I have a desktop computer running on Windows XP Professional and a laptop

computer running on Windows Vista Home Basic. Could anyone please tell me how

do I remove Windows Vista from my laptop and replace it with Windows XP

Professional exactly as my desktop?

"billyg" <billyg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have a desktop computer running on Windows XP Professional and a laptop

> computer running on Windows Vista Home Basic. Could anyone please tell me

> how

> do I remove Windows Vista from my laptop and replace it with Windows XP

> Professional exactly as my desktop?

 

If your Vista system is an upgrade from XP, you have the options of rolling

back to or completely reinstalling XP. If the laptop never had XP on it, you

need an additional XP Pro license, and will have to do a clean install.

 

Charlie42

billyg wrote:

> I have a desktop computer running on Windows XP Professional and a laptop

> computer running on Windows Vista Home Basic. Could anyone please tell me

> how do I remove Windows Vista from my laptop and replace it with Windows

> XP Professional exactly as my desktop?

 

General information about replacing Vista with XP:

 

A. On an OEM (HP, Sony, etc.) computer:

 

1. Go to the OEM's website and look for XP drivers for your specific model

computer. If there are no XP drivers, then you can't install XP. End of

story. If there are drivers, download them and store on a CD-R or USB

thumbdrive you'll need them after you install XP.

 

2. Check with the OEM - either from their tech support website or by calling

them - to see if you will void your warranty if you do this. If you will

void the warranty, you make the decision.

 

3. If the OEM does support XP on the machine, call them and see if you can

have downgrade rights and have them send you an XP restore disk. This will

be far the easiest and best way of getting XP on the machine.

 

4. If XP is supported on the machine but the OEM doesn't have an XP restore

disk for you, understand that you'll need to purchase a retail copy of XP

from your favorite online or brick/mortar store.

 

5. Also understand that you will need to do a clean install of XP so if you

have any data you want, back it up first.

 

6. If none of the above is applicable to you because you can't run XP on

that machine (see Item #1 above), return the computer and purchase one

running XP instead.

 

B. On a generic/home-built computer (from non-OEM company) - You will need

drivers for all your hardware. See the second link below for more details:

 

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows - What

you will need on-hand

 

Malke

--

MS-MVP

Elephant Boy Computers

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

Don't Panic!

Also, if it was a brand new laptop with Vista pre-installed, check the

maker's website to see if there are XP drivers written for that model laptop.

 

A lot of newer computers do not have XP drivers written for them making it

impossible to install XP properly.

 

"billyg" wrote:

> I have a desktop computer running on Windows XP Professional and a laptop

> computer running on Windows Vista Home Basic. Could anyone please tell me how

> do I remove Windows Vista from my laptop and replace it with Windows XP

> Professional exactly as my desktop?

"Charlie42" <Charlie42@spam.me.not> a écrit dans le message de

news:AB52E3F8-A915-4637-B111-FFC6EA4827EF@microsoft.com...

> "billyg" <billyg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

>> I have a desktop computer running on Windows XP Professional and a laptop

>> computer running on Windows Vista Home Basic. Could anyone please tell me

>> how

>> do I remove Windows Vista from my laptop and replace it with Windows XP

>> Professional exactly as my desktop?

>

> If your Vista system is an upgrade from XP, you have the options of

> rolling back to or completely reinstalling XP. If the laptop never had XP

> on it, you need an additional XP Pro license,

 

Daylight robbery. They should pay you compensation for the time you and

millions of other Vista victims have wasted.

> and will have to do a clean install.

>

> Charlie42

Daddy Tadpole wrote:

 

....bullsh*t lies!

Frank

How much does Steve and Bill pay you for all this nonsense you constantly

spew??

 

"Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

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> Daddy Tadpole wrote:

>

> ...bullsh*t lies!

> Frank

I didn't know that. What drivers are specific to the hardware and a

particular OS?

 

"Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:C18CDC4A-4C31-4EAD-99F1-2CA45EDD3FDB@microsoft.com...

> Also, if it was a brand new laptop with Vista pre-installed, check the

> maker's website to see if there are XP drivers written for that model

> laptop.

>

> A lot of newer computers do not have XP drivers written for them making

> it

> impossible to install XP properly.

