With the issuance of a new operating system, Windows Vista, a company Microsoft is becoming more sophisticated and aggressive methods of public relations firms and promote their product on the world market. In connection with this, there was an extremely rigid lizenzionnogo company to introduce Windows Vista OS product on the market portable PC. Now the latest laptops leading firms proizvoditley supply their products even without a driver for the old version of the operating system, Windows XP. Such harsh measures are not moving inked many PC users and developers, but against huge monopolistskoy machines do not trample, therefore have to look for methods of installing Windows XP on their own laptops.

So, in this article alphabet tell you how your PC to install Windows XP on modern notebooks, exclusively supplied complete with Windows Vista. While trying to install XP on these models, there is an error - Windows XP installer has found no hard disks installed. How to solve this problem and install Windows XP on your laptop and we will tell.

Why do I need a driver SATA controller to install Windows XP on a laptop

So, you have purchased a new laptop, which unfortunately does not support the Windows XP operating system, and while trying to install ominously writes an error: Setup has not found installed on a PC hard drive. However, the hard drive is working properly and is defined in the BIOS. What is the problem?

The fact is that for the installation of Windows XP on a laptop, installer must recognize the SATA controller motherboard and install its drivers. This process took place automatically, until the driver installation directory distribution Windows XP is not outdated. Therefore, in order to install Windows XP on most of today's laptops should be added to this driver installer.

Adding SATA (to sew into) driver in Windows XP installation distribution

Add SATA driver needed for the installation of Windows XP, you have two options: copying drivers on the floppy, adding drivers in the Windows XP installation distribution. In the first option, all quite simple: find the necessary drivers and copy them to a floppy, then, at the beginning of the Windows XP hit the F6 and choose the right driver. This will lead to a forced addendum SATA driver in the Windows XP master and the subsequent discovery of hard drives. The problem is that the laptops are already quite long ceased staffed floppy floppy drive, and spend extra money on the USB drive is rather silly and uneconomically. therefore, proceed to the second method.

In order for the hard disk laptop revealed when installing Windows XP, we need to add SATA driver in the distribution (installer) operating system. To do this, we will use the most simple and clear utility to automate and customize the distributions Windpows XP - nLite. NLite program adds Windows XP distribution assemble the necessary packet drivers, after which the problem will be eliminated. Let's start.

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Creating distribution and adding Windows XP drivers in the distribution Windows XP

Download the program to work with Windows XP distro - nLite

First, we need to copy the contents of Windows XP installation disc to the hard disk of another computer. For example, copy all of its files and folders in the folder D: / Windows_SATA.

Once this step is completed, then program nLite. We choose the installation language, accept the terms of the license agreement, and choose the path of the installation. For normal nLite utility requires on your utilities. NET Framework (it usually comes with drivers for the video card). Without it, nLite simply not run, so downloading utility and install it. If you run the program shows the error message with tektom: "Error initializing application (0xc0000135)" - that means. NET Framework is not installed, or installed incorrectly.

Now run nLite, choose the language and the way to set a folder with the files downloaded packages in Windows XP - in our case, this folder D: / Windows_SATA.
Installing SATA drivers
Please wait a moment while the program nLite will determine the type of operating system, the language modules and service packs. Click Next. The next screen allows you to select from the available options that the program will meet over distro Windows XP before it is written to the CD. You can automate the process of installing Windows XP, allowing the installer automatically fill in fields such as user name, license key, and time zone.
Program nlite
In our sluche, we are interested in drivers item, so click on the appropriate button. Also, we are going after adding drivers in the distribution Windows XP burned onto a CD, so choose the item Boot the ISO and Next Hit
Integrating drivers
Program nLite invite us to choose a folder on the drivers, which we will add distribution in Windows XP. Specify previously downloaded to a hard drive folder for SATA controller our laptop and all drivers choose from the list.
The choice of driver
Further Push forward and mount the image, which then can be retained on the hard drive or burn a CD
This boot image
Push forward to the completion of recording and burning. All our distribution Windows XP with support for SATA necessary drivers for our notebook ready, start installing Windows XP. Let us repeat the points again creating Windows XP installation disk and its addenda SATA drivers notebook:

* Copy all file and folders with a Windows XP installation disc to the hard drive
* Install program nLite
* Install utility. NET Framework
* Starting nLite and point the way for the previously downloaded a file folder with Windows XP
* Select the point additions Driver
* Select the folder with SATA-drivers for laptops
* Installation and distribution record with the added Windows XP drivers for SATA-laptop program nLite

Where to download dravera SATA controller notebook

Most modern notebook manufacturers are not placed the necessary drivers for SATA-disk proceeding in a set, so we need to seek help from the Internet.

Go to the manufacturer notebook, select Download and Support, or by using the master support, it is necessary to grab your laptop models SATA driver.

At the same site, you can download all the drivers for your model ustrystv notebook operating system Windows XP. They will need after you install Windows from a previously disk.

If you are done properly, Windows XP installer will find laptop hard drives without a problem and would install Windows XP.