Need help downgrading Vista-->XP

[willzxp]

Dear all,

Iam seeking help desperately everywhere. I have a Sony vaio
VGN-NR110E laptop currently with vista. Iam trying to downgrade it to
XP, but when I get to installing windows it says it cannot detect hard
drive, please help

*I have read about SATA and all those stuff floppy disk drive
everything. But i dont understand any of them and how do I know if i
have a SATA harddrive or not? Give me detail procedures and i will
follow


--
willzxp

 

[sgopus]

if you don't understand, then I suggest you take the pc to a educated repair
person and have them do it.

"willzxp" wrote:

>
> Dear all,
>
> Iam seeking help desperately everywhere. I have a Sony vaio
> VGN-NR110E laptop currently with vista. Iam trying to downgrade it to
> XP, but when I get to installing windows it says it cannot detect hard
> drive, please help
>
> *I have read about SATA and all those stuff floppy disk drive
> everything. But i dont understand any of them and how do I know if i
> have a SATA harddrive or not? Give me detail procedures and i will
> follow
>
>
> --
> willzxp
>

 

[Patrick Keenan]

"willzxp" <willzxp@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Dear all,
>
> Iam seeking help desperately everywhere. I have a Sony vaio
> VGN-NR110E laptop currently with vista. Iam trying to downgrade it to
> XP, but when I get to installing windows it says it cannot detect hard
> drive, please help
>
> *I have read about SATA and all those stuff floppy disk drive
> everything. But i dont understand any of them and how do I know if i
> have a SATA harddrive or not?

That model appears to have a SATA drive. It's easy to check; open the
drive door and pull the drive out. If it has two rows of pins, it's EIDE,
if it doesn't, it's SATA. You will probably need access to a USB floppy
drive (about $20) if you need to add SATA drivers during setup. But first,
you have to be sure - you have to HAVE them - that XP drivers are available.


> Give me detail procedures and i will
> follow


The only way to "downgrade" from Vista to XP is after first wiping the
drive. You may find it better to pull the drive and put in a new one, so
that you can easily go back to Vista should whatever reason you're wanting
XP be resolved, or should your downgrade fail, as it may if there are no XP
drivers available.

I'm not seeing your model on the Sony site, but the nearest one, the NR120E,
appears to be only available with Vista. And the Sony site does not offer
any XP drivers for it.

But, you *must* collect all the XP drivers, including motherboard and SATA
drivers, before beginning.

If this model is not avalable with XP, and if the SONY site does not offer
XP drivers, do *not* attempt to downgrade to XP. You will just wind up
with non-functional hardware, and I bet you'll find that even more
frustrating than Vista.

HTH
-pk


>
> --
> willzxp

 

[Sister Mary]

"willzxp" <willzxp@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:willzxp.329sdg@no-mx.tabletquestions.com...
>
> Dear all,
>
> Iam seeking help desperately everywhere. I have a Sony vaio
> VGN-NR110E laptop currently with vista. Iam trying to downgrade it to
> XP, but when I get to installing windows it says it cannot detect hard
> drive, please help
>
> *I have read about SATA and all those stuff floppy disk drive
> everything. But i dont understand any of them and how do I know if i
> have a SATA harddrive or not? Give me detail procedures and i will
> follow
>
>
> --
> willzxp

To identify the specific tech specs of your Vaio, Goto:
http://support.vaio.sony.co.uk/login/login.asp?site=voe_en_GB_cons

Though initial brief browse indicates the NR range is indeed SATA drives.

This page has tutorials - Though I doubt you will grasp
any of it it, it took me just 30 seconds to find these two
links, what was so tricky about a search that you couldn't?
http://support.vaio.sony.co.uk/index/index.asp?site=voe_en_GB_cons


Now try and explain exactly what you are doing when you say
you are "downgrading" to XP.
Do you have a valid and genuine XP installation disc?
Have you downloaded and saved all the XP compliant drivers for
the Sony?

A clean install of XP onto a formatted drive
(Note: As your Sony met the requirements for Vista, then XP
shouldn't be a problem):
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

How to remove Vista and install XP
http://www.removevista.com/remove_uninstall_delete_windows_vista_xp_c.html

 

[mikeyhsd]

you should consult with manufacturer on the feasibility of switching to XP and the availability of drivers.



mikeyhsd@sprintpcs.com



"willzxp" <willzxp@gmail.com> wrote in message news:willzxp.329sdg@no-mx.tabletquestions.com...

Dear all,

Iam seeking help desperately everywhere. I have a Sony vaio
VGN-NR110E laptop currently with vista. Iam trying to downgrade it to
XP, but when I get to installing windows it says it cannot detect hard
drive, please help

*I have read about SATA and all those stuff floppy disk drive
everything. But i dont understand any of them and how do I know if i
have a SATA harddrive or not? Give me detail procedures and i will
follow


--
willzxp

 

[Sister Mary]

Snipped annoyingly contrived and silly post from someone by nym of mikeyhsd.

Do you think that clever to post in html when many will have newsreaders configured
to block such content, and many newsreaders cannot display html anyway!

 

[Daave]

Sister Mary wrote:

> Snipped annoyingly contrived and silly post from someone by nym of
> mikeyhsd.
>
> Do you think that clever to post in html when many will have
> newsreaders configured
> to block such content, and many newsreaders cannot display html
> anyway!

Sister Mary, are you aware that your post was in HTML, too?

 

[Sister Mary]

"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message
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> Sister Mary wrote:
>
>> Snipped annoyingly contrived and silly post from someone by nym of
>> mikeyhsd.
>>
>> Do you think that clever to post in html when many will have
>> newsreaders configured
>> to block such content, and many newsreaders cannot display html
>> anyway!
>
> Sister Mary, are you aware that your post was in HTML, too?
>
>
Yep, annoying ain't I.....LOL, my mistake.

 

[PA Bear]

<smack Sister's hand with a ruler for replying in HTML>
"Sister Mary" <none@entered.invalid> wrote in message news:u%23Wd9aOSIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Snipped annoyingly contrived and silly post from someone by nym of mikeyhsd.

Do you think that clever to post in html when many will have newsreaders configured
to block such content, and many newsreaders cannot display html anyway!

 

[PA Bear]

So you couldn't care less about your warranty or service contract, eh?

willzxp wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Iam seeking help desperately everywhere. I have a Sony vaio
> VGN-NR110E laptop currently with vista. Iam trying to downgrade it to
> XP, but when I get to installing windows it says it cannot detect hard
> drive, please help
>
> *I have read about SATA and all those stuff floppy disk drive
> everything. But i dont understand any of them and how do I know if i
> have a SATA harddrive or not? Give me detail procedures and i will
> follow