XP CD with SP2 integrated should install to the SATA normally without the
need to add the drivers first.

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Xandros


"Gary R." <roberthouse@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:egH7wePaIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I have a new notebook that came with Vista, and have entertained the idea
>of backing up the complete system, formatting, and then installing XP, with
>the thought that I'll probably get a considerable performance boost, not to
>mention losing the small irritations and nags that are constant with Vista.
>(I'm not a Vista hater, just don't really need the glitz or the "do you
>really want to..." screens, besides the occasional software that doesn't
>work with it). Plus, I think a 2 GB machine with this processor should fly
>with XP, and it's only so-so with Vista. If I change my mind, I'll have
>the disk imaged so I can go back to Vista.
>
> But the hard drive is SATA, and there is no floppy drive. As far as I
> remember, the floppy is the only possibility for adding the SATA drivers
> during XP setup, and I'm not even sure if it would recognize a USB floppy
> if I were to buy one specifically for that purpose. Any suggestions,
> workarounds, etc. would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Gary
>