Swap o/s back to XP ?

[Guest Steve B]

Hi all,

I recently bought a new laptop, loaded with Vista.

It highjacked my home wireless network

It is doing my head in !!

Want to swap back to XP

Is it easy to do ?

[Guest Malke]

Re: Swap o/s back to XP ?

 

Steve B wrote:

> Hi all,

> I recently bought a new laptop, loaded with Vista.

> It highjacked my home wireless network

> It is doing my head in !!

> Want to swap back to XP

> Is it easy to do ?

 

General information about replacing Vista with XP:

 

A. On an OEM (HP, Sony, etc.) computer:

 

1. Go to the OEM's website and look for XP drivers for your specific model

computer. If there are no XP drivers, then you can't install XP. End of

story. If there are drivers, download them and store on a CD-R or USB

thumbdrive; you'll need them after you install XP.

 

2. Check with the OEM - either from their tech support website or by calling

them - to see if you will void your warranty if you do this. If you will

void the warranty, you make the decision.

 

3. If the OEM does support XP on the machine, call them and see if you can

have downgrade rights and have them send you an XP restore disk. This will

be far the easiest and best way of getting XP on the machine.

 

4. If XP is supported on the machine but the OEM doesn't have an XP restore

disk for you, understand that you'll need to purchase a retail copy of XP

from your favorite online or brick/mortar store.

 

5. Also understand that you will need to do a clean install of XP so if you

have any data you want, back it up first.

 

6. If none of the above is applicable to you because you can't run XP on

that machine (see Item #1 above), return the computer and purchase one

running XP instead.

 

Malke

--

MS-MVP

Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

[Guest db.·.. >]

Re: Swap o/s back to XP ?

 

reverting to xp from

vista is referred as

"downgrading" and

there may be a likelihood

that your machine may

not be able to.

 

you should either

contact the salespeople

from the store you

got it or review the

homesite to your machine

for advice on downgrading

your particular model.

 

--

 

db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>

 

"Steve B" <SteveB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:56BA918A-AD9F-4412-A1CD-5759F64472DB@microsoft.com...

> Hi all,

> I recently bought a new laptop, loaded with Vista.

> It highjacked my home wireless network

> It is doing my head in !!

> Want to swap back to XP

> Is it easy to do ?

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Swap o/s back to XP ?

 

Steve B wrote:

> Hi all,

> I recently bought a new laptop, loaded with Vista.

> It highjacked my home wireless network

 

 

That is pretty much meaningless, as phrased. Exactly what is your

problem? If you truly want help, post the necessary specific details of

the problem in the appropriate Vista newsgroup.

 

> It is doing my head in !!

 

 

Any new operating system is going to entail a learning curve, but that

generated by a move from WinXP to Vista is relatively gentle.

 

> Want to swap back to XP

> Is it easy to do ?

 

 

Possible? Maybe. Easy? That depends on many factors, not the least

of which is your technical skill set.

 

It's your computer, so the choice is, ultimately, yours.

 

However, 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.

 

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.

 

 

--

 

Bruce Chambers

 

Help us help you:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

 

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

 

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

 

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

killed a great many philosophers.

~ Denis Diderot