Question about moving back to XP then installing Media Center fromVista Image or CDs

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Ward

Hello.

I have a new computer with Vista Home Premium. On it is Windows Vista
Home Premium and Windows Media Center.

I really don't like Vista much and would like to do the following:

First, I'd clone (make an image) of the existing Vista Machine to save
it.
Second, I'd like to install my licensed copy of Windows XP.
Third, I'd like to install Windows Media Center from the Vista
install.

Is this possilbe?

I don't have any installation CDs. The media center pc is an HP. I
know I can get the original installation CDs if I wanted them.

Anyway, that's what I'd like to do.

Thanks,

Ward
 
Re: Question about moving back to XP then installing Media Centerfrom Vista Image or CDs

On Dec 31, 7:29 am, Ward <wardh...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I have a new computer with Vista Home Premium.  On it is Windows Vista
> Home Premium and Windows Media Center.
>
> I really don't like Vista much and would like to do the following:
>
> First, I'd clone (make an image) of the existing Vista Machine to save
> it.
> Second, I'd like to install my licensed copy of Windows XP.
> Third, I'd like to install Windows Media Center from the Vista
> install.
>
> Is this possilbe?
>
> I don't have any installation CDs.  The media center pc is an HP.  I
> know I can get the original installation CDs if I wanted them.
>
> Anyway, that's what I'd like to do.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ward

The Vista version of Media Center may require modules that are in the
Vista Home OS. Media Center (at least XP's version) is not normally
a separate module. The XP version of Media Center is NOT a module but
a different complete system.
 
Re: Question about moving back to XP then installing Media Centerfrom Vista Image or CDs

On Dec 31, 6:29 am, Ward <wardh...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Is this possilbe?

no
 
Re: Question about moving back to XP then installing Media Center from Vista Image or CDs

On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:29:20 -0800 (PST), Ward <wardhawg@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I have a new computer with Vista Home Premium. On it is Windows Vista
> Home Premium and Windows Media Center.
>
> I really don't like Vista much and would like to do the following:
>
> First, I'd clone (make an image) of the existing Vista Machine to save
> it.
> Second, I'd like to install my licensed copy of Windows XP.
> Third, I'd like to install Windows Media Center from the Vista
> install.
>
> Is this possilbe?


No.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Re: Question about moving back to XP then installing Media Centerfrom Vista Image or CDs

On Dec 31, 1:19 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:

> > Is this possilbe?
>
> No.

Copy Cat! <g>
 
Re: Question about moving back to XP then installing Media Center from Vista Image or CDs

On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:04:02 -0800 (PST), PD .
wrote:

> On Dec 31, 1:19 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>
> > > Is this possilbe?
> >
> > No.
>
> Copy Cat! <g>


Sorry, I posted my reply before I saw yours.

Anyway, it's almost always good for the OP to get confirmation from
someone else on something like this, and the second post doesn't hurt.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 
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Re: Question about moving back to XP then installing Media Centerfrom Vista Image or CDs

On Dec 31, 5:01 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:04:02 -0800 (PST), PD .
> wrote:
>
> > On Dec 31, 1:19 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>
> > > > Is this possilbe?
>
> > > No.
>
> > Copy Cat! <g>
>
> Sorry, I posted my reply before I saw yours.
>
> Anyway, it's almost always good for the OP to get confirmation from
> someone else on something like this, and the second post doesn't hurt.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

thank you all for crushing my new year's wish.

anyway. really. thanks and happy new year!
 
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