Xp installation problem

Note that all information on this page pertains to Intel machines only and documentation on AMD machines although that option has not been tested can be found at the link below.

XP will not install properly or at all on Skylake 6 Gen Intel processors, due to drivers. Presumably anything newer will present these problems, too. Although basics functions of the display adapter should work with generic drivers, any advanced features will not work unless you get an old external dedicated graphics card with XP drivers. In the same way USB controllers, the sound card and networking WILL have issues probably be unusable with the onboard controllers on newer machines.

Below are Abhi's notes on each error found and what was required to get a system work, but alas without USB or networking capabilities. For the sake of documentation, the options correspond to:. Note that a stop in installation due to not having drivers for devices considered "mandatory" for booting the full setup after textmode, the error message will show something in the vein of:.

Error code Thanks in Advance David. Share Flag. All Comments. Collapse -. XP Install error If Internet Explorer 6 does not work on the computer after you uninstall the later version of Internet Explorer, you cannot download the Internet Explorer installation package. Therefore, you will have to use a computer that has a functional Web browser to download the Internet Explorer installation package.

Then, use a shared network drive to install the program from the downloaded installation package on this other computer onto the repaired computer. If you cannot use a shared network for this purpose, copy the Internet Explorer installation package onto a CD on the second computer. Then, use this CD to install Internet Explorer on the first computer. If you need help about how to install, reinstall, or uninstall Windows, visit the following Microsoft Web site:.

Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? Thank You Thank You. All topics Previous Next. Reply 1. Setup has encountered a fatal error that prevents it from continuing.

Contact your product support representative for assistance. The following status will assist them in diagnosing the problem.