2007-08-12 17:40:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
You can't load the XP OS from within Vista. The OS will tell you that a newer OS is installed. What you need to do is boot your system with the XP CD and install a fresh copy. I'd recommend deleting your current C drive partition and recreating to install over it.
Make sure you have all the hardware drivers before you do the install. Nothing worse than finding your network driver isn't part of the Windows OS media.
2007-08-12 17:47:22 · answer #1 · answered by Jim Maryland 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Of course you are gonna be able to switch back to XP, which is a good idea because vista suckz.. well all you have to do is:
format your hard drive
install your fresh copy of XP
2007-08-13 00:48:25 · answer #2 · answered by tomtom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back up all your personal data and save it to cdrom.. Then put the xpdisk in your cd rom. reboot your computer. If it says hit key to boot from cd ... hit a key... it will load the set up program for xp. When it ask you the option repair or new installation say new installation. When it ask you if you want to reformat say yes... it will erase the drive and reload xp. You will lose all your personal data, programs etc and they will have to be reloaded later from your backups and original program disks.
If you can't get it to recognize the windows xp disk in the cdrom when it goes to reboot and it boots to vista instead you will have to reboot... and hit esc or delete or f1 or whatever it says to enter cmos setup and enter that program and find where you change the boot up order .. change it from booting from c or hard drive , to cdrom first then be sure and save your settings.. When it reboots it should look at the cdrom drive first... go to the above and follow instructions.
2007-08-13 00:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have to reformat your computer to revert back to XP from Vista.
Suggestion to save your data to an external storage device and then reformat and start from scratch
Hope this helps
Pat
2007-08-13 00:50:41 · answer #4 · answered by pathawkinsau 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this web site:
www.howtogeek.com
on the pg go down to administrator and you will see going back to XP on preinstall computer with vista
might want to bookmark this page as this guy is alway adding to this site.
hope this helps
2007-08-13 00:52:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