Re: Install XP on a Vista laptop?

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"JMF" wrote in <news:OKnPgsE0IHA.3968@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

I'm sure (well, not sure, but it would be pretty bad if it wasn't true
...) that if a manufacturer offers the downgrade then they must offer
the drivers.

Faith springs eternal.
Reality bites.
.

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