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[stormforce]

Can anyone tell me if iwant to get rid of windows vista,if i put my windows xp disc in the puter if it will take out vista and install xp.If not can someone tell me the best was to install xp please

[The Hornet]

If you remove Vista you can install XP. However, some programmes are unlikely to work.

[stormforce]

If you remove Vista you can install XP. However, some programmes are unlikely to work.

Thanks boss
thats just a case of getting the drivers etc needed for xp won't it
A guy at work has got a new system with vista and wants to put his xp onto the puter as most of his programs don't work with vista

[dieselboy]

if you got vista business then call microsoft for a new license key free of charge.
then you need to do a fresh install. so you will lose everything on the vista machine. make sure its backed up

[stormforce]

Its a brand new computer but he wants to install xp onto it and get rid of vista as he has got all new printers and cameras etc and vista don't support the stuff he has got,thats the only reason he wants xp back as on his old machine

[pirate-storm]

Its a brand new computer but he wants to install xp onto it and get rid of vista as he has got all new printers and cameras etc and vista don't support the stuff he has got,thats the only reason he wants xp back as on his old machine

if its brand new wont where it got it from redo it for him if he explains to them the probs he's having?

[stormforce]

if its brand new wont where it got it from redo it for him if he explains to them the probs he's having?

hes got a xp disc and licence which he is going to use so he don't have to pay someone else to do it for him

[pirate-storm]

hes got a xp disc and licence which he is going to use so he don't have to pay someone else to do it for him

no what i mean rich is they might do it free if he explains what probs he's having, if he does it himself it might change his warranty, thats all im thinking

[dieselboy]

microsoft give vista business users downgrade rights if they want to go back to xp professional. you just need to call them for a license

[pirate-storm]

microsoft give vista business users downgrade rights if they want to go back to xp professional. you just need to call them for a license

yeah stormy said his m8 already had one thought was just thinking if he does it himself wont it spoil his warranty?

[dieselboy]

yeah stormy said his m8 already had one thought was just thinking if he does it himself wont it spoil his warranty?

im not sure.
does anyone actually warranty the software? isnt it only the hardware that has a warranty on?
i dont know

[pirate-storm]

im not sure.
does anyone actually warranty the software? isnt it only the hardware that has a warranty on?
i dont know

i dont know m8 was just wondering if it would or not???????

[dieselboy]

i dont know m8 was just wondering if it would or not???????

all this thinking has got me pirate stormed!

[pirate-storm]

all this thinking has got me pirate stormed!

[Scorpion]

Unless he has a genuine stand alone copy Vista cd and also a driver disk he may encounter problems when installing XP. XP will not not normally overwrite Vista, a message will appear telling him that he is running the latest version of the operating system. He may have to fdisk and reformat the hard drive before he can instal Windows XP.

If he was supplied with a recovery disk for Vista this normally has the operating system and the drivers for that make and model of computer installed on it. He may have to download XP drivers from the manufacturers site for graphics, sound, modem, lan etc. if he instals a copy of XP.

Hope this helps. I could give you the long winded version but I would by typng all night!