To date, there is a huge number of diverse operating systems that users can install on their computers and use them successfully. It is indisputable that the most popular operating system today remains Windows XP - and this is despite the fact that newer and modern versions 7 and 8 have long come out. However, XP still remains unconditional leader that millions of residents of domestic countries use. When installing this operating system, various failures and disorders often occur, which are due both by external and internal factors. But the result is one - due to these failures and violations, the further installation of the operating system is impossible. What to do in this case? Why is Windows XP not installed and what are the most common problems? Consider in more detail and try to figure out what can be done if the installation is impossible and how to solve an existing problem.

Why is Windows XP not installed?

There are several main reasons due to which Windows is not installed. Due to all two options: the first option is problems in software; The second option is the problems with the hardware. In both the first and in the second case, it can prevent the installation of Windows XP, but all the problems are solved. So, the most common situations when the operating system is not installed:

At the first failure of the installation, the user involuntarily occurs the idea that there is some kind of serious problem. However, most often the reason is simple and necessary first of all to find out if it is not in this case there is a place to be. To begin, it is necessary to check how the I / O device in the BIOS is displayed. It is necessary that the download takes place from the drive (if installing Windows XP is made from the disk) or the flash drive. Select the necessary device is easy enough: after logging in to the BIOS, you need to go to the BOOT section and set the devices for loading. After the action performed, it is necessary to save changes. If after that, the operating system is not installed due to unsaved data, it is advisable to check the battery that feeds the CMOS on the motherboard.

Another answer to the question of why the OS is not installed may be hidden in the same BIOS: you need to check the Virus Warning parameter, which is turned on by default. This option is specifically designed to counteract the bootable viruses, so you will need to turn it off to install Windows XP (set the Disabled position).

The problem may be hidden in the CD / DVD disk drive malfunction through which the operating system is installed. Installation due to a drive malfunction can be interrupted at any stage, while the user will be able to hear that the computer is read by the computer, but no further download occurs. The solution to the problem is quite simple - it is necessary to replace the CD / DVD-drive and Windows will be successfully installed on the computer.
One of the most banal and common reasons why the operating system is not installed is the CD or incorrect image recording. It is possible that there are a large number of scratches on the disk that impede the reading of the information or the disk was recorded incorrectly, as a result of which some files were lost or cannot be read. In this case, you can overwrite a disk with Windows XP, or try to install from the flash media.
The reason can be found in the hardware: if the computer has been subjected to shocks or concussions, it is possible that the hard disk deformation occurred (the installation on it becomes impossible), or has failed in the I / O device on the motherboard, or the contacts moved away. The only way to identify such violations is the diagnosis of hardware by a professional. In turn, you can define the help of the computer simply simply - try installing Windows XP on another computer. If the OS is not installed, the problem lies in your computer.
Installation problems may occur in the event that the system is installed on a computer or laptop with the newest motherboard. In this case, the installation program can simply not "see" a hard disk, although it can work normally. There is such a problem due to the fact that the BIOS indicates the AHCI value for the IDI / SATA controller of the chipset. This value is present only on the latter generation motherboards. You can solve such a difficult problem - it is enough to go to the BIOS and to appeal to SATA drives (which are "perceived by" old motherboards) the AHCI option to switch to the IDE option. After that, the installation of the Windows XP operating system will be successful.

Installing Windows XP Second System after Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10

If you have a stationary computer, it will be even better to use SSD for modern Windows 7 / 8.1, and a classic hard disk for XP. In this case, you can temporarily disable SSD C Windows 7-10 in order not to erase anything from it, calmly set XP and then proceed to setting up the loading order.

Method 1. Installing Windows XP with a connected hard disk with Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 or installing Windows XP to another section of one physical disk

This is the usual situation with the majority of users. In addition, this method is suitable for inexperienced users who have several physical drives, but do not want or cannot disable the hard disk with Windows 7 / 8.1.

Attention! This method is not suitable for SSD. If you want to install XP and 7 / 8.1 to a solid-state drive, you will need to first prepare the disk for XP using the Alignment Tool, then install XP, and only then you can install Windows 7 / 8.1.

Step 1 Preparation of the partition for the second operating system.

Create a section on the hard disk where you will subsequently install XP. If you need to split the disk to sections or redistribute the place between existing partitions, use the free Minitool Partition Wizard Home program (Download from the Official Site).

Important! Prepare sections Exclusively in Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 before installing XP! We categorically not advise placing the disk in the XP installation program! All you need to do in the XP installation program regarding sections is to select the desired section and perform its quick formatting!

Suppose you have a disk, there are three sections:

Boot (100MB capacity for Windows 7 or 350MB for Windows 8/10)
System, where Windows 7 / 8. / 10 is installed.

