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guys i bought a new notebook HP probook 4430s which is loaded with free DOS.
but now i want to install win XP on my notebook which is not going in right way.
i inserted XP SP2 bootable CD in my notebook after loading all files instead of showing format option my lappi shows blue screen showing the following message:

A problem has been detected and windos has been Shut Down to prevent your comp......

Check for viruses on you computer. remove any newly installed hard drive or hard drive controllers. check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated.

run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and than restart your computer.

Technical information:
*** STOP:0x0000007B (0xF78D2524, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000. 0x00000000)


when i run CHKDSK in dos it shows:
FAT32 not currently supported.

plzzz help me this is my first ever lappi n im scared.
is it hard drive problem??
but when i worked on free dos it was perfectly fine i can made directories and perform all basic function.

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A common cause for the blue STOP error during an XP install on a recent laptop is not a failing disk but the installer being unable to talk to the notebook's storage controller. The suggestions from and about removing the preinstalled partition were useful, but two additional hardware/driver points usually finish the job.

Why it happens: many modern laptops ship the SATA controller in AHCI or RAID mode and ship storage drivers that XP (especially an older SP2 disc) does not include. When the installer cannot load a driver for that controller it cannot see or access the drive and halts with the boot-device stop. The simplest fixes are to either (a) change the SATA operation in the machine firmware from AHCI/RAID to ATA/Compatibility/Legacy so XP can use its generic driver, or (b) supply the correct storage driver to the XP installer by slipstreaming it (recommended: integrate SP3 plus the vendor/intel storage driver using a tool like nLite) or using the legacy F6 driver route if you have a floppy. If the firmware option exists, try that first (it is reversible).

Partitioning and format: once the installer can see the disk, remove the FreeDOS partition and create a primary partition for Windows. Use the installer or a bootable partition tool to delete/create partitions, then format the Windows partition as NTFS for the system volume. and pointed toward partition work — do that after the controller/driver issue is resolved.

Extras and cautions: grab storage drivers from the laptop vendor or Intel, use USB 2.0 ports for installer media if USB support is flaky, and back up any data first. Remember XP is end-of-life and may lack drivers for very new hardware; if driver support is unavailable, consider installing a newer, supported Windows release. Congrats to for getting it working and thanks to the contributors above.

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Member Avatar for swifttech

try using some sort of fdisk tool to completely remove the free dos partition. i suspect it came preinstalled with a different file format therefore the windows xp install disk cannot read it. once you completely remove of the partitions then try your xp install again.

Member Avatar for rubberman

Basically what swifttech said. You need to remove the existing partitions so XP can create an NTFS file system on a new partition. You probably have the option to do that when you start the XP installation disc - don't remember for sure because I haven't installed it for at least 5 or 6 years on any of my systems. On my personal systems, I only run Linux, and my work system runs Windows 7 Enterprise.

Member Avatar for mjdodd

yes to above but also use a partion type disk manager to both remove the partition, and then format the disk with FAT 32 and then set the primary partition to be the boot partition. Then you can insert the xp disk. (the xp disk will do the above if there is a fat 32 but not otherwise I think.)
M

Member Avatar for caperjack

my suggestion is to boot the xp cd againg and when you get to options don't choose install choose deleted partition ,then you will be prompted to create a new partition do so,then choose format ,and i suggest ntfs ,not fat32
after hitting f8 on the winxp install you will see below scree ,

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Member Avatar for mjdodd

Dear CJ
I only chose fat 32 so that dos could respond
happy new year

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Member Avatar for rubberman

Yeah, well you can use FAT32 with XP, but not as the system/boot file system.

Member Avatar for aman rathi

thanks to all of you for valuable suggestion finally i got it.

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