Downgrading OS problem

[Jack]

Hello,
I have brand new Asus laptop which came with Windows 7 Home
Premium installed.
I am trying to install Windows XP on it.
The setup starts normally. The installation copy the files etc and when
comes the moment to start Windows there is a blue screen of death.
I have tried several times, using different Windows XP installation disks
and each time there is the same problem.
I appreciate all comments how to correct that.
Jack

[R. McCarty]

The new laptop is probably configured for it's SATA controller to work
in a operating mode called AHCI. Windows XP doesn't natively support
this operating mode. To install XP you'll have to check the BIOS setup
and see if the SATA controller can be switched to "Legacy" mode which
XP installation can access and mount the drive(s).

Hopefully you made a checklist of drivers needed for XP and located
all of them before starting. Not all new computers will have 100% driver
support for XP.

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[peter]

The question arises as to why??
XP eventually will not have any more support at which point
are you going to go "back" to W7 ???
Hopefully you will still have the means to do this

peter

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[smlunatick]

Moving to XP might be required for a XP only application and Home
Premium is not allowed to get the free Virtual PC / Windows XP mode.
Only Professional / Ultimate that can have it as long as the computer
hardware can do this.

[HeyBub]

You may not be able to downgrade. It is possible (likely) that drivers for
your laptop's imbedded hardware simply do not exist for XP (hard-disk,
video, sound, networking, keyboard, etc.).

[Jack]

Thank you.
You were right on spot.
Changing in BIOS to IDE drive solved the problem.
In fact I did not remove Windows 7.
I partitioned drive and created dual boot.
Now I have both OS working properly.
I was able to find and install all drivers for XP except SMS Bus (?) driver.
I wonder what that AHCI mode is? What do I loose (in Windows 7 of course)
when I do not use it?
Thanks,
Jack

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