I just bought a laptop pre-loaded with Vista and it's a pain in the butt. Vista has too many compatibility issues with apps that I need to get my work done. I want to install XP on it. I don't have any real critical data or applications on there other than what was pre-loaded and one game that I have the disc for.
Should I just wipe the HD and install XP? If I do so, are there any hidden timebombs because HP pre-configured the machine to work with Vista? Will I need to download and save driver files before I do this?
2007-03-01 11:36:40 · 4 answers · asked by bigmikechen 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
For the snarky guy talking about money...please read the question. Vista was pre-loaded on my HP notebook. I have XP as a disc already. I'm not buying anything. I need to get my work done and the apps won't work on Vista. I'll pay for an upgrade later when it supports my apps.
2007-03-01 11:56:23 · update #1
Correct ... wiping the hard disk is best.
XP drivers are readily available (on their website) for any HP unit that shipped with Vista.
No time bombs or any "pre-configuration" issues to mention.
I could not agree with you more about Vista, & I too have returned to XP Pro .... much happier for it.
regards,
Philip T
2007-03-01 11:44:54 · answer #1 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me see if I got this right. You paid about $200 for Vista, and now it wont work right, so you want to buy another $200 cd from Microsoft to try to fix the problems caused by the first one, right?
A much better idea than throwing still more money at Microsoft, is to dump it and get an open source program instead. One is kubuntu available at www.kubuntu.org
2007-03-01 19:50:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can always have both, download XP and when Vista get all the upgrades you'll be able to us it as your main OS
2007-03-01 20:17:01 · answer #3 · answered by STA-TOW 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no ... u will need all the xp drivers for ur notebook though .. check the manufacturer site to be sure they are available ..
2007-03-01 19:45:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