>

> "billyg" wrote:

>

>> I have a desktop computer running on Windows XP Professional and a laptop

>> computer running on Windows Vista Home Basic. Could anyone please tell me

>> how

>> do I remove Windows Vista from my laptop and replace it with Windows XP

>> Professional exactly as my desktop?

Jim wrote:

> How much does Steve and Bill pay you for all this nonsense you

> constantly spew??

>

> "Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

> news:uu28JcobIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>

>> Daddy Tadpole wrote:

>>

>> ...bullsh*t lies!

>> Frank

>

>

Sorry jim, bit I sign on the front of the check!

Frank

Jim wrote:

> I didn't know that. What drivers are specific to the hardware and a

> particular OS?

>

> "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:C18CDC4A-4C31-4EAD-99F1-2CA45EDD3FDB@microsoft.com...

>

>> Also, if it was a brand new laptop with Vista pre-installed, check the

>> maker's website to see if there are XP drivers written for that model

>> laptop.

>>

>> A lot of newer computers do not have XP drivers written for them

>> making it

>> impossible to install XP properly.

>>

>> "billyg" wrote:

>>

>>> I have a desktop computer running on Windows XP Professional and a

>>> laptop

>>> computer running on Windows Vista Home Basic. Could anyone please

>>> tell me how

>>> do I remove Windows Vista from my laptop and replace it with Windows XP

>>> Professional exactly as my desktop?

>

>

Some Vista sata drivers are not available for XP. Makes downgrading from

Vista to XP on some new laptops very difficult if not impossible.

Frank

So, you are a forger as well as an all around idiot?

 

"Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

news:u9dGODpbIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Jim wrote:

>> How much does Steve and Bill pay you for all this nonsense you constantly

>> spew??

>>

>> "Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

>> news:uu28JcobIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>

>>> Daddy Tadpole wrote:

>>>

>>> ...bullsh*t lies!

>>> Frank

>>

>>

> Sorry jim, bit I sign on the front of the check!

> Frank

>

Thanks Frank, you may be correct but I'll wait for an answer from a credible

source.

 

"Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

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> Jim wrote:

>> I didn't know that. What drivers are specific to the hardware and a

>> particular OS?

>>

>> "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:C18CDC4A-4C31-4EAD-99F1-2CA45EDD3FDB@microsoft.com...

>>

>>> Also, if it was a brand new laptop with Vista pre-installed, check the

>>> maker's website to see if there are XP drivers written for that model

>>> laptop.

>>>

>>> A lot of newer computers do not have XP drivers written for them making

>>> it

>>> impossible to install XP properly.

>>>

>>> "billyg" wrote:

>>>

>>>> I have a desktop computer running on Windows XP Professional and a

>>>> laptop

>>>> computer running on Windows Vista Home Basic. Could anyone please tell

>>>> me how

>>>> do I remove Windows Vista from my laptop and replace it with Windows XP

>>>> Professional exactly as my desktop?

>>

>>

> Some Vista sata drivers are not available for XP. Makes downgrading from

> Vista to XP on some new laptops very difficult if not impossible.

> Frank

>

Jim wrote:

> So, you are a forger as well as an all around idiot?

>

> "Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

> news:u9dGODpbIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>

>> Jim wrote:

>>

>>> How much does Steve and Bill pay you for all this nonsense you

>>> constantly spew??

>>>

>>> "Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

>>> news:uu28JcobIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>

>>>> Daddy Tadpole wrote:

>>>>

>>>> ...bullsh*t lies!

>>>> Frank

>>>

>>>

>>>

>> Sorry jim, bit I sign on the front of the check!

>> Frank

>>

>

 

You moron...that means I pay myself...I own my own company...I work for

myself.

Frank

Frank, you should thank God ever day that you live in a country where stupid

people can make a living and even "own their own business"

 

"Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

news:O$k4d9pbIHA.5128@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Jim wrote:

>

>> So, you are a forger as well as an all around idiot?

>>

>> "Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

>> news:u9dGODpbIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>

>>> Jim wrote:

>>>

>>>> How much does Steve and Bill pay you for all this nonsense you

>>>> constantly spew??

>>>>

>>>> "Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

>>>> news:uu28JcobIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>

>>>>> Daddy Tadpole wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>> ...bullsh*t lies!

