original install of windows 7 starter.
I would like to replace windows 7 starter with
windows xp professional.
I have 2 usb devices that I am able to select to
boot from in the bios. one is an LG portable multi
drive, the other is a usb flash drive.
I have tried doing the installation from each of
these devices (prepared the usb stick using
winflash).
Both attempts had the same results.
The computer boots to the usb device, shows that
it is installing setup files then goes to
"starting windows" and gives me a blue screen with
stop:0x0000007b (googled this and found it is an
inaccesable boot device)
Bios info:
System BIOS version: v3.09 (DDR2)
VGA BIOS version : Intel v2001
clear of all passwords
boot order is usb
hdd
Can't find any mention of secure boot in the bios.
tried changing disk type from achi to ide = won't boot anything from anywhere
Any help would be appreciated
Thank You