having trouble installing xp on my laptop please help!!

[jamiebett]

I have an acer laptop which at the windows 7 operating system installed, however I think this system was to powerful for my laptop as it was running extremely slow with hardly anything on it.

 

i ran kill disk to remove windows 7 then when i tried to install windows xp pro sp 2 it ran right up until it was about to enter setup then i keep getting this screen can any one help????[ATTACH=CONFIG]1062.vB5-legacyid=1996[/ATTACH]

[Jelly Bean]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

 

That maybe inaccessable boot device but I cannot read the whole screen,darn eyesight.

 

I found this: Error

[h=1][/h]

[KenB]

Hi and welcome

 

There is a lot of info here

click here

 

most of it may be a little complex to appreciate :)

 

Is this a laptop or desktop ?

 

Was Win7 the original Operating System ?

 

EDIT:

seems J-B has posted the same link :)

[jamiebett]

Thank you for the link i will check that out i am not sure if windows 7 was the original OS im thinking not as the lap top isnt all that new and it is a laptop the link sounds like its for a desktop pc

 

Hi and welcome

 

There is a lot of info here

click here

 

most of it may be a little complex to appreciate :)

 

Is this a laptop or desktop ?

 

Was Win7 the original Operating System ?

 

EDIT:

seems J-B has posted the same link :)

Edited August 2, 2013 by jamiebett

[jamiebett]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

 

That maybe inaccessable boot device but I cannot read the whole screen,darn eyesight.

 

I found this: Error

Thank you for your help i will take a look at this and yes it was inaccessable boot device

[Jelly Bean]

Hey Jamies did you fix the issue?

 

JB.