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    wf217 Posts: 5, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 14, 2010, 04:17 PM
    Downgrade from windows 7 to xp
    XP cannot install in SATA hard disk
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    smoothy Posts: 25,490, Reputation: 2853
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    Sep 14, 2010, 04:43 PM

    You need to find the SATA drivers for your motherboard, burn them to a floppy disk and when XP askes if you have extra drivers when you first start you say yes and use the floppy when asked.

    But you CAN install XP to a SATA drive.
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    Sep 14, 2010, 05:06 PM

    I would NOT recommend downgrading a machine designed for Win 7 to XP. You probably won't find drivers for all the hardware. Besides Win 7 is better.
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    Oct 11, 2010, 04:31 AM
    ScottGem is right... I also wouldn't advice it, most drivers are software specific and downgrading might get you into a lot of them not working at all... even if you attempt to download,
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