Trouble installing Windows XP on X201 [ Edited ]

[buntwo]

I am trying to install Windows XP on a thinkpad X201, Machine type 3249-CTO and after booting up with the Windows XP installation disc, I get the error:

i386/ntkrnlmp.exe could not be loaded

Error code 7

Has anybody else had this problem and has anybody found a fix for this yet.

Edit:  System has 4GB memory.  I read that 32bit OS will not read more than 4GB, or even report 3.5 due to how the memory system works, however I haven't heard of an install not working at all under these conditions.  I'm installing the 64bit version and it's working, however, I would like to get the 32bit working if possible.

[BigBossMan]

Since your hacking your computer anyways, have you tried running EasyBCD on Windows 7. Supposedly, you can mount a virtual hard disk like the one that comes with xp mode, and boot into it from the Windows 7 boot manager. I played with it a little and I was able to boot from an ISO in the Windows 7 boot manager. I cannot do the XP mode thing, because I think TrueCrypt is getting in the way. If you do not use TrueCrypt, it may work for you. Then, you can have Windows 7 with an XP mode virtual and physical interchangeable if everything goes right. If you got nothing to lose, it looks promising.

[topmahof Community Moderator]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318729

either the bios settings are wrong or you have a faulty ram chip.