Setup Windows on HP laptop without nlite editor if possible

[pit]

10 days ago I bought a brand new HP note book (HP 530 notebook core duo processor) and I'm still unable to install Windows XP SP2 on its hard disk.
I know that I bought the cheapest HP notebook with core duo processor, but didn’t expect to not work.
When I try to install Windows XP I always get an error that a .sys file is corrupted (each time a different file). I think that both the hard drive and CD drive are good since Linux was previously installed on it.
I got a reccomendation to add the HP drivers trying to edit the Windows XP CD installation kit with a free software called Windows setup editor nLite
I'm looking for a decent solution without any nLite or other 'windows configuration tool' suitable for a new notebook and a non computer person.
If anyone had the same problem, I would be glad to get a simpler solution to make my new notebook to work with Win XP SP2. Also, a CD with drivers was not included in laptop kit.

 

[milorad]

hello pit, I have a same problem on a same type HP(core duo on 1,6MHz) . when I'm trying to install windows at the and of process i got i massage that it can't find HDD at all. Did you find a solution somehow. If you did please post it here. Thanks

 

[NoTime]

Are you trying to install it in a second partition on a HD > 100gb?
If so the first partition can only be about 95 gb.
A little higher and you get missing corrupt files message.
Another bit higher and you get can't find HD message.

I just went thru this grief on an HP 9410.

Edit: All the drivers could be installed afterwards, once I figured out the partitioning thing.

 

[milorad]

Hi NoTime. I solved my problem .It was so obvious:) . It's a brand new notebook with freedos(dos) and i tried to install windows as you know. What i find out later, problem were SATA drivers. Problem is SATA HDD. Only thing i had to do is change bios setup for SATA HDD -to put disable . (On different computers maybe to change it to IDE mod(BIOS)) I installed windows and its ok now. For other that have same problem and don't have this option in bios- there is a program nlite to incorporate sata drivers on boot cd with windows and install it together. thank you for helping me :)

 

[NoTime]

Glad you were able to solve your problem.
The issue I was having is that the boot loader does not have access to the drivers and is dependent on the older BIOS functions it understands until it can load the drivers. I found out when I used the XP install format routine and it would only format the first 100g of the HD.

 

[pit]

Hi NoTime. I solved my problem .It was so obvious:) . It's a brand new notebook with freedos(dos) and i tried to install windows as you know. What i find out later, problem were SATA drivers. Problem is SATA HDD. Only thing i had to do is change bios setup for SATA HDD -to put disable . (On different computers maybe to change it to IDE mod(BIOS)) I installed windows and its ok now. For other that have same problem and don't have this option in bios- there is a program nlite to incorporate sata drivers on boot cd with windows and install it together. thank you for helping me :)

Disabling SATA was a fast solution for me too, but not completely satisfactory since I payed for a SATA hard disk. It's now solved with the help of nlite software.

 

[pit]

I got a reccomendation to integrate the drivers trying to edit the XP CD installation kit with a free software http://www.softspecialist.com/nLite-3244/nLite.htm"

What I would to remark is that in windows vista nlite cannot be used, but, fortunately, there is http://www.softspecialist.com/vLite-3329/vLite.htm" which mainly can do the same thing as nlite, however certain knowledge is needed. You should look for someone who can do it and spend also some additional money (as I did).