CANNOT Install XP 64 Bit....Need Help...

ttechf

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Hi, I am trying to install Windows XP 64 bit on my computer. Clean install. I have two different versions. 2 different iso files of the same system and neither will work.

HOWEVER, both work completely fine in virtualization with the program "VMWare" and both will start to install when I burn the iso files to disc but it will fail the setup around the beginning. Also, when I try to put the ISO files on a USB flash drive, my computer says the error in the photo below. [I changed my boot order to read from USB first and this is the screen I got - I know there's a dang OS there, lol]

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So what this means, is apparently when it comes to an actual physical computer, I can't do a clean install of this. Apparently if I already had and threw windows 98 or windows 2000 on it and put the iso file on it and extracted it with winrar and double clicked on the setup.exe file and did it that way like an upgrade, it works like a charm.


I'm kind of at a loss. A ton of other ISO to USB burners even say the ISO is invalid. But I do a 32 bit, perfect.

Perhaps someone can not just help me, but maybe provide some insight?


Thank you.
 

Dahak

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1) for xp, doing a usb install is not likely, it was never designed to be installed that way. While there may be ways to get it to work, its not worth the effort

2) is that error happening before booting the cd? or after the cd starts to load?
 

Matt1970

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There are ways to get a USB to boot an XP ISO. It is a lenghty process if memory serves so you are probably better off burning a DVD for a one time install. I am also pretty sure you are going to need the SATA drivers before you do anything or the install may not find your drives.
 

escrow4

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The solution is to install a modern OS. XP is dead next April 2014 and I can't see a single reason why you'd use it today. If your 1995 hardware doesn't work, then chuck that and upgrade too.
 

ttechf

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1) for xp, doing a usb install is not likely, it was never designed to be installed that way. While there may be ways to get it to work, its not worth the effort

2) is that error happening before booting the cd? or after the cd starts to load?



After the CD loads. I burned the ISO onto the dvd. It even said it was bootable. For some reason like I stated, 64 bit version of XP for me, even though I have 2 versions of it doesn't want to play nice. : /
 

ttechf

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The solution is to install a modern OS. XP is dead next April 2014 and I can't see a single reason why you'd use it today. If your 1995 hardware doesn't work, then chuck that and upgrade too.



I'm aware of that. I just have it because it's 64 bit and can recognize more than 3.5GB of memory and flies. My main computer is Windows 8. ; )
 

Iron Woode

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let's get the names right:

are you trying to install win xp 64 bit edition or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition?

the first is for Itanium and the second for x86-64.

assuming the latter, and you have a 64bit enabled cpu, installation should be a snap.

I run it and other than some compatibility issues, I am happy with it.

you mention windows 98. Does that mean you have a pentium 2 or 3 system?

list the hardware specs of this system so we can give you a better idea on how to help.
 

ttechf

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let's get the names right:

are you trying to install win xp 64 bit edition or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition?

the first is for Itanium and the second for x86-64.

assuming the latter, and you have a 64bit enabled cpu, installation should be a snap.

I run it and other than some compatibility issues, I am happy with it.

you mention windows 98. Does that mean you have a pentium 2 or 3 system?

list the hardware specs of this system so we can give you a better idea on how to help.

I think you are misunderstanding me. And yes it's XP PRO 64 bit. I have two ISO files of the XP Pro 64 bit. HOWEVER, if I burn them to a dvd to install, it doesn't work. HOWEVER it would work like a snap if say for example, I was running 98 or 2000 and put the setup files on the computer and double clicked the setup file to begin installation.


It's like 64 professional doesn't like to be put on disc or USB drive, lol.
 

sandorski

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Make sure your drives are running in IDE mode and not AHCI. Do that in the BIOS. WinXP x64 can install in AHCI, but it requires you to provide the Chipset Drivers.

Hmm, I wonder if there's some kind of security check that Burners don't burn or something.
 

Iron Woode

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I think you are misunderstanding me. And yes it's XP PRO 64 bit. I have two ISO files of the XP Pro 64 bit. HOWEVER, if I burn them to a dvd to install, it doesn't work. HOWEVER it would work like a snap if say for example, I was running 98 or 2000 and put the setup files on the computer and double clicked the setup file to begin installation.


It's like 64 professional doesn't like to be put on disc or USB drive, lol.
what motherboard and cpu do you have?

does the disc auto-boot?

where did you get the iso of xp 64?
 

Bubbaleone

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On the 19th the OP started this thread; http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2331809, about why can't he install Office 2010 on his "Windows XP Pro 64 bit machine". And then a day later he started the thread were in now titled "CANNOT Install XP 64 Bit....Need Help..." , and he's been asked multiple times (by multiple members) in the threads that he has recently started in this forum to provide his hardware specs, which he neatly avoids every time he's been asked.

@ ttechf: Please explain the above.

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ttechf

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On the 19th the OP started this thread; http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2331809, about why can't he install Office 2010 on his "Windows XP Pro 64 bit machine". And then a day later he started the thread were in now titled "CANNOT Install XP 64 Bit....Need Help..." , and he's been asked multiple times (by multiple members) in the threads that he has recently started in this forum to provide his hardware specs, which he neatly avoids every time he's been asked.

@ ttechf: Please explain the above.

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Hey, I will post my specs when I can and I DO HAVE Windows XP Pro 64 bit installed IN VIRTUALIZATION on VMWARE. It works like a charm that way too.
Just not a clean install with a USB or Disc on an empty machine. I will post my specs when I can but I do get busy. I apologize. My threads aren't the same. I try not to be ignorant. Thanks.
 

