topic Re: Installing XP in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/installing-xp/m-p/51416#M68236 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi .naVA and welcome to Club Vaio.<BR /><BR />You cannot install the SATA drivers from a pen drive when installing XP. Only three devices will be recognised: -<BR /><BR />CD/DVD Optical drive<BR />Hard Disc<BR />A USB 1.44MB Floppy Disc Drive.<BR /><BR />Only Vista recognises a flash drive.<BR /><BR />So there are only two ways to install the SATA drivers: -<BR /><BR />1. From a 1.44MB Floppy Disc in a USB Floppy Drive<BR />2. Slipreamed into the XP Installation files and both burnt onto a bootable CD. (Google for a free program called 'nLite' which will do this for you).<BR /><BR />Have a look at this recent thread by Costasp which describes downgrading an AR31M to XP Pro: -<BR /><BR /><A href="http://club.vaio.sony.co.uk/clubvaio/GB/en/forum/viewthread?thread=41647" target="_blank">http://club.vaio.sony.co.uk/clubvaio/GB/en/forum/viewthread?thread=41647</A><BR /><BR /> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.com.mk/html/@0248C33DDCF34AA61B8F8F33F5AFA5BE/images/smilies/013.png" alt=":wink:" title=":wink:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:35:44 GMT Blencogo 2007-09-28T21:35:44Z Installing XP https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/installing-xp/m-p/51412#M68235 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi I have a VGN-AR41E and I want to downgrade to XP from Vista Home Premium, only XP didn't recognise my SATA HDD, and I have the drivers on my USB Pen, can anyone please help me? :smileygrin:<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:09:25 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/installing-xp/m-p/51412#M68235 .naVA 2007-09-28T21:09:25Z Re: Installing XP https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/installing-xp/m-p/51416#M68236 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi .naVA and welcome to Club Vaio.<BR /><BR />You cannot install the SATA drivers from a pen drive when installing XP. Only three devices will be recognised: -<BR /><BR />CD/DVD Optical drive<BR />Hard Disc<BR />A USB 1.44MB Floppy Disc Drive.<BR /><BR />Only Vista recognises a flash drive.<BR /><BR />So there are only two ways to install the SATA drivers: -<BR /><BR />1. From a 1.44MB Floppy Disc in a USB Floppy Drive<BR />2. Slipreamed into the XP Installation files and both burnt onto a bootable CD. (Google for a free program called 'nLite' which will do this for you).<BR /><BR />Have a look at this recent thread by Costasp which describes downgrading an AR31M to XP Pro: -<BR /><BR /><A href="http://club.vaio.sony.co.uk/clubvaio/GB/en/forum/viewthread?thread=41647" target="_blank">http://club.vaio.sony.co.uk/clubvaio/GB/en/forum/viewthread?thread=41647</A><BR /><BR /> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.com.mk/html/@0248C33DDCF34AA61B8F8F33F5AFA5BE/images/smilies/013.png" alt=":wink:" title=":wink:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:35:44 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/installing-xp/m-p/51416#M68236 Blencogo 2007-09-28T21:35:44Z