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Peculiar Problem in Gigabyte motherboard???

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Patrose_2020 Original post #1
Feb 18, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Dear ones,
Can any one clarify?

I have a Gigabyte motherboard (GA-MA78GM-S2H) with AMD Athlon X2 Processor with 250 SATA HDD n 2 GB Memory. I can install MS Vista n is working fine... but I cannot install Windows XP (32 bit or 64 bit) and Windows 2003... While installing it copies the files, and when installation initilises, system get shut down... Can any one clarify????


Have fun... have a great day... :)
Patsy
damngoodman999
damngoodman999 #2
Feb 18, 2009 at 2:21 PM
this the first time i am hearing abt like this one
rajhot
rajhot #3
Feb 18, 2009 at 4:16 PM
U can't install XP on VISTA..i think...correct me if i'm wrong
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sworoop.mahapatra #5
Feb 19, 2009 at 5:10 PM
u can't install Xp or any lower version on Vista

try formatting Vista Config and reinstall Vista after installing Xp
aswin1
aswin1 #6
Feb 19, 2009 at 11:03 PM
I am using the same motherboard with XP in dual boot. Dont think motherboaed is causing the problem. Try a different XP cd.
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Patrose_2020 #7
Feb 20, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Thanks dear ones for your valuable comments..

i first tried a installation for Xp which unfortunately did not worked...
Than, i installed Vista from the scratch.... i am getting used to it now...
I think, the question still challenges our intelligence... will always.. till a satisfactory answer was found..

let me format Vista n try Linux versions... Redhat or Suse... a little odd but lets see if the problem persists or not...

Any help is most welcome... nice to be among you guys...

Have a great day... n a great evening..

Patrose_2020