Iron Woode

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Hey, I will post my specs when I can and I DO HAVE Windows XP Pro 64 bit installed IN VIRTUALIZATION on VMWARE. It works like a charm that way too.
Just not a clean install with a USB or Disc on an empty machine. I will post my specs when I can but I do get busy. I apologize. My threads aren't the same. I try not to be ignorant. Thanks.
you have time to post this, but you can't post what motherboard or cpu you have? Or where you got this ISO of XP x64?

1 small sentence would give us the info we need.

and how did you end up with 2 different xp x64 ISOs? And what's the difference between the 2?

this all sounds very strange.
 

ttechf

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you have time to post this, but you can't post what motherboard or cpu you have? Or where you got this ISO of XP x64?

1 small sentence would give us the info we need.

and how did you end up with 2 different xp x64 ISOs? And what's the difference between the 2?

this all sounds very strange.


Motherboard - ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. K55A (SOCKET 0)
CPU - Intel Core i5 3210M

I got the two iso files from a friend of mine. He most likely downloaded them somewhere. But both won't let me install clean copies on a empty hard drive but both work like a charm in VMware virtualization. I think its maybe because my hard drive is AHCI and it needs to be IDE??

Thanks
 

Iron Woode

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Motherboard - ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. K55A (SOCKET 0)
CPU - Intel Core i5 3210M

I got the two iso files from a friend of mine. He most likely downloaded them somewhere. But both won't let me install clean copies on a empty hard drive but both work like a charm in VMware virtualization. I think its maybe because my hard drive is AHCI and it needs to be IDE??

Thanks
try ide-mode and see.

you should really see about buying the CD for XP x64. Many small computer stores still have it in stock collecting dust on a shelf somewhere. Or get it from an online store.

I can't recommend downloading it because 1) it's illegal and 2) you don't know what you will end up getting.
 

ttechf

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try ide-mode and see.

you should really see about buying the CD for XP x64. Many small computer stores still have it in stock collecting dust on a shelf somewhere. Or get it from an online store.

I can't recommend downloading it because 1) it's illegal and 2) you don't know what you will end up getting.



Okay, I MAY of solved my own problem. NOT 100% sure. I think I am 80% sure. I was burning XP PRO 64 to a CD-RW that is 700MB because the file is 560MB. BUT I would always get errors and blue screened when trying it through virtualization via my CD drive. SO, I decided to try it with a blank DVD-R instead. Because apparently operating systems are picky about what type of media they are being written to and I told VMware to install the XP Pro 64 with my cd drive of my laptop after burning it with power ISO at 3 times speed [very slow to ensure a good burn] and it worked like a charm! : ]


I say 20% for doubt because I do not have a spare computer to try a fresh clean install on with an actual physical hard drive. I'm hoping the virtuals of VMware were basically the same thing. Also, Id try it on my own computer but I called Microsoft twice and both representatives told me once you have 7 or 8 on your laptop, you cannot go back and install XP. You need to install XP on a CLEAN DRIVE and THEN install 7 or 8 afterwards as second partition due to the boot loader not being compatible.


Anyway, thoughts?


Thanks again! : ]
 

Bubbaleone

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Following are a couple of choices for installing 64bit XP Pro on your K55A. Both of them will require you to first download and save the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver version V11.0.0.1032 from the Asus K55A download page. On that page select your operating system from the drop-down menu, then scroll down to "Others", click it, then download and save the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver.

This first link shows you how to create a special USB flash drive containing the K55A Intel storage driver you downloaded, which the XP installer will actually see as a F6 floppy driver to be used at the beginning of the text mode portion of the XP installation. This method will let you install using the original CD:

Installing Windows XP With F6 AHCI/RAID Drivers From DVD Without Floppy Drive

This second link shows you how to create a "slipstreamed" XP installation disk using Nlite (see #4) containing the K55A Intel storage driver you downloaded, that will install exactly the same as an original Microsoft XP installation CD would, and the K55A Intel storage driver is automatically installed:

Installing Windows XP With F6 AHCI/RAID Drivers From USB Only

If you install Windows XP on a computer that already has Windows 7 or 8 installed, Windows 7 or 8 will no longer be bootable. In this instance, just use EasyBCD to correct the Windows 7/8 bootmgr/BCD bootloader data after the XP installation has completed, and then you'll have a dual-boot menu to select from:

Installing Windows XP after Windows 7

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ttechf

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Following are a couple of choices for installing 64bit XP Pro on your K55A. Both of them will require you to first download and save the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver version V11.0.0.1032 from the Asus K55A download page. On that page select your operating system from the drop-down menu, then scroll down to "Others", click it, then download and save the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver.

This first link shows you how to create a special USB flash drive containing the K55A Intel storage driver you downloaded, which the XP installer will actually see as a F6 floppy driver to be used at the beginning of the text mode portion of the XP installation. This method will let you install using the original CD:

Installing Windows XP With F6 AHCI/RAID Drivers From DVD Without Floppy Drive

This second link shows you how to create a "slipstreamed" XP installation disk using Nlite (see #4) containing the K55A Intel storage driver you downloaded, that will install exactly the same as an original Microsoft XP installation CD would, and the K55A Intel storage driver is automatically installed:

Installing Windows XP With F6 AHCI/RAID Drivers From USB Only

If you install Windows XP on a computer that already has Windows 7 or 8 installed, Windows 7 or 8 will no longer be bootable. In this instance, just use EasyBCD to correct the Windows 7/8 bootmgr/BCD bootloader data after the XP installation has completed, and then you'll have a dual-boot menu to select from:

Installing Windows XP after Windows 7

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Awesome! Thanks for taking the time to help me. Appreciate it! : ]