I am currently running on Vista reduced functionality.

I have tried to boot off of XP disc and it checks for compatability and
either states there's an error or stops. It never gives me the option to
partition a drive.

When I log onto the reduced fucntionality mode, and access the XP
installation disc, click setup in the disc's folder: either the Install
Windows XP link is not highlilghted, or when it is, i click Install Windows
XP, it states:

set up cannot continue because the version of windows on your computer is
newer than the version on the CD. The help link which checks for a solution
states that their is no solution and doesn't bring me to a microsoft url for
help.

I have put the installation disc into another computer and it works fine.

Please let me know if you know what's going on here.

Thanks,

Joe Sal