I have a Toshiba laptop; what kind of laptop do you have? And can I remove vista and install Windows XP Home on it?
2007-08-31 12:57:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
My best friend, Joannie, has a new Toshiba laptop. She is also a computer geek! LOL Anyway, her first advice is that Vista runs better and you should keep it, just learn to use it. However, if you really want to change ... you need to create a Toshiba Recovery disc and save to CD. then go to the Toshiba website and get all the drivers you need for sound, video, etc etc for XP and put them on disc. When you are confident you have all recovery information ... you need to format your harddrive and load XP home.
Sounds to me that the best advice was the first ... keep Vista!
2007-08-31 18:36:33 · answer #1 · answered by Lou C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 Dell laptops. I have used Sony and Toshiba before. I suggest going to the Microsoft website below and running the Vista compatibility adviser. This will give you some information concerning if your machine will run Vista.
I suggest that you must have at least 2 gigs of ram to run the software. I caution you about device driver issues with upgrading. I think a number of users are waiting until the first service pack is issued. That revision will address many of the driver related issues now. I also will never purchase the stripped down home version of an operating system. I have done that in the past only to have to go buy the more robust business operating system Good luck.
2007-09-02 03:19:37 · answer #2 · answered by david42 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I Like The Dell Mini 10.It Fit's My Need For School,And Run's Awesome With A Gig Of Ram.At Walmart,They Sell Them For Under $300!You Can't Beat That!If You Want A Full Sized Laptop,Get A Dell Inspiron.
2016-05-18 01:47:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a big enough hard drive you can just partition it and install XP as well as having Vista. Therefore you can use all your programs that don't work with Vista without actually removing it.
2007-08-31 13:12:41 · answer #4 · answered by DroopD 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a gateway mx6445.
yes you can remove vista and install xp home but you'll have to do a clean install. you will also need to buy the cd ( the real ones cost about $200) or you can download it.
note that if you do a clean install you'll have to look for the hardware drivers (such as sound and video )and install them again. Goodluck
2007-08-31 13:06:11 · answer #5 · answered by mr.lex 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can but you might have a problem with drivers for the sound, graphics etc
These might be parts of Vista's restore which XP might not have
2007-08-31 13:05:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sorry Hun I'm a mac girl, but u seem to have some good answers here that might be able to help u out. Good luck .personally I don't think I would want vista either.
2007-09-01 07:09:10 · answer #7 · answered by drkangelrzng 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have:
Dell Inspiron 1501
Processor: AMD Mobile Sempron 3500+
RAM: 1.5. GB
Yes, you can put Windows XP Home (tm) on it.
But, you would have to search to find it, unless you already have a genuine copy. As, they have stopped production of XP.
But, anyways, yeah.. You can install it with no problems. :)
2007-08-31 15:42:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no laptop here and u can try putting xp home on it but u may get stuck goood lucky
2007-09-01 12:11:23 · answer #9 · answered by sweet_lonely_leo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can, but it is troubls..i did it, it took a few hours. good luck.
If you ask the support team for vista they will not help you, i spak from personal experience..
2007-08-31 13:02:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