I need some help with installing windows Xp

[NazGhuL]

Hi, I am new to your forum, and that my first post.
I have installed win7 but i wasn't satisfied with and i wanted to install xp back.
I could't cause win7 were supposed to be a newer version that xp.
I installed linux and then i was planing to reinstall xp.
I am trying to reboot from the cd to install xp but it's not in the list.
I would appreciate it very much if you could help me. :P

[Jonathan183]

Welcome to the forums NazGhuL

You should check that BIOS is set to boot from CD before the hard drive. You can use Supergrub to restore Windows boot code to the MBR ... this usually allows you to then use the XP startup CD.

[CaptSkip]

J183,
Could you elaborate on how to use subergrub to fix xp mbr?
I will be needing to do this to my other 40gb hard drive. i am using a 20gb now with ubuntu 8.10, only. No xp on the 20gb, the 40gb has xp only with problems.
I use only one hd at a time.

[Jonathan183]

CaptSkip ...

Boot from the Supergrub CD and you get a number of options.
Try the

WIN => MBR & !WIN!

option first. If that does not work then try the

Choose language & help

then select

English Supergrub disk

after pressing enter a couple of times you should be able to select

Windows

then

Fix boot of Windows

There is also an option to

Activate partition of Windows

which you can also try.
The above will write Windows bootloader code to the MBR and set the Windows partition active, which may fix the Windows boot issue. If these steps do not work they will have replaced Grub in the MBR and should allow you to boot from the Windows CD.

[CaptSkip]

Thanks Jonathan, I will test it out this weekend.