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I'm trying to downgrade my HP550 Op system from Vista Home Basic to XP PRO, It starts to install all the drivers and as it gets to the end of it a blue screen come up and says some thing abotu erros.. Have you any idea what i can do ? I have tried 9 times now.

Submitted: 32 days and 13 hours ago.

Category: Computer

Value: $15

Status: AWAITING CUSTOMER ACTION

Computer OS: Windows Vista

Already Tried:
I have tried messing with the SATA BIOS. i was told this by a friend... It didnt work.

Posted by Claws224 32 days and 13 hours ago.

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Hi,

Can you tell us what errosr you are receiving?

Is it something about cannot find hard drive?

Thanks

32 days and 13 hours ago.

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I can not remember if i try it and come back will i be able to contact you again ? If this helps i call the company i got the laptop from and they told me to go in the BIOS and go to SATA and then go to ACPI and disable it.. But there is nothing that as ACPI the SATA i tryed that and it didn't work.. My system wouldn't start at all.

Posted by Claws224 32 days and 13 hours ago.

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Ok,

If you can get em the error message then just come back to Justanswer.com and log back into your account and it will bring you back here so we can carry on.

Thanks

Eric

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I'm trying to downgrade my HP550 Op system from Vista Home Basic to XP PRO, It starts to install all the drivers and as it gets to the end of it a blue screen come up and says some thing abotu erros.. Have you any idea what i can do ? I have tried 9 times now.

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Computer OS: Windows Vista Already Tried: I have tried messing with the SATA BIOS. i was told this by a friend... It didnt work.

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Hi, Can you tell us what errosr you are receiving? Is it something about cannot find hard drive? Thanks

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Ok, If you can get em the error message then just come back to Justanswer.com and log back into your account and it will bring you back here so we can carry on. ThanksEric

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Computer OS: Windows Vista

Already Tried:
I have tried messing with the SATA BIOS. i was told this by a friend... It didnt work.

Hi,

Can you tell us what errosr you are receiving?

Is it something about cannot find hard drive?

Thanks

Ok,

If you can get em the error message then just come back to Justanswer.com and log back into your account and it will bring you back here so we can carry on.

Thanks

Eric