XP Install problem

[BukkaKing]

First I'd liek to say that I'm nowhere near as computer savvy as the majority here, but this simple problem has been bugging the hell out of me.

I want to reinstall XP Pro as my main OS instead of Vista. My rig is pretty old ( p4 2.4, 2gig RAM, x1950agp pro) but it suits my needs just fine. The problem is when I try to install XP everything works and installs fine up until the first time it tries to load to my desktop. It goes to the screen with the 'Windows XP' logo and the gauge below it showing it's loading process...but thats it. My screen flickers a little then it's just a black screen. I've tried installing my legit copy, and a few pirated copies to see if that would makea difference, nada. What frustrates me more is my Vista will install fine, no problems just install and run.

Like I said, I'm not a computer ace so any and all solutions are welcome, the more dumbed-down the better

 

[WiLLiSTER]

I ran into this problem with my old rig when I tried going back to XP. I ended up pulling the hard drive and using my mac's disk utility to "erase" the drive and then popped it back in and had no problem.

 

[xxEIEIOxx]

I ran into this problem with my old rig when I tried going back to XP. I ended up pulling the hard drive and using my mac's disk utility to "erase" the drive and then popped it back in and had no problem.

Yes, you may want to make sure you delete the Vista partition entirely and create one with the XP disk if you haven't already done so.