Hi,
I have a Vostro 1400 with XP currently and wish to install Windows 8.1 preferably 64 bit over my C: partition 30GB.
I dont have an optical drive so I can only install via USB boot.
The Vostro also has a Media Direct partition. Is it possible to install 8.1 without messing with Media Direct?
When I reinstalled XP previously, I had boot sequence problems and had to use BartPE to edit boot.ini so I want to know if it's the same with 8.1?
According to this guide,
If after the start you get an error message saying “Partition Table not Found” this is because your boot sequence is incorrect.
You need to amend the settings in the BIOS setup so the system boots to UEFI on.
But the Vostro 1400 is pre-2012 and might not have a UEFI compliant BIOS, so I should disable SecureBoot and enable legacy boot options. So would this work without UEFI on? The latest BIOS update from dell is 2008.