For Windows XP, you create the fourth section. Where it will be placed and from which partition to cut the area - to solve you. Of course, it is more logical to arrange sections like this:

Boot
System, where Windows 7/8 / 8.1 is installed.
Section to install Windows XP
Disc with user data.

Despite the fact that in the Windows XP installation program you will format the partition, you can format it in Windows 7/8/10 so that it is possible to set the label. And the label will help you not be mistaken in choosing the desired partition in the XP installation program.

Step 2 Installing Windows XP

Load from the installation CD or boot flash drive and install Windows XP to the prepared section. Be extremely attentive during the selection of the section. Focus on its size.

Select a section and click ENTER:

Select Format partition in the NTFS system (fast):

Next steps to install Windows XP do not differ from its usual installation as the only operating system.

After completing the installation, download XP and install all the necessary devices drivers. Configure the network and the Internet (if necessary).

Step 3 Restore the loader of the first operating system and adding records of the second system of the previous generation

A. Preparatory stage. Downloading auxiliary in

Click Register at the bottom of the page:

To download, it is enough to put like on behalf of your Facebook account or subscribe to email:

The program requires Microsoft .NET 2.0 SP2 Framework. You can download from Microsoft site http://www.microsoft.com/ru-ru/download/details.aspx?id\u003d1639:

Install Microsoft .NET 2.0 SP2 Framework.
Install the EasyBCD program.

B. Windows 7/8/10 bootload recovery

During XP installation, Windows 7/8/10 boot loader. Therefore, the first thing we need to restore it.

Run EasyBCD program.

Go to section Installing BCD.
Select a section on which the Windows 7 \\ 8 bootloader has been before installing XP.
In most cases, this is the very first partition, 100MB size for Windows 7 or 350MB in case the first system you had Windows 8 \\ 8.1.
Select the download type - Windows Vista / 7/8 in MBR
Press the button Rewrite MBR

After that, the Windows XP booter will be covered, and the new type loader will be installed instead.

Restart the computer. Now instead of XP, your copy of Windows 7/10 must boot again.

Now our task is to add a second entry to the bootloader - to download XP.

B. Adding XP boot record to Windows 7/8/10 bootloader

Install EasyBCD in the same way once again - now in Windows 7/8/10.

Run EasyBCD program.

Click Add a note
Select OS type Windows NT / 2K / XP / 2K3
Select the name of the system.
This is the name that will be displayed in the menu when loading. We recommend to remove the word Microsoft.
Press the button Add:

Now go to the section Current settings And check that the second boot record is added:

After that you can click the button Edit download menu Select the menu display time with the choice of operating systems when downloading and rename OS names. If you make changes, do not forget to close the button at the end Save:

Method 2. Installing Windows XP when disabled with a hard disk with Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10

This method, as we wrote above, is more suitable for stationary computers and only some laptops where there is the ability to connect multiple data storage. Pros of this method:

You do not risk accelerating the already installed Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 during XP installation.
If you disconnect any of the physical disks, you can download from the remaining disc, because in this method loaders are located on different physical disks. You may have to configure only the scene of the download in the BIOS.

Step 1 Turn off the computer. Disconnect the data cable from the hard disk on which Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 is installed.

Step 2 Turn on the computer and install XP to the remaining hard drive in the most common way - as if this Windows is the only one. Install all the necessary drivers.

Step 3 Turn off the computer and connect the hard disk with Windows 7/8.1 / 10 back to the former SATA port.

Step 4 Load Windows 7/8/10.
If you have not changed the boot priority in the BIOS, you must load from the same disk to your previous Windows 7/8 / 8.1.

A. Installation software for downloader editing

Install the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 and EASYBCD program (described in Method 1).

Now the only thing we need to do is add to the Windows 7/8 / 8.1 bootloader, the XP installed on another disk.

B. Add Windows XP boot record in Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 bootloader

Follow these steps:

click the tab Add a note;
select OS. Windows;
select Type Windows XP.;
specify the desired system name in the OS selection menu;
press the button Add for adding.

After that restart the computer, select Windows XP in the menu and make sure that it will boot from your hard disk.

The issue of reinstalling the Windows operating system for many users is not something supernatural. The whole procedure takes about 40 minutes and does not cause special difficulties, because modern version of the OS perform all operations almost without user participation. Some users go to Windows XP in order to speed up the computer. But, many do not know how to install windows xp on a laptop.

In fact, the process is quite similar to installing Win 7, 8, 10, but it is completely different graphical interface. Consider in detail all the steps you want to make Windows XP.

Before you start installing Windows XP, you need to pay attention to the key features of this operating system.

