Why can't I install Windows XP on my laptop

[Sebbjo0528]

Greetings, I have an HP Envy and I'm trying to install Windows XP on it I have a secondary hard drive in it and a USB with Windows XP 64-bit installer, but when I try to boot it from the USB I get the "7b" error I've turned on Legacy boot in the BIOS but it still won't work; what could I do to fix this?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to fix it because Intel ended XP driver support for any Intel platforms after the 3rd generation core processors and series 7 chipsets.

The reason you are getting the 7b error is because XP does not have the sata drivers needed to install the hard drive controllers.

With the older chipsets all you need to do is to install the applicable sata ahci or raid driver but since Intel didn't develop any for platforms with the series 8 chipsets and 4th gen core processors, you are dead in the water.

Let's say for arguments sake that you could get XP to install....then you have no audio, USB, wireless or graphics drivers anyway.

What good would that be?

[Sebbjo0528]

Can you do it with Vista or 7? If so can you install it via SD card?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Windows 7, no problem.

Vista?  Probably no graphics, wireless or USB drivers.

Both OS's could install without SATA drivers.

I installed Vista on my HP 350 G1 business notebook with the Intel series 8 chipset and 4th gen i3 processor.

Had no problem installing, but no graphics, wireless or USB drivers.

I used DVD's for both.