Will it hurt my new Alienware PC if I went out to buy Windows Xp and downgraded it from Vista?I am not a Vista fan too many flaws and bugs to still be worked out.Will my pc be safe if I downgraded it?
2007-03-19 09:36:54 · 7 answers · asked by Førsâkëñ 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Well for whatever reason you are downgrading from Vista to XP, yes you can do that.
You will have to REMOVE Vista before installing XP coz u cant install an older operating system on a new one - overwriting is not possible.
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You can remove Vista simply by formatting the partition that Vista is in. To do that, you will need a bootable CD of any operating system, a LIVE CD of any operating system or a bootable diskette.
Insert the preferred media, and using the dos command FORMAT X: format the particular partition.
DONT FORGET TO BACK UP IMPORTANT DATA BY MAKING COPY ON A PARTITION THAT YOU DONT INTEND TO FORMAT.
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After formatting, you are ready to install Windows XP
2007-03-19 10:00:27 · answer #1 · answered by Shariq M 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your computer will run on XP just fine but you would have to buy a copy of XP there is no downgrading from Vista its not an update its a completely new OS.
how would you know that there are too many bugs in it I beta tested it. Vista is just as stable as XP. it is like XP SP2
not XP SP0 it does not have the holes XP did when it first came out. they worked on it an extra 2 years with beta testers. its pretty bug free.
BTW Danltn it comes on a DVD
unless its the mail in upgrade then you can choose.
2007-03-19 09:44:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I would leave Vista there, but then install XP on another partition. Setup a dual boot configuration and run both. When you turn on the pc it will ask which OS you want to start.
2007-03-19 09:50:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 02:35:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as safe as if you were running Vista.
Vista doesn't have 'too many bugs and flaws' in it. Use it for a few weeks and it will grow on you. The security features built-in to it are worth the price alone. Just use it and forget about XP. Seriously.
2007-03-19 09:41:31 · answer #5 · answered by Benjamin M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't believe Vista don't support Photoshop..that's Absurd.
I guess that's why you're downgrading back to XP!
2007-03-19 09:45:04 · answer #6 · answered by neville 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it'll work fine. But you could send that Vista CD to someone who needs it, namely me?
2007-03-19 09:40:42 · answer #7 · answered by Danltn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