Is it possible to install Windows XP Home Edition on my external hard drive?

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  My F10 won't boot from a hard drive and because of its obvious from the hard drive, it is definitely broken. I changed the build in Toshiba 80 GB HDD for a Toshiba hard drive with 60 GB.

  I put an Installation of Windows XP disc in the drive and press C at the start to boot from the CD. It does not start the installation, but on the contrary, he says that I have to remove the hard drive.

  Why? Is this only possible ti disc editing hard identical because there is not bios?

  HELP PLZ!

  Hello

  Your new HARD drive is recognized correctly in the BIOS?
  Check it!

  Plus when you get exactly the message installing Windows and which will be displayed exactly?

  Can try you with Toshiba Recovery disk, please?

• How long an installion take to install Windows 7 Home Premium on a new hard drive in minutes, hours. ?

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• Can I fix Windows XP Home edition instead of reformatting hard drive?

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  Recovery time WILL erase the HARD drive. You should back up your files first.

  You have a few options:

  1) boot from a generic XP Installation CD and choose repair Windows. This may not work, the problem may be caused by anything whatsoever.

  2) boot from a Live CD Linux such as Knoppix (or BartPE XP-based) and copy your important files to the c: (Windows partition) on a USB key.

  (3) remove the laptop HARD drive and attach it to another PC using a USB 2.5 "HDD SATA Adapter (they are cheap), then copy the important files and then run the recovery.

  (4) attach the computer portable HARD drive directly on a desktop PC motherboard. The desktop PC must be equipped with SATA connectors. connectors SATA 2.5 "and 3.5" are the same.

• The West WDH1CS10000 Digital My Book Home Edition 1 TB External Hard Drive

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  Hi JackieFerrs

  It is possible that the virus has every firmware corrupted on that either its MBR (Master Boot Record). Unfortunately, the other means that your data is probably lost. But... before you'll start to panic please see below what you can do.

  Please visit this link: 'Western Digital My Book Home Edition 1TB_downloads' and...

  1. use the backup utility to backup your data if you have not done.

  2 use the software update on hard drive firmware update.

  3. use the software (all) link to download software for your Windows PC.

  4. download and install Drive Manager (if you wish).

  5. If still no luck on the connection that enables the link diagnostic tool to scan your drive for some questions.

  I hope this helps.

  All the best.

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• I installed Windows XP Home Edition. Can not find the wireless network drive

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  I hope that your ip address conflict went away. Generally ip conflicts can happen when the router is running again without doing the same with all devices later.

  If you have even an ip address conflict, it is possible that you forgot something above or can someone use your router without your knowledge.

  Your router's wireless network is secure? Ideally with WPA2 encryption?

  Tricky

• Why try to install Windows XP Home edition, I get a message that I need to use the full version. It is the full version.

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  What is the screen, you see? If Yes, are you pressing enter as you should?

  

• installed my windows 7 Home Premium on a new hard drive, but it says my key is invalid. I bought this copy of the microsoft store and have retained the email with the key.

  installed my windows 7 Home Premium on a new hard drive, but it says my key is invalid. I bought this copy of the microsoft store and have retained the email with the key.

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  For which version and edition of Windows the computer is allowed according to the COA sticker on the case?

• I am trying to install Windows XP Home Edition on Xp Pro. How do I?

  I am trying to install Windows XP Home Edition on XP Pro. How do I? I load it in the drive, reboot and it won't work.

  Without going into why you might want to do this, you may access your computer's BIOS and change the order of boot devices so that it looks first at the CD player.  When you start the computer, watch the screen carefully.  There will be a message that says something like, "to change the system settings, press F1.  The exact text, as well as the key, may be different.

  Restart the computer and press the key as soon as you see the message (you'll probably just a few seconds).  Once you are in the BIOS configuration utility, navigate using the arrow keys, the tab and button.  Navigation instructions usually appear at the bottom of each screen.

  Here's a 'how to' with screenshots.  Your computer may not be identical, but this should help you in the right direction: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ss/bootorderchange.htm

• Newly installed Windows XP Home Edition SP1a Version 2002 works not properly.

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  Love the help I'm getting here. :)

  Sorry for the delay but this is a public forum, the vast majority of us here are simply users of Microsoft products (even those with MVP behine their names which is just an honorary title) as help you others when we can. We have no affiliation with Microsoft, nor do we receive any advantage whatsoever, we are just volunteers. Occasionally, a Microsoft employee can post but it's pretty rare. On your workstation.

