Re: downgrading from windows vista towindows xp
- From: Bruce Chambers <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:40:48 -0700
redrose wrote:
Is it possible to downgrade from vista to xp? I am having issues with several of my favorite programs being compatable with vista. What was an easy task w/ XP is Now a long dilema with vista. Can someonme please help me. Thanks
If you upgraded to Vista from WinXP:
How to go back to Windows XP after you have upgraded a Windows XP-based computer to Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933170/en-us
How to restore a computer to a previous Windows installation after you install Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168/en-us
Otherwise:
After backing up any data you wish to transfer to the new OS installation, simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)
HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm
Then the backed up data can be restored and applications (Those that are WinXP-compatible, that is) re-installed.
However, if you have a new computer with an OEM installation of Vista, there could be a couple possible adverse repercussions of which you should be aware. First and foremost, if the specific computer model in question was designed specifically for Vista, there may well be no WinXP-specific device drivers available to make the computer's diverse components work properly. Consult the computer's manufacturer about the availability of device drivers. Secondly, removing an OEM-installed operating system and replacing it with another will almost invariably void any and all support agreements and, sometimes, even the warranty. You would, at the very least, have to re-install Vista before getting any support from the manufacturer. Again, consult the computer's manufacturer for specifics. Thirdly, there may be the additional cost involved in purchasing a WinXP license for this new computer. (An OEM CD and license from some previous computer will not do, for legal and usually technical reasons.)
After backing up any data you wish to transfer to the new OS installation, simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)
HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm
Then, assuming you were successful in obtaining WinXP-specific device drivers so that the computer can be made to work with WinXP, the backed up data can be restored and applications (those that are WinXP-compatible, that is) re-installed.
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