I have a dell inspiron 530sith window vista. want to connect my hp all in one 2610 , but my installation cd is only up tp xp. I tried but it wont install. what do I do? I can print from it , but can't scan. the printer says I have to run or install program, Thanks, denise

USE WINXP 'S BOOTABLE DISK ,GOTO BIOS ,SET YOUR BOOTING PREFERENCE TO DVD/CD THE SAVE USING "F10" PUT WINDOWS XP BOOTABLE DISK & FORMAT YOUR SYSTEM & LOAD WINDOWS XP.

I had this problem before and it seemed there were some bad sectors. why dont you try booting from an external cd drive and see.

dell laptops running in windows xp and vista can install any free software as long the software is windows based like xp and vista.

Go to www.hp.com and let the website auto-detect your printer and download the drivers automatically.

If your laptop is still under warranty, installing WinXP will void the warranty. It's very tricky. I'd suggest getting another PC with Internet connection and search and download drivers as needed for your 1525. Good luck.

go to bios setup n change sata driver to ATA from AHCI n  also disable da flash play module

sorry u can't download windows XP u should purchase it and remove vista and install windows XP after installing u should download drivers for the dell laptop Inspiron 1525 of windows XP because vista is pre installed operating system including with drivers

It is a pretty simple process

Create 3 partitions on the HDD (Vista requires 20 GB minimum)

Install XP on 1st, Vista on 2nd, Linux on 3rd

You'll choose the partition to install on during the install process of each OS, you can create the partitions during the XP install

The reason why xp does not see the hard drive durin setup is the ahci option enabled in the bios. you need to change the option to ata. to do that power on the system and tap f2 at the dell logo. in the bios change the stat operations to ata. the option most likely is listed under drivers. you may also have to disble flash cache from the bios. once the option is disabled hit esc and save and exit. boot from the XP cd and run the setup. at the partations screen delete the c drive and partation it according to the size you need for xp and leave the rest for vista. install XP and the drivers from support.dell.com. After XP is ready to use put in the Vista DVD once in XP and install Vista on the unpartationed space left from the c drive.



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