There are a couple of ways. I've been fighting this for a while and think I
have found the best solution for me -
which may not be *your* best solution.
Here's your best options (IMO):
1. (What I am doing) - Using a new 500GB Hard drive (~$100) for my laptop
(I could use the 250GB HD that came with the laptop but this gives me more
room & I can use the smaller HD as a ext HD) , I will install Vista with the
Recovery Discs, then install XP on a seperate partition. I will use a 3rd
partition for my data files. This is the best solution because I don't have
to find the HD Driver (and others) for my new Toshiba laptop. Problem is, a
XP driver for my Toshiba components may not even exist! You'll need 3GB for
XP and 20GB for Vista. Since I have data on my 250GB Hard Drive I'll use a
HD Docking station I have ($30) to copy/share files between the 250 & 500
HDs.
2. Here's another less desirable (IMHO) option. On a seperate PC, download
nLite (free) software. Locate the HD driver (and drivers for all other
components in your new computer) and place them in a temp folder on your
borrowed PC. Run nLite which will use your XP install discs to place a copy
of XP Installation on your borrrowed PC. nLite will then "integrate" the
drivers into the files of the XP installation folder. Now you can copy the
new XP files containing the drivers onto a CD. Use that CD/s to install XP
on your computer and hope you have the correct drivers.
It's more complex to describe than to do but the problem is still finding
the proper drivers. I started to try this but feel the 1st option will be
more likely to work.
Using option 1 you can start up on Vista then switch to XP once the computer
is running. This is called a "Dual Boot System" and is very common. \
HTHs
LarryT
91 300D
----- Original Message -----
From: "MG" <trainpain2...@yahoo.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 11:13 AM
Subject: [MBZ] QRe: Ext HDD, was RE: OT -new computer
If you do figure out how to get back to XP let me know. My daughter has a
new HP laptop that she wants to go back to XP on. Problem is HP doesn't
provide any drivers for the computer that will work with XP. Since she
uses the computer for relaxation (games). Linux won't work because the
games she wants to run won't run on Linux. or is there some way to install
XP in Linux and have the Linux drivers run the computer? How much would
that slow things down because she has the games turned down to medium to
low detail just to run them now. Any slow down and you might as well
forget about playing.
Manfred
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:47:36 -0400
From: "LarryT" <l02tur...@comcast.net>
Subject: [MBZ] QRe: Ext HDD, was RE: OT -new computer
Hi Tim -
Thx but no thx - it sounds too complicated for no improvement in
performance. You didn't mention if it would improve security but I doubt
it,.
You're right about the configuration - presently the Ext HD is shown as a
drive in the desktop. And when on the desktop I see it like that - it
shows the 2 HDs in the puter and the 3rd as C, D, E & F and H as the ext.
I
use software called Network Magic which makes things nuch easier to set
up.
I had tried unsuccessfuly to set up the LAN so I could print (printer
hooked
to desktop) with the laptop - followed the instructions but still it said
No! But NM configured it perfectly. Until my new laptop added Vista to
the
mess. But that too can be fixed..... once I get rid of Vista and install
XP
again.
Thx agn
Take care --
LarryT
91 300D
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