Hi Mitchell65,

Is this an Inspiron 570?

Yes Inspiron 570, sorry my typo!

See my wiki here:

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3324.2-5-upgrade-your-dell-xp-reinstallation-disc-with-service-pack-3-internet-explorer-8-and-windows-media-player-11.aspx

Slipstream the Intel SATA Drivers and Service Pack 3 into your Reinstallation DVD.

Thank you for this. I will carry out the work within the next two or three days and report back.

Thanks again

Well I have carried out the procedure and burnt the resulting ISO file to a CD. When I "Press any key" to boot up from  a CD the windows files start to load and continue until I get the BSOD saying Windows has stopped to avoid damage etc. I do not get the Welcome to Setup windows at all. I carried out each section of the procedure most carefully and cannot see where I have gone wrong.

Any ideas please?

Have you ran the diagnostics on your system in case there is a problem with your hard drive?

If the hard drive is functioning correctly under Windows 7, that would indicate it is in good working order.

If I were doing this, I'd download the driver and install it with F6 from removable storage as the Windows XP CD was starting up.

I have now established the answer to the problem. The guide I was following in the earlier post suggested the driver download but this was for an Intel Chipset whereas my chipset is an AMD chipset. So I have now located the correct drivers. Thanks for you input!

BTW The F6 solution is fine so long as you have a floppy drive installed or access to a USB floppy. No Dell PC's come with a floppy as standard so the F6 solution has very limited use IMHO

That's why I bought a USB floppy back in the day.

I'm not sure if USB flash drives will work; it's been a while since I installed XP.

Great glad you got it working, I forgot the Inspiron 570 was an AMD system.

I'm pretty sure the USB sticks don't work with the Windows XP setup and the SATA drivers, I have always used nlite to install them unless it is an XP MCE DVD.

Unfortunately i didn't get it working. Although I found the drivers I get the message amd_sata.sys not found. This file does appear in the list of files to be streamlined in nLite but I cannot get past this hurdle. I think I will give up this project. I have used 14 CDs and I don't know how many hours of frustration.

Okay try this file here and extract with 7zip.

Go to 12-10_xp32-64_raid\$_OUTDIR\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB7xx\RAID\XP and attempt slipstream of these files.

Also get a DVD RW and keep using the same DVD for testing purposes.

 If that fails you may attempt to rename the files amd_sata.sys and slipstream them also. 

I have less experience slipstreaming SATA drivers with AMD systems than Intel systems, most times I haven't needed to.

Thank very much for this. I will do the job tomorrow. Where i live in the UK is subject today to a very severe flood warning within the next few hours so i am switching all things electric off at the mains and we are takning what precautuns we can. Hope to survive OK and with luck will be back online tomorrow, hopefully dry!!!!

Thanks again, more later we hope!

Managed to have a go today. No good, I'm afraid. Have slipstreamed the suggested files but now get the Message: "There is a problem, Windows has shut down to prevent dage to your computer"

Can't seem to get the HD recognised.

BTW am now using a DVD+RW. Didn't think of that before, thanks!