# need help installing windows **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 21, 2010, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-installing-windows/161753 "2010-10-21T06:54:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-installing-windows/161753/1 "2010-10-21T06:54:34Z")
so i got a laptop from my friend for free, he was having a few problems with it. i ran ubuntu off of a disk and it told me hard drive failure was eminent! so i bought a new hd, put it in. i tried to install windows xp before ubuntu (the gf likes windows better) and i kept getting an error while windows is starting to install - pci.sys is corrupted. press any key to continue (which then restarts the computer) it appears as if ubuntu is installing fine as we speak, so it seems as if this is only a fggt window issue [doublerainbowguy] what does this mean? ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-installing-windows/161753/2 "2010-10-21T07:21:20Z")
I think your pci.sys file is corrupted. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-installing-windows/161753/3 "2010-10-21T07:34:18Z")
it’s a sign from god…another ubuntu win ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-installing-windows/161753/4 "2010-10-21T08:21:15Z")
and ubuntu installed perfectly on this lappy, im currently using it fuck windows, shits mad gay. only thing is i cant figure out how to sync my ipod touch. any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-installing-windows/161753/5 "2010-10-21T08:58:21Z")
I think rythmbox works ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-installing-windows/161753/6 "2010-10-21T09:01:01Z")
Make sure the sata controller isn’t set to AHCI or raid. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-installing-windows/161753/7 "2010-10-21T09:12:16Z")
Boot into Ubuntu, delete the pci.sys from X:\Windows\System32\Drivers…copy a known good pci.sys from a windows machine with the same XP version and SP. ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-installing-windows/161753/8 "2010-10-21T09:31:17Z")
That wouldn’t help if windows isn’t installed yet. He is getting that error when it starts to install. ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-installing-windows/161753/9 "2010-10-21T10:05:13Z")
Could be a failing cdrom drive or bad cd ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-installing-windows/161753/10 "2010-10-21T10:54:20Z")
> [@Gl@re](#): > > That wouldn’t help if windows isn’t installed yet. He is getting that error when it starts to install. I missed that in the Original Post… Might have to install windows first then Ubuntu…I’m assuming there are separate partitions? ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-installing-windows/161753/11 "2010-10-21T11:23:04Z")
Remove all PCI cards and pci.sys isn’t needed. I keed I keed. Don’t you need to install Ubuntu first then windows? I thought that was the order I did it in back in the day. Ubuntu has a boot loader I think it like you to use. No? Note: I haven’t touched Ubuntu for many years. LOL ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-installing-windows/161753/12 "2010-10-21T11:31:32Z")
> [@TradersBASE](#): > > Remove all PCI cards and pci.sys isn’t needed. > I keed I keed. > > Don’t you need to install Ubuntu first then windows? I thought that was the order I did it in back in the day. Ubuntu has a boot loader I think it like you to use. No? > Note: I haven’t touched Ubuntu for many years. LOL FML I didn’t read…I was kinda sure that Ubuntu had to installed before Windows as well.