First, it is the most popular version among the others, for the entire existence of Windows. It is under its control, in the modern world, most users started familiarizing with the computer. It was a truly stable and full-featured version of the operating system.
Secondly, since 2015, it is no longer carried out by its support and no updates come out, but many users still use it and categorically do not want to go to newer versions, because it uses much less resources than new versions.

Windows XP installation steps

To begin with, you should decide from which media you plan to install. You can set as using an optical disk (you can use a CD disk, because the installation package is calculated just 700 MB), or write an image on a flash drive. Download from the Internet or take someone from someone the image of this OS and write it to the disk or flash drive (for removable media, you will need to install one of the additional recording programs, such as Ultra ISO). It is best to use proven and optimized assemblies where the necessary functions are already included in the optimal way, as well as stability in operation (read comments about this assembly or take the OS from an employee of one of the service centers).

Many skeptics will argue: Why use the outdated version of Windows, if almost all laptops are supplied with the installed versions of Windows 7, 8 or 10? The fact is that in case of failure of one of the RAM planks, the new distributions of the OS will not work quickly and the friezes and braking will always occur. With the OS under consideration, this problem can be solved without resorting to the purchase of RAM. In addition, if the user uses graphic editors or programs that require a lot of resources, it will be much more comfortable to work with the old version, because software in this case will work much faster.

Go to the BIOS settings (in the laptop, the input to BIOS is carried out in different ways, for example using the DEL, F12 button, etc. When loading, as a rule, a prompt appears on the screen as you can go to the BIOS menu). Select the priority of the download and on the FIRST BOOT device line, select the media from which you plan to install. Click the F10 button to save the settings. After rebooting, the inscription will appear that to continue the installation, you must click on any button. Make it and the installation process will be launched.

You will open the blue screen on which the course of determining controllers, devices, etc. will be shown. Then a dialog box is displayed where you can select three options. Due to the fact that we install Windows XP for the first time, you must press the ENTER button (also, there you can use the OS or exit the installation wizard).

After that, you will be prompted to choose a disc into which this operating system will be installed. Select the desired section and press the ENTER button.

In the newly appeared window, the formatting of this section will be proposed. You can leave unchanged this section, but this incorrect decision is not rational. According to personal experience, I can confidently say that you need to choose quick formatting with the NTFS file system.

After formatting a disk, a laptop is rebooted and a window with a direct installation of Windows XP will appear. The window of the installation will be displayed in the window presented and the entire installation of installation. Also, there will be displayed innovations that have been made compared to Win 2000, but this is no longer surprised by anyone, because many have used more modern versions of the OS. The laptop, during the installation process, can reboot, as well as the screen for a few seconds can go out.

After the installation is complete, you will open the Windows XP desktop.

In general, on this installation can be considered complete, but further you need to install drivers, because automatic selection is not provided in this OS. At the same time, remember that the network card will also not work without installing the driver and you will not be able to enter the Internet for their download. Therefore, in advance to take care of downloading drivers for your laptop model. Use only official sources for download, for example, on the manufacturer's website of your laptop.

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A warning: Before installing Windows XP, you need to know that all information on the C drive: will be erased during the installation. Therefore, pre-save all your information to another media or another partition of the hard disk (for example, D :) disk.

Also before installing Windows XP, you must have a 25-digit license key confirming your rights to the possession of Windows XP.

Installing Windows XP can be performed in several ways: installing Windows XP from a CD or DVD boot disk (described in this article) or install Windows XP from a flash drive.

Need:

a. Windows XP Distribution Board

b. CD (DVD) -ROM.

Installing Windows XP:

1) Insert the boot disk with Windows XP into the drive.

2) Restart the computer.

3) Enter the BIOS settings and set the computer download from CD-ROM

4) Save the BIOS settings and restart the computer.

5) After restarting the computer, you need to have time to press any key on the keyboard, when the window appears with the message Press Any Key to Boot From CD. If you did not have time to click, then restart the computer and try again.

6) To install Windows XP, press the key:

8) If you have already installed the Windows XP operating system before installation, a window can appear on the screen with a proposal to restore Windows. To continue the installation, press the key:

9) Next, you need to specify the disc to which you want to install Windows XP (if the hard disk is empty, then create two disks - C: and D :). From the selected disk all information will be deleted. It is advisable to install on a C drive: and do at least two partitions (so that the operating system and the necessary programs are on the same disk, and on the other disk - games, music, documents, etc.), i.e. Disc C: and D:. It is necessary in order to quickly reinstall Windows if necessary, without fearing for the loss of information. For a disk, where you will install Windows XP will be enough 10-15 GB.

