How to install English Windows XP on a Danish laptop

[Ehdison]

Hi All,
To make a long story short, how to install a North American
(English)version of Windows XP on a laptop that currently has Danish
version of Windows XP. Both OSes are legal copies. I tried the
following and got this error.

Insert the English Windows XP PRO and got the installation window and
setup started copying the files (the very beginning portion) and then
got this error message: "Setup did not find any hard disk drives
installed in your computer. Make sure any hard disk drives are powered
on and properly connected to your computer and that any disk related
hardware configuration is correct. This may involve running a
manufacturer supplied diagnostic or setup program."

Since the English XP didn't work; I used the Danish recovery disk and
chosen the US as region during the setup and continued the setup but
after the installation the language is still Danish.

The BIOS is v02.57 American Megatrends, Inc. and the PC is Amilo M1437 Series.

Thanks,
Ehdison

[Ferrit]

What Laptop exactly?
Cause that sure sounds like a sata drive that needs drivers to set it up before XP can see it

Ok I checked and it is a sata II harddrive so you need to press F6 at the first setup screen and you need the floppy drivers and I hope you have a floppy drive

[Ehdison]

Hi Ferrit,
Thanks for the reply. The laptop doesn't have floppy drive. I don't understand why I need floppy drive? Should I have to install drivers for the HD? Is there any other way I can do this? Please help.

Thanks,
Ehdison

[Ferrit]

Well the prob lem is windows xp only uses sata drivers from a floppy drive.
The only other way is to slipstream the drivers onto a new xpcd
Nlite i think is one program to do it
http://www.nliteos.com/
You can do some reading here about it

[Ferrit]

you might also use a USB floppy drive
forgot about those

[Ehdison]

Thanks Ferrit,
I'll check that site and do some reading and will update how things go.

Ehdison