CD/DVD drive - Can ONLY boot to Vista

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LaRoux

I suspect it is due to the new Vista boot loader so if instead of just
formatting the Vista partition, you should actually delete it.
 
I am trying to remove Vista from a new Dell. The only media that I can boot
to in the CD/DVD drive is Vista. XP, Win2K, BartPE all give me STOP blue
screen.
I have used the Vista DVD to format the Vista partition. So no OS at this
point. But the XP CD will not fully load up. Gets part way and then STOP
blue screen. From XP CD it seems that all drivers are loaded and then
display says "Starting Windows" then the STOP blue screen. "A problem has
been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your
computer". STOP: 0x0000007B.
Could this be a driver issue as the Dell DVD drive is SATA? This problem
occurred BEFORE I used the Vista DVD to format the C: partition and the same
error occurs after. I have not deleted the Dell restore partition. Could
that be causing this problem.
MS site says this about the error. (could be)
"A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is not configured
to start during the startup process."
So maybe the XP install disk is missing SATA or other drivers that new Dells
need. Dell drivers come in the R#### format that expand and install when
needed. Not sure how I would get those drives on a CD to load during the XP
install process.
Any ideas?
 
A normal retail copy of Windows XP is bootable. A generic OEM version of
Windows XP is bootable.

What type of version do you have that is not bootable?

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User
 
Just tried that and did not help. I even deleted the Dell restore partition.
The difference now is that it tries to boot to CD / DVD now without the
prompt press key to boot to CD.
So symptom still is... I can boot to the Vista DVD but nothing else.
 
WinXP disk is OEM. "For distribution with a new PC only".
But I can't boot to any CD. Including Win2K and BartPE. They STOP at the
0x0000007B error.
I don't have any other bootable DVDs around to test that. I can boot to
Vista DVD fine. I have used the 'disk management' features to delete
partitions etc. I could most likely use it to re-install Vista. (I deleted
the Dell partition)
But I need XP because of workplace compatibility problems.
 
Found the answer via Google (Tek-Tips)
In bios I had to change from "RAID ON" to "RAID AUTODETECT".
Computer is Dell E520.
XP install is cranking away as I type.
 
DanR said:
WinXP disk is OEM. "For distribution with a new PC only".
But I can't boot to any CD. Including Win2K and BartPE. They STOP at the
0x0000007B error.
I don't have any other bootable DVDs around to test that. I can boot to
Vista DVD fine. I have used the 'disk management' features to delete
partitions etc. I could most likely use it to re-install Vista. (I deleted
the Dell partition)
But I need XP because of workplace compatibility problems.
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Hi Folks,

Just watching this thread and found myself scratching my head. Unless
something absolutely wierd has happened, an install of Vista should not
affect a bootup from a CD since, if a BIOS is set correctly, a PC should
ignore what is on a HDD if it is booting from a CD/DVD or FDD. This is
absolutely grasping at straws, but has the BIOS on this machine been
changed (updated) by Vista? I am probably wrong, but could this
possibly have anything to do with the DRM crap that is built-in to
Vista? It might invaolve a BIOS downgrade so that the machine can
operate in a more "normal" manner.

Just a stupid thought.

Rick
 
RLAnderson said:
Hi Folks,

Just watching this thread and found myself scratching my head. Unless
something absolutely wierd has happened, an install of Vista should not
affect a bootup from a CD since, if a BIOS is set correctly, a PC should
ignore what is on a HDD if it is booting from a CD/DVD or FDD. This is
absolutely grasping at straws, but has the BIOS on this machine been
changed (updated) by Vista? I am probably wrong, but could this possibly
have anything to do with the DRM crap that is built-in to Vista? It might
invaolve a BIOS downgrade so that the machine can operate in a more
"normal" manner.

Just a stupid thought.

Rick
Click to expand...

Rick... see the post with the word SOLVED appended.
Can't blame this one on Vista. Apparently the SATA DVD drive and / or the
drivers that load with the XP install disk were not compatible with the RAID
settings. Or something like that. Read that thread.
This particular PC is 100% SATA.
 
I did read that page prior to finding a solution. Fairly broad explanation
there though. Symptoms pointed to drivers in my mind. But as I stated the
fix was a change in the bios settings.
 
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