10) Then you should select which file system to format the selected disk. If you have a 40 GB hard drive or less, it is desirable to choose FAT32. If 80 GB hard drive or more, then choose NTFS. This is due to the fact that hard drives with small volume and formatted in NTFS slow down the operation of the computer:

11) Installing Windows XP is made in a section that indicated. After rebooting the computer and copy files, you can configure the language parameters and switch the keyboard layout keys from Russian into English or vice versa (by default it is a key combination +). If everything suits you, then click<ДАЛЕЕ>:

12) Then, enter the name and name of your organization (for example: Name - 1, Organization - 1):

13) In the Product Key window, you should enter a 25-digit key, which should be on the sticker obtained with the Windows XP disc.

14) Installing Windows XP is almost completed. Next, enter the computer name and the administrator password (the password can be left blank):

16) If Windows installs the driver of your network card, the network settings will appear on the screen. Select Conventional Parameters Press<Далее>:

The working group can be left unchanged, i.e. Workgroup. Click<Далее>:

18) After rebooting the computer, a window will appear with the settings of the screen settings:

To continue click<ОК>.

19) Windows will automatically configure the resolution of the monitor screen:

To continue click on the button<ОК>.

21) In the next Windows window, will be offered to enable automatic update. Select to postpone this action and click<Далее>:

23) Activation of Windows XP. Activation is needed in order to check your license. This can be done later (within 30 days). Choose<Нет> and press<Далее>:

24) In the next window, enter your name and click<Далее>:

25) In the last window, click<Готово>.

Windows XP is the classic and most popular operating system, which is still installed on computers of antiquities. Unfortunately, in view of its obsolescence in the installation process, serious problems may arise. In particular, the installation may not occur in general due to errors. But almost all of them can be solved.

What could be the causes

Total there are two options for which you can suddenly arise the impossibility of installing Windows XP to a computer:

Problems directly in the software.
Problems with computer components.

And in that, and in another situation there may be significant conflicts with the process of installing the operating system. However, any of them can be easily and easy to decide if you figure out a little bit, what is the problem.

Damage to the set disc

One of the most banal reasons for which Windows XP is not installed is a malfunction of the installation disk itself. In most cases, no one pays attention to the scratch and the scraper of the disk, although massive damage is completely able to prevent the reading of some files. The same applies to the recording - the wrong "burning" of the media will not allow to correctly install the operating system. So if the reason is in sampling - it is recommended to search another installation disk.

Incorrect input and output device

The most commonly common and not the saddest error is the incorrect I / O device. The operating system is trying to be established with some carrier, but the BIOS does not see it, so the installation does not work.

So to correct the problem will have to look into the BIOS. To do this, it is necessary immediately after clicking on the computer's enable button, start very actively on the keyboard key on the keyboard. As a rule, it is F2, ESC or DEL, more accurately need to look at the manufacturer of the motherboard.

After that, immediately exhibit the load priority. On the example of AMI BIOS:

Go to boot.
Find there Boot Device Priority.
We look at which device is set first. It is necessary that the FIRST Boot Device line stood the device that is necessary for installation (drive or flash drive).

After that, you can leave the bios by saving the settings.

If this does not help, be sure to replace the small battery, which serves as an element for CMOS on the motherboard.

Boot viruses

The following problem, which is also associated with the bios is the function of loading viruses. Or rather, its included state. In the original, this item must be fed from viruses when loading, but for some reason it only interferes when installing the system. Therefore, you need to disable it by moving the position in Disabled.

Breakdown drive

In some cases, damage to the drive can prevent installation of Windows XP. It is especially great that if there were problems with him before - he did not read or incorrectly read the information. If in everyday life it is not so much noticeable, then each file is important during the installation process, so it hangs.

The exit from this situation is two or put a new drive if the installation is planned with a CD / DVD disk, or try to install the operating system from the flash drive.

Problems with hardware

Next reason - any malfunctions in the "hardware" of the computer. It may be deformation of a hard disk. It occurs in the event that the computer for some reason fell or beat something. In this case, the hard drive is damaged, and the record on it can no longer be done.

The next "internal" problem is disconnected contacts on the motherboard. Or, for example, a failure in an input-output device is located on the motherboard itself.

And the output is only one - try to set a copy of the operating system on another PC. If it starts, it means that the problem is in the "hardware" of the computer. If not - the problem lies in the copy itself.

Conflict with modernity

This problem is relevant for the latest motherboards. They work somewhat differently, so the installation program simply does not recognize the hard disk of the device. The essence of the problem is as follows: The BIOS is invalid for the installer value for the IDI / SATA controller of the chipset, and specifically AHCI. Outdated Windows XP operating system is simply unable to recognize such a value, since it appeared very later than the last patch for it.

The decision the following is to enter the BIOS, then in SATA MODE. Find a value called IDE and set it as used. With him, XP is familiar and will not be capricious.

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