Windows 7 Downgrade To XP - Hard Drive Not Found?!?!?!

[groovybluedog]

Since the other mod closed the other thread for "copyed software" and Did not give me a change to reply, Im having to create a new thread.

To the Mod: How in the name of hells flaming bells is paying for a download and downloading the operating system LEGALLY FROM MICROSOFT copying?

To the person who thinks this is in the wrong Place: I dont think its in the wrong place, As it works fine with windows 7, and im downgrading from windows 7, If it is wrong, Please move to XP.

To the Helper:

I recently had some troubles - Wondering why windows XP was not a Install option when opening the wizard - I needed to run as an admin.
Now, Another issue, It says it cant find a hard drive! So, I wiped the hard drive so it has no trace of windows on it, Run the XP wizard from cd and it says it cant find it again! I know its there - Windows 7 wizard picks it up!

Help = How can i get XP install wizard to find my hard drive?

Thanks groovy

[Allan]

Please start again from the beginning and tell us what your problem is. Thank you.

[groovybluedog]

Hello, OK.

- I put in the windows XP install disk i burnt from the download i payed for (MODS: LEGALLY FROM MICROSOFT!).

- It scans thru some files on the bottom and loads things like windows executable, ECT

- It tells me it cannot detect the hard drive

Is it a driver problem?

[patio]

1st post you stated it was an .iso from your buddy...
Now it's 1 you paid for.

Which is it ? ?

No need to rant about the Forum Rules. They are there for a reason.

And yes it was me who closed the original Topic.

[Allan]

Okay, I'm going to stay away until you guys resolve this issue

[groovybluedog]

I paid my mate to get it > He made it into a ISO > Sent it to me > I burned it onto disk, Still being VALID and Genuine.

No cracks or whatever there called or invalid rubbish - My Computer geek freind said its ok as its from the real valid download and its still valid just a different way to use it.

Lol Allan, Might be a long time, Moderators unless on a specific forum, Monitor the whole forum so could be a while before He comes back to this thread

[Allan]

patio's good - he's watching. And to be honest, I'm sorry to say this does not sound like a legitimate disc to me either.

[groovybluedog]

Well my mate might be a liar but i did not know did i!

I dont see how changing a exe into a iso and back again is not legal??

Still the exact thing

[patio]

Feel free to PM me with the details of where this .iso is from...you can't even DLoad an XP from MS anymore so i'd be interested in the full details.

patio.

[groovybluedog]

But you could download it in 2002 lol this ISO is many years old - Just got a new hard drive, SATA and it dont like to work on it :/

What do i need to put in this PM?

[WyattSoft]

AFAIK, you need drivers for the XP setup to detect SATA drives.

Try looking on your motherboard manufacturers website.

[groovybluedog]

The hard drive is discontinued and on manufacturers website it does not have the driver - So it must be motherboard, After this, what then?