STOP ERROR while trying to downgrade from Vista to Xp

Question

When I'm booting an Xp installation CD, all files & drivers are being copied up for a moment until blue screen appears. Error MSG is: STOP: 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0xF748E0BF, 0xF78BA208, 0xF78D9F08) PCI.SYS -address F748E0BF Base at F7487000, Date Stamp 3b7d855c then i have to restart computer. When I try to boot vista installation CD provided by DELL it all seems to be alright. Installation is finished and if works fine. All my hardware is fine as well (I've checked all possibilities. I would contact software support but it's cost money. Technical support (hardware) said - try to upgrade Your BIOS. I know it's a bit risky.... so will it actually help me solve the situation ??

eugene89us · Answer

SoulSlayer:

BIOS Upgrade always goes smootly with Dell Computers. I am running Windows Vista Home Premium, express upgraded from Windows XP MCE 2005. I had my Inspiron shipped with BIOS v.6, and I already went thru 2 BIOS Upgrades. The latest BIOS for Inspiron E1705 is A08. It's very easy - you download the file, run it, computer restarts, and the BIOS is automatically flashed. It all happens quickly, in DOS mode before Windows Startup, and I doubt you will run into any trouble with it, unless your PC or laptop loses the power during the ROM flash. I doubt laptops will ever do so, as they have batteries in them, so in case of power failure, everything will continue to work... If you have a PC, I wouldn't worry about power failures being constant in the US, but make sure that power is stable - for example, don't try to flash the BIOS during the hurricane. :) So don't worry about flashing BIOS - the new versions are specifically created to address hardware configuration changes, for example A08 differed from A07 in that Intel updated their Duo processors to be treated differently by the system. Usually after bios updates my computer works a little faster. So don't worry - try to update your BIOS - it may address the hardware problem which might be creating the BSOD message...

Please let me know how everything goes...

Best wishes,

Eugene

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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Dell Inspiron E1705
Intel Core Duo T2250 @ 1.75 GHz
2 GB RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 256 MB Graphics Card with Hypermemory
120 GB 5400 RPM Hard Disk Drive
Kensington USB 2.0 Bluetooth
Dell Wireless 1390 Card
Sigmatel High Definition Audio
Sony DVD+-RW with DL Support

mombodog · Answer

SoulSlayer, did you delete and re create the C: partition before continuing with the XP install?

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STOP ERROR while trying to downgrade from Vista to Xp

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