  After having reinstalled Windows XP Home Edition SP1a have you installed the necessary drivers? This includes drivers for the motherboard (chipset), audio, video, LAN (network adapter), and so on.  If this is not the case, check the page linked below:

  Drivers & downloads for Dimension 4300 S 
   http://support.Dell.com/support/downloads/DriversList.aspx?c=US&CS=19&l=en&s=DHS&ServiceTag=&SystemID=DIM_PNT_P4_4300S&OS=WW1&OSL=en&CATID=&impid=

  If you are not quite familiar with the Setup pages both driver below should help:

  Dell - drivers & downloads help
   http://support.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/downloads/en/drivers_help?c=us&CS=19&l=en&s=DHS& ~ CK = anavml

  How to download and install drivers in the correct order
   http://support.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/KCS/document?c=us&CS=19&docid=268873&l=en&s=DHS

  Since SP1a was part of the reinstallation, you will only need to install SP3. The page below the States 'in order to install SP3, you must first have Windows XP Service Pack 1a (SP1a) or Service Pack 2 (SP2) "installed.".

  Learn how to install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
  (see manually install SP3 using the Microsoft Download Center or a CD)
   http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/learn-how-to-install-Windows-XP-Service-Pack-3-SP3

  IMO, it's better to download SP3 for:

  Windows XP Service Pack 3 network installation Package for IT professionals and developers
   http://www.Microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&ID=24

  I know that the above download is 316 MB and will take time to download, but from my experience, I had much better luck with that route. In addition, you can then save SP3 on a CD if you need to reinstall again.

  Finally, the following page should help you in the process of installing SP3:

  Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
   http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950717

  Please post back should you need more help and good luck!

• Stop error: 0x0000007b while trying to install Windows XP Home Edition on SATA hard drive.

  Original title: new hard drive Blues.

  got sata disk hard western digital 500 GB installed, I have tried to download winxp home, got a blue screen

  stop: 0x0000007b (0xF78D663c, 0xc0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000

  I need help

  Hi aqm0207,

  How you try to install Windows XP Home Edition?

  You may receive an error message "Stop 0x0000007B" in the following scenarios:

  (a) a device driver that your computer boot controller needs is not configured to start during the startup process.

  (b) a device driver that needs your computer startup controller is damaged.

  (c) It can also occur if the hard drive in the BIOS configuration is bad.

  You can check if the SATA hard drive is correctly configured in the BIOS (Basic Input Output System) & can also update the BIOS. If you are not comfortable to do, you can contact the manufacturer of your computer for help.

  Note: Changing the BIOS / chipset can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/chipset can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

  You can also check this link:Advanced troubleshooting of errors "Stop 0x0000007B" in Windows XP

  Hope the helps of information. Please post back and we do know.

  Concerning
  Joel S
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Tecra S3 - need SATA / RAID driver for installing Windows XP Home edition

  I'm doing a new installation of windows xp on a Toshiba Tecra S3 model PTS30E-0DT03FDU
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  This model no longer appears in the driver download section.

  Of course, it is listed by download, but the older models are listed in the ARCHIVES.

  Please visit the download page for Toshiba - http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp - once again and the slot type of product choose Archive.

  For Windows XP Home edition, you will find RAID driver for download.
  Can find you it?

• Install Windows 7 on a new 3 TB hard drive

  I'm trying to install Windows 7 on a new 3 TB hard drive.  During the installation, I get a screen that says no hard drives have been found.  Windows installs the boot files on the X startup disk but nothing else.  The motherboard is an Intel DZ68BC and the Bios is set to boot from the UEFI.  All of the suggestions.

  Hello Keith,

  Thanks for posting your question on the Microsoft community.

  Thank you for details on the issue.

  This problem can occur if the storage controller and chipset drivers are not updated or due to incorrect BIOS settings.

  I suggest you use the steps in this article and check if it helps.
  Reference:
  Windows 7 installation problem: hard drive not found
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/is-is/Windows7/Windows-7-installation-problem-hard-drive-not-found

  Note: Changing the BIOS / semiconductor (CMOS) to complementary metal oxide settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

  I hope this information helps.

  Please let us know if you need more help.

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• My windows XP does not recognize an external hard drive. : "Error device malfunction.

  Original title: my windows XP do not recognize an external hard drive.

  I have Windows XP... When I try to plug in an external hard drive (with automatic installation of the software and the ability of usb 3.0/2.0), my computer does not recognize the material and gives an "error of malfunctioning of the device.

  Hello

  1. What is the brand and model of external hard drive?
  2. don't you make changes on the computer before this problem?

  Read the following article that may help you resolve this problem.
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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310575

• New computer that is running Windows 7 does not recognize my external hard drive completely

  I bought a new PC with windows 7.  I use an external hard drive with USB to move the files from the old PC (XP) to the new PC.

  When I go to 'my computer' focus on the external hard drive storage devices is not displayed.

  When I go on my devices, the external hard drive appears.  When I look at the details on this HD and pushes to execution, windows States there are no problem.

  The clues of what I need to do so that I can look at the files on my external hard drive?

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  Hi Andre,

  I've struggled for some time with this one, here's how I finally solved it.  Apparently, USB drivers for mass storage devices was not compatible with my external hard drive.  I simply uninstalled the USB drivers for mass storage devices, then plugged my hard drive.  Automatically downloading appropriate drivers, and I was good to go.

  Just thought you might want to know that.

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