problem downgrading from Vista to XP pro?

Question

Simply put, the "Blue Screen of Death" comes up. This occurs after I’ve booted from the CD and it's scanning all the file; the usual. A few minutes later, the screen comes up. What's the problem? Any alternative ideas on how to downgrade from vista. Thanks

I just reformated the drive, yet the blue screen still keeps coming up.

Answer 1

The problem with downgrading to XP is that without completely wiping the hard drive bits and pieces of the OS are left. Meaning a complete hard drive wipe or installing a new hard drive will be the only way to proceed. The easiest but most expensive route to take is adding a new, blank hard drive and installing windows xp on to it then reformat you other hard drive and used it for storage.

Answer 2

Pretty much what I've read online, you do a full install of XP again, let it format your drive. IF you have the full installation, not upgrade, of XP. Vista has a newer scheme on what the MBR should do for security reasons (the bootstrap). So, if there were data files you wanted, I'm still reading how users are trying 3rd party boot managers to make their drive a dual boot to get an XP working and seek their old files. Not sure if that would work or not.

Answer 3

You will have to run fdisk and delete the whole partition first including the master boot record (MBR) or you can wipe the hard drive clean with a hard drive wipe utility.
If Vista is detected then the XP installation will fail.
After the partition is deleted then you can use the XP installation CD to partition, format and install XP.
By the way, congratulations on your wise decision to abandon Vista.
The next step is to confront your windows addiction and move to Linux.

Answer 4

No such thing as downgrading ...
you need to wipe the hard drive & install XP from scratch.

regards,
Philip T

Answer 5

it somewhat is a case of what you purchase is what you get, and as i'm conscious if she bought the pc with Vista as default she is caught with it in that if her device had XP because of fact the default. Upgrading to Vista may be no situation. yet with Vista equipped in with the purpose to communicate she is often going to have issues, Microsoft are shifting forward not backward this is not of their activity to make it hassle-free so which you would be able to downgrade at a whim. i may be incorrect, i'm hoping i'm incorrect. yet I actual have examine at here many many court docket circumstances re Vista and this is problems with which they're diverse. sturdy success.