Guest Tony61 Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 My computer came with windows xp already installed. My wife loaded vista with a friends disc. How do I now restore xp and get rid of the vista??? I do not have an xp restore disc, but can I still restore the xp??? Any help PLEASE!!!!
Guest Alias Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Re: restoring windows xp after loading vista? Tony61 wrote: > My computer came with windows xp already installed. My wife loaded vista with > a friends disc. How do I now restore xp and get rid of the vista??? I do not > have an xp restore disc, but can I still restore the xp??? Any help PLEASE!!!! When you boot up or reboot, hit F8 right after the beep and choose Restore to Original Configuration or something worded similar to that. Once you have XP restored, make a restore CD in case your hard drive should ever get hosed. Alias
Guest db.·.. > Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Re: restoring windows xp after loading vista? the process is called downgrading the process is not unlike upgrading, except you would require an installation cd with the older o.s. on it to downgrade your system. it is because the o.s. are separate and unique operating systems even though they are made by microsoft. if your system came with the older system on it, then i highly recommend figuring out where it came from. if your system came preinstalled with an o.s., then it would be a good idea to get that software from your computers homesite/maker. also, there are cases that if a system came preinstalled with windows, there might be a holographic sticker on your system with the product id number. in any case you should also review the homesite to see if they provided your o.s. installation files and specialty software/drivers and stored them on a hidden partition on your harddisk, instead of providing you with the physical cd's. otherwise, if your system is not one of those like the above then you might simply have to purchase a new set of win xp installation cd's and obtain a new license. let us know what you discover. -- db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> "Tony61" <Tony61@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:958F7233-460A-49A5-B303-1E684FAC55F0@microsoft.com... > My computer came with windows xp already installed. My wife loaded vista with > a friends disc. How do I now restore xp and get rid of the vista??? I do not > have an xp restore disc, but can I still restore the xp??? Any help PLEASE!!!!
Guest Mike Hall - MVP Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Re: restoring windows xp after loading vista? "Tony61" <Tony61@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:958F7233-460A-49A5-B303-1E684FAC55F0@microsoft.com... > My computer came with windows xp already installed. My wife loaded vista > with > a friends disc. How do I now restore xp and get rid of the vista??? I do > not > have an xp restore disc, but can I still restore the xp??? Any help > PLEASE!!!! Use the recovery partition to restore back to factory. Refer to the manual, contact the vendor, or search the manufacturer web site for instruction on how to do this.. -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
Guest John John (MVP) Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Re: restoring windows xp after loading vista? You may, or may not be able to do this, it depends on how the Vista installation was done, try here: How to restore a computer to a previous Windows installation after you install Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/933168 If your computer has a recovery partition that is still intact you may be able to restore the computer to factory condition, verify with your pc vendor for further help. If the computer has no restore partition the best solution may be to call your computer vendor and tell them that your hard drive was hosed and that you need a set of recovery disks... or buy a new XP license and media. John Tony61 wrote: > My computer came with windows xp already installed. My wife loaded vista with > a friends disc. How do I now restore xp and get rid of the vista??? I do not > have an xp restore disc, but can I still restore the xp??? Any help PLEASE!!!!
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