Disc does not contain a Windows XP-compatible partition

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Bob

John,

Thanks for the quick response.

Yes, I want to install Win XP.

BIOS - that is the problem.

My excuse is that I had no reason to review the BIOS at least two years, so I wasn't expecting to find a problem.  On the main tab on the third master IDE (my disk 0), 32 bits of data transfer [deactivated]!  I would have NEVER thought to look there.  Probably something that I did, but I don't have possible to chang the BIOS without going there.

There is nothing on the recorded disc.

Following strange problem.  Microsoft Setup started installing on disc 2 what haqs data so I stopped immediately it. Why it jumped to another HD when I had selected disk, Partition 1. I did a smart thing, depending on who was to unplug the 2nd & 3rd HD.

Installed perfectly after that.

Sorry for the long note, but thought you might like to know what happeded after your insightful explanation.

Thanks again - I am happy.

Concerning

Bob

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