I work with a small non-profit and we were forced to purchase a new computer

when the previous machine failed. The new machine has Vista which will not

run a majority of our programs. Please do not tell us to upgrade our programs

because there is no money to do so.

 

Is there any way to remove Vista and then install XP Pro? We have a fully

licensed copy of XP Pro and our software runs well with it.

 

Thank you for any help you can provide!

Bob <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I work with a small non-profit and we were forced to purchase a

> new computer when the previous machine failed. The new machine has

> Vista which will not run a majority of our programs. Please do not

> tell us to upgrade our programs because there is no money to do

> so.

>

> Is there any way to remove Vista and then install XP Pro? We have

> a fully licensed copy of XP Pro and our software runs well with

> it.

 

Sure, you'll have to do a clean install. No need to remove anything,

restart the computer and boot on the XP CD (make sure the BIOS is set

to boot on CD) and delete the Vista partition during the setup, install

XP on the partition you deleted.

 

I hope you have all your files, etc. backed up from your old computer?

 

 

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The Vista license has downgrade rights generally, meaning that your license

for Vista can be converted into an XP Pro license. What you can do is backup

your files on the Vista machine, then using the XP Pro disc install XP on

that machine (do a clean install - ie: wipe your harddrive is usually the

best thing to do). When prompted for the product key, use the XP Pro product

key. When you go to activate, the XP Pro key will fail activation, choose

telephone activation and speak to somebody at Microsoft and explain that you

are using your downgrade rights to convert a Vista license to XP Pro. That

should be all you have to do.

 

Cheers

 

"Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I work with a small non-profit and we were forced to purchase a new

>computer

> when the previous machine failed. The new machine has Vista which will not

> run a majority of our programs. Please do not tell us to upgrade our

> programs

> because there is no money to do so.

>

> Is there any way to remove Vista and then install XP Pro? We have a fully

> licensed copy of XP Pro and our software runs well with it.

>

> Thank you for any help you can provide!

Thank you for your help. And yes, we did have everything backed up!

 

"XS11E" wrote:

> Bob <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

> > I work with a small non-profit and we were forced to purchase a

> > new computer when the previous machine failed. The new machine has

> > Vista which will not run a majority of our programs. Please do not

> > tell us to upgrade our programs because there is no money to do

> > so.

> >

> > Is there any way to remove Vista and then install XP Pro? We have

> > a fully licensed copy of XP Pro and our software runs well with

> > it.

>

> Sure, you'll have to do a clean install. No need to remove anything,

> restart the computer and boot on the XP CD (make sure the BIOS is set

> to boot on CD) and delete the Vista partition during the setup, install

> XP on the partition you deleted.

>

> I hope you have all your files, etc. backed up from your old computer?

>

>

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> XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups

> The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html

>

"Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Thank you for your help. And yes, we did have everything backed up!

>

> "XS11E" wrote:

>

>> Bob <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>

>> > I work with a small non-profit and we were forced to purchase a

>> > new computer when the previous machine failed. The new machine has

>> > Vista which will not run a majority of our programs. Please do not

>> > tell us to upgrade our programs because there is no money to do

>> > so.

>> >

>> > Is there any way to remove Vista and then install XP Pro? We have

>> > a fully licensed copy of XP Pro and our software runs well with

>> > it.

>>

>> Sure, you'll have to do a clean install. No need to remove anything,

>> restart the computer and boot on the XP CD (make sure the BIOS is set

>> to boot on CD) and delete the Vista partition during the setup, install

>> XP on the partition you deleted.

>>

>> I hope you have all your files, etc. backed up from your old computer?

>>

>>

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>> The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html

>>

 

Remember, you'll need to find XP drivers for all the hardware that came with

the computer.

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Michael Solomon

Backup is a PC user's best friend

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"Michael Solomon" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message

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>

> Remember, you'll need to find XP drivers for all the hardware that came

> with the computer.

> --

 

Also remember that a lot of systems that ship with Windows Vista do not have

XP drivers (I'm thinking Notebooks mainly, but I have seen a couple desktops

with no valid Windows XP drivers for like Audio). So you might check with

the PC maker.

 

If you bought your system an a brick and mortar store you might call and ask

if they sell computers with XP installed. Downgrading from Vista to XP may

invalidate some warranties, but don't quote me on that.