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Unable to Install windows XP over windows 7

Last answer on Oct 25, 2009 7:05:58 am GMT suri, on Jul 10, 2009 2:50:43 pm BST 
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Hello,
I have installed windows 7 and i want to switch back to windows XP.But I am not able to install it.All the time it gives a blue screen and says the harddrive might be curropted or there might be virus.This is being happening after the installation of windows 7.
I formatted the drive once even then the same problem.

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gragrand, on Jul 10, 2009 2:52:08 pm BST

Dear Sir,

You can rollback the changes,

You will have to format your computer and install windows XP again

Thanks

   
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Crawleygat37, on Sep 23, 2009 6:38:58 pm BST
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I was wondering if you have actually had Windows 7 installed on a C drive, then tried to revert back to XP. I am having the same problem. Ive used fdisk, and Partition Magic to try to sort out the hard disk but after re-partitioning and re-formatting, the ONLY Operating system that will re-install is Windows 7. XP..?? Forget it..!! I know its not something Im doing wrong cos when I physically change the hard disk, XP installs with no problem. Have Microsoft included something on the Windows 7 install that prevents any other operating system being installed afterwards..??

   
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bASE_dbguy, on Oct 9, 2009 2:50:58 pm BST
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Hey Guys, I was running into this problem too. My BSOD was during the windows xp install, it would get to the part where the bottom of the screen would say preparing to install windows then dead. Here is the only fix I could figure out: (unfortunately this fix assumes you have an image of the computer before the Win7 install)

Remove the harddrive from the computer.

Use a USB adapter or an external enclosure to plug the drive into another computer.

Format the drive to NTFS.

Put the harddrive back in the original computer.

Put in your Imaging CD (I use Acronis).

Flash your image back on to the harddrive.

I had to go through about 6 hours of work using this method to take a test computer from Windows 7 64-bit, to Windows Server 2003.

Hope this helps someone.

   
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 Ezu, on Oct 25, 2009 7:05:58 am GMT

Hello,

If the Windows.old folder doesn’t exist you cannot restore the previous Windows installation on your computer. You must restore or transfer your files to the previous operating system.
For more details please read this article:
http://www.fixerror.net/...

   
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