If the Share this folder on the network check box is unavailable, this computer is not on a network. If you would like to set up a home or small office network, click the Network Setup Wizard link and follow the instructions to turn on file sharing. Once file sharing is enabled, begin this procedure again. See similar questions...

Is there a Windows XP Clean Install (Interactive Setup) site online?

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unprotected XP machine exposed to the internet without the necessary firewall safeguards and\or security patches is at risk of infection from trojans and viruses, most notably the msblast RPC exploit. Prior to installation, one should consider disconnecting the machine from the outside world. See similar questions...

Source: Dux Computer Digest Q: How can I install the NetBEUI protocol in Windows XP?

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Windows XP does not support NetBEUI (mskb 306059, The NetBEUI Protocol Is Not Available in Windows XP, at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q306/0/59.ASP). However, mskb 301041, How to Install NetBEUI on Windows XP, at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q301/0/41.ASP tells how to install it. Mskb 301041 must be there for a reason. See similar questions...

What is new in Windows XP?

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Microsoft is aiming to combine the features of Windows Me for the consumer, and reliability of Windows 2000 for businesses and power users into one new operating system. This operating system in its' different flavors will have new features for gaming, multimedia applications, audio, etc. in addition to features for networking, development, etc. for businesses and power users. See similar questions...

What flavors is Windows XP available in?

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Windows XP comes in Professional and Home versions. Servers will also come out, but they are still in beta testing. See similar questions...

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