Windows XP keeps crashing on compatible computer?

Question

Ok please don't school me on XP i have 3 computers and don't care if its approaching the end of its lifespan. I put windows XP service pack 3 on a compatible computer and the appropriate drivers were installed in the correct order, so were the windows updates.

I put it on a Dell inspiron 530 with the following specs: intel core 2 duo CPU 2.60GHz, installed RAM 4.00GB it ran but my computer made a strange buzzing noise which was NOT THERE before the install. Also it crashed twice for no reason. I recently put windows 7 on it and it runs fine no crashes and no buzzing noise. It says the computer is compatible so why would it be crashing?

Answer 1

Hi,



It's very likely the SATA harddrive as mentioned. Not only did Win XP NOT have SATA support, but it also had "problems" with a hard drive partition larger than 128Gbs when it gets close to full, or accesses the higher areas of the partitions.



These problems were all fixed because by the time Win 7 came out, there was enough new hardware to create the correct drivers and internal support for them using a standardized method.



That's why an "educated about XP" Repairer will not attempt to install it on a system newer than a P4, and MOST P4 systems are more than capable of running Win7 also.



When XP was finished, and the SP'ed 3 times, they had no clue what hardware from 2009 would be.



On the bright side, Win 7 licenses can be found for about $35-$70.00 in most flavors of 7.





G'Luck!!

Answer 2

check in device manager that "computer" is listed as multiprocessor PC , it's usually the graphics driver that causes problems try reducing the resolution

Answer 3

you might need to disable Native SATA support in BIOS settings. there might be some setting in BIOS for which there might be following options ATA or AHCI, If it is set to AHCI change it to ATA. or there might be directly an option to disable Native SATA support