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The thread discusses installing Windows XP Pro on a Dell Latitude D630 originally equipped with Vista, with the original poster facing an error during installation. The main issue appears to be the SATA drive support, which XP lacks by default, and the user cannot modify BIOS settings or change drive modes. A contributor suggests injecting the necessary SATA drivers into the installer as a solution, providing a link to a guide on how to do this. Overall, the conversation centers on overcoming driver support issues for XP installation on newer hardware.
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I wanted to install win xp pro onto a Del latitude laptop D630 which originally had vista installed. I however came across this error message, is there anything I can do?
 

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You can still inject the drivers into the installer and that should work.

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Likely due to the computer having a SATA drive which XP didn't support out of the box.

Two options
Load the driver during the install or inject the driver into the boot disc
Look in BIOS for a drive emulation mode and change it to Legacy or IDE
 
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Sadlt it would appear I can't do either of these, the installation doesnt get t anywhere amongst the likes of changing settings, and no mention of ide or drive emulation in the bios. Thanks for your response though.
 
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You can still inject the drivers into the installer and that should work.

www.raymond.cc

How To Make a Windows XP Install Disc That Includes Drivers - Raymond.CC Blog

Although Windows XP is no longer officially supported by Microsoft it’s still a hugely popular operating system. Now is obviously a good time for people to move to Windows 7 or 8 if possible, but not everybody can or wants to completely leave XP for various reasons. Time moves on though, and...
www.raymond.cc
 
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