By-BY Vista, Back to XP

[Guest kim m]

migrated from XP a sony vaio w/ vista home premium installed. I would like to

go back to XP on this sony vaio. Does anyone have advice on how to

successfully do this and what are the gliches to watch out for?

Thanks for all the vista advice i have been given on these forums.

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kim m

[Guest Ralph]

Re: By-BY Vista, Back to XP

 

I'd suggest backing up all your data first, and do a "clean" install. (but

I'm not from MS)

 

"kim m" <kimm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> migrated from XP a sony vaio w/ vista home premium installed. I would like

> to

> go back to XP on this sony vaio. Does anyone have advice on how to

> successfully do this and what are the gliches to watch out for?

> Thanks for all the vista advice i have been given on these forums.

> --

> kim m

[Guest PaladinWxpX64]

RE: By-BY Vista, Back to XP

 

Make a full backup of your system if you think it is needed.

Or you just make very sure you have all your data (Documents/photo's etc etc

etc) backup on a different media.

Get the needed hardware drivers off the web and burn those on a CD or save

them on any other external device (USB-harddrive).

You could even go as far as downloading Service Pack 2 (SP2). This way if

you lack SP2 on the orginal disk you can install and use the very simple

Windows Firewall (part of SP2) when you connect to the Internet for the first

time after this fresh installment.

 

Whip out the orginal WXP CD and do a format of the system disk (usually C).

Re-install XP.

Re-stall drivers

Re-install SP2

Re-install Anti-virus/anti-maiware

Re-install applications (from orginal disks only).

Update all software.

Re-install applications you downloaded in the past.

Update all software once again.

 

Scan the backup-data first before coping them to you laptop.

When you upgrade an OS ontop of a previous version there is no option to

downgrade it far as I can tell.

 

"kim m" wrote:

> migrated from XP a sony vaio w/ vista home premium installed. I would like to

> go back to XP on this sony vaio. Does anyone have advice on how to

> successfully do this and what are the gliches to watch out for?

> Thanks for all the vista advice i have been given on these forums.

> --

> kim m

[Guest Tom Ferguson]

Re: By-BY Vista, Back to XP

 

I am only familiar with a couple of notebooks from the Sony line. However,

in general with laptops, it is easier to change one to XP (whichever SKU) if

that model was available with some XP version. The Sony www site has

downloads but what is available depends on the model. And you will need

appropriate drivers. So, do check there before you start. If you know what

Sony DL site lacks and what the hardware requires, you might be able to find

it on the particular maker's site: wireless network, sound drivers et al.

--

 

Tom

MSMVP 1998-2007

 

 

"kim m" <kimm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> migrated from XP a sony vaio w/ vista home premium installed. I would like

> to

> go back to XP on this sony vaio. Does anyone have advice on how to

> successfully do this and what are the gliches to watch out for?

> Thanks for all the vista advice i have been given on these forums.

> --

> kim m