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Help installing Windows XP on Acer laptop that had previously been set up for Vista

Asked by innercproductions in PC Laptops, Windows Vista, Windows XP Operating System

Tags: MIcrosoft, Windows, XP and Vista, Installing OS on blank notebook, Acer, Extensa Notebook, 4620Z, Hard-drive replaced via Best Buy Geek squad under warrenty - no OS

I have an Acer Extensa 4620Z laptop that I bought from Best Buy with preloaded Windows Vista.
150GB Hard Drive.

No Vista CD. Recovery files were on the Hard Drive. Did not load to CD (never could get it to work)
( didn't realize that I didn't have a physical CD either... so didn't worry too much about it )

In the end, I realized that the hard drive was bad. So under hardware warrenty, I took it to Best Buy and they eventually replaced the hard drive with a note on my ticket that I needed an OS.

They wanted to charge me to put it on. (which at the time, did not make any sense)
I thought that I must have a CD somewhere. And I asked the guy at Geek Squard/Best Buy what he thought. And he said that my laptop SHOULD have a CD. So I said OK. I'll do it when I get home (i thought)

[ Now... my situation ]

I need to install an OS on this laptop. But for now, I want to install Windows XP.
Mainly because I have to order Vista from Acer.

But I've been reading, and some say that the laptop was set up for Vista and is missing some files to load XP. (not sure) I read that on a forum post before.
So I would have to completely clear my laptop and then install XP... but in the end, the poster said he couldn't get XP to load... except for Media Center.

When I start up the computer, I get a few lines:

Broadcom UNDI PXE-2.1 v10.0.8
Copyright ........
(more copyright)
All rights reservered.
(more copyright)

PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable.
PXE-M0F: Exiting Broadcom PXE ROM.
Operating System not found.

I assume I need to partition my drive and then install Windows XP. But I feel that I need help.
Because I've read many posts of problems.
I would like to partition my drive into four sections as well.

Would it be wise also to update my BIOS? Someone said to check into that as well.

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Help installing Windows XP on Acer laptop that had previously been set up for Vista

Asked by innercproductions in PC Laptops, Windows Vista, Windows XP Operating System

Tags: MIcrosoft, Windows, XP and Vista, Installing OS on blank notebook, Acer, Extensa Notebook, 4620Z, Hard-drive replaced via Best Buy Geek squad under warrenty - no OS

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