I looked and didn't see anything on this in the archive, but if someone already has answered, please let me know (I'm dealing with a pretty huge headache and my not be thinking clearly)
I have a brand new, just out of the box Dell Vostro 220slim (seriously, just opened the box this morning). It has Vista Home Basic on it and I need to downgrade to XP Pro. I have tried booting to the XP CD; it goes through and loads files, and then it says that it is starting windows. Then I get a bsod and a message that says:
A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you'e seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard dries or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer.
Technical information:
***STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF78D2524, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
I went online and searched and I tried to do what people had suggested regarding the hdd controller but I didn't see anything like that in the bios and I don't know where else I'm supposed to be looking. Any help would be appreciated, and yes, due to software I need to run I have to go to XP.
Thanks!
I have a brand new, just out of the box Dell Vostro 220slim (seriously, just opened the box this morning). It has Vista Home Basic on it and I need to downgrade to XP Pro. I have tried booting to the XP CD; it goes through and loads files, and then it says that it is starting windows. Then I get a bsod and a message that says:
A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you'e seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard dries or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer.
Technical information:
***STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF78D2524, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
I went online and searched and I tried to do what people had suggested regarding the hdd controller but I didn't see anything like that in the bios and I don't know where else I'm supposed to be looking. Any help would be appreciated, and yes, due to software I need to run I have to go to XP.
Thanks!
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