problem installing win xp on T42

[tommyj27]

ok, so i've had linux installed on my T42 (2378fvu) since i first got it. i left unpartitioned space at the beginning of the drive for windows and i'm just now getting around to installing it. but when i put the windows xp disc in and boot the system i get the "windows is inspecting your hardware setup" message and then a blank screen and the cd spins down, after that, nothing. has anyone else encountered this or know of a solution?

[baraider]

usually you install xp before you do linux....reason being the mbr boot sector or something like that i'm not sure..

post in some linux forum will get you much better respond than here