When i purchase a new computer clearly its going to have the new Vista on it. Well i need XP on it for work purposes. Is there anyway i Can downgrade to XP? I heard they have a block? Please help me!
2007-06-01 08:35:35 · 11 answers · asked by the phoenix suns rock the house 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I would create a 2nd partition and install Win XP there.
(Like Carling said above)
And buy this copy ox XP for $90.
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2007-06-01 08:52:39 · answer #1 · answered by INOA 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You can always format a drive and load XP back onto it if you have the software (or just put your old hard drive into the new machine, fix all the drivers, and then wipe out the new one and use it as a data drive).
I can't think of a reason that you would need XP for work - Vista does all the same stuff. I never recommend someone upgrading to it (especially if they have an older machine) but if you buy one with it on it, you might want to give it a shot before you make up your mind.
2007-06-01 15:39:19 · answer #2 · answered by Joe M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Delete Vista and start over using a bootdisk from bootdisk.com. Before you do make sure XP drivers are avail for all the hardware in your PC then install XP then chipset driver, video, network, sound and the rest. If you need more help, shoot me an email.
2007-06-01 15:41:36 · answer #3 · answered by laz32 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you buy from Dell, theyre still allowing people to select XP for work purposes. Otherwise itll be tough but not impossible to downgrade back to XP from Vista. (Costly though).
2007-06-01 15:40:07 · answer #4 · answered by BravesWings 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When you purchase a computer, it need not have Vista on it unless it says so. You can buy a Windows XP computer brand new.
2007-06-01 15:45:34 · answer #5 · answered by cidyah 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nothing will stop you as long as you have a copy of XP that you can legally install. You'll need to format and start fresh.
2007-06-01 15:38:58 · answer #6 · answered by Justin K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you could do a dual boot system if you have got a copy of windoz XP sp2. and have both on the same system
2007-06-01 15:45:40 · answer #7 · answered by Carling 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
u have to reformat the hard drive and than reinstall XP on it...
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2007-06-01 15:38:45 · answer #8 · answered by Sagar 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
buy a cpoy of xp pro and format the systen w/ that
2007-06-01 15:48:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can always downgrade, but you may have to throw money at it.
Your operating system is defective. I recommend replacing
it with one of:
http://fedora.redhat.com
http://www.opensuse.org
http://www.debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.org
http://www.slackware.org
http://www.freebsd.org
http://www.opensolaris.org
Any of these will be more reliable, less susceptible to
viri, uses your hardware more efficiently, and they're
all free.
2007-06-01 15:39:44 · answer #10 · answered by Elana 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