I can definitely install Vista with no problem but when I try to go back and add XP like I did before - I get the "A DISK READ ERROR OCCURRED. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart" and the computer just hangs. I can install the Vista disc and go through the repair startup mode and then it boots up to Vista again but can't get it to boot into XP and to be honest I am not entirely sure that it actually installed again. I am a newbie to this and really am unsure what to do now and hoping someone can help me......
XP won't boot on Vista Laptop
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d2comp
, Apr 30 2008 07:35 PM
#1
Posted 30 April 2008 - 07:35 PM
I can definitely install Vista with no problem but when I try to go back and add XP like I did before - I get the "A DISK READ ERROR OCCURRED. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart" and the computer just hangs. I can install the Vista disc and go through the repair startup mode and then it boots up to Vista again but can't get it to boot into XP and to be honest I am not entirely sure that it actually installed again. I am a newbie to this and really am unsure what to do now and hoping someone can help me......
#2
Posted 02 May 2008 - 01:37 PM
I would do a boot nuke. Download the Darik's Boot and Nuke iso from here http://downloads.sou...mp;big_mirror=0 and burn it. boot up computer to the disk and type autonuke. This will clean out the entire drive, it might take a day to do it all. But it writes 3 layers of 0's. That has resolved some disk read errors I have had. It should let you install fresh and clean after it finishes.
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