vladimirb

If you want to make a fresh install of Windows XP on your laptop,you need to provide an installation with correct SATA driver so setup can see your HDD. [I guess it is newer laptop and it has SATA HDD]
You need to have either slipstreamed windows XP or you need to provide SATA driver from floppy disk drive. If you do not have internal Floppy, then I suggest you to get an external Floopy and make Floppy disc with correct SATA driver.
When setup starts, after 'press any key to start boot from CD', when blue screen appears, press F6 couple of times and wait 20-30 seconds. Then you provide setup with SATA driver and installation will continue normally.

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