>>>>> Frank

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>> Sorry jim, bit I sign on the front of the check!

>>> Frank

>>>

>>

>

> You moron...that means I pay myself...I own my own company...I work for

> myself.

> Frank

>

A Better Solution Is To Re-Format Your Computer And Install Either Microsoft

Windows Server 2008 RTM (Which Has A Whole Lot Fewer Problems Than Microsoft

Windows Vista RTM), Or Install Open Source Linux Ubuntu 7.10 RTW, Just FYI.

 

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

news:3BA89124-62E9-41D2-89B7-7B6BB29A795B@microsoft.com...

>I have a desktop computer running on Windows XP Professional and a laptop

> computer running on Windows Vista Home Basic. Could anyone please tell me

> how

> do I remove Windows Vista from my laptop and replace it with Windows XP

> Professional exactly as my desktop?

Jim wrote:

> Frank, you should thank God ever day that you live in a country where

> stupid people can make a living and even "own their own business"

 

What exactly is it that you're so jealous of?

Frank

Frank, judging from your posts (which are juvenile at best) you are either

very stupid or you are a 16 year old boy (or girl) playing on the computer.

AND you are not even aware of this, which of course is obvious.

 

"Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

news:eSIjhKqbIHA.4180@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Jim wrote:

>> Frank, you should thank God ever day that you live in a country where

>> stupid people can make a living and even "own their own business"

>

> What exactly is it that you're so jealous of?

> Frank

Jim wrote:

> Thanks Frank, you may be correct but I'll wait for an answer from a

> credible source.

 

I seem to have infested that little pea sized brain you have.

You should thank the good Lord everyday that an idiot like you is able

to get online.

Or does your mommy do it for you?

Frank

EXACTLY what I referred to in the post above.

You don't have to be a genius to sign the front of checks or to "own a

business"

It' so obvious.

Except to Frank

 

 

"Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

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> Jim wrote:

>> Thanks Frank, you may be correct but I'll wait for an answer from a

>> credible source.

>

> I seem to have infested that little pea sized brain you have.

> You should thank the good Lord everyday that an idiot like you is able to

> get online.

> Or does your mommy do it for you?

> Frank

>

Jim wrote:

> Frank, judging from your posts (which are juvenile at best) you are

> either very stupid or you are a 16 year old boy (or girl) playing on the

> computer. AND you are not even aware of this, which of course is obvious.

>

 

I see that I've succeeded in infesting your little pea sized brain (if

it's even that large) and I think you're trying to tell me you'd like to

dance with me.

Well, you're in luck...I've got an opening on my card just for a loser

like you...LOL!

Your move as*hole!

Frank

Jim wrote:

> EXACTLY what I referred to in the post above.

 

You did?

> You don't have to be a genius to sign the front of checks or to "own a

> business"

 

Who said you did?

> It' so obvious.

 

What is "so obvious"...that you're an as*hole?

Agreed!

> Except to Frank

 

Hehehe...I see I've got your number...you must be really stupid cause

you sure are easy...LOL!

Frank

P.S. I Am Once Again Proud To Call Myself Alias Number 2 (Even Though I Am

Running Open Source Linux Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Alpha 4 Live CD On Only One

Computer Right Now), Just FYI.

 

<kevpan815@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:fp02jk$spa$1@aioe.org...

>A Better Solution Is To Re-Format Your Computer And Install Either

>Microsoft Windows Server 2008 RTM (Which Has A Whole Lot Fewer Problems

>Than Microsoft Windows Vista RTM), Or Install Open Source Linux Ubuntu 7.10

>RTW, Just FYI.

>

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

> news:3BA89124-62E9-41D2-89B7-7B6BB29A795B@microsoft.com...

>>I have a desktop computer running on Windows XP Professional and a laptop

>> computer running on Windows Vista Home Basic. Could anyone please tell me

>> how

>> do I remove Windows Vista from my laptop and replace it with Windows XP

>> Professional exactly as my desktop?

>

"Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

news:%23PMIFXqbIHA.4696@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Jim wrote:

>> Frank, judging from your posts (which are juvenile at best) you are

>> either very stupid or you are a 16 year old boy (or girl) playing on the

>> computer. AND you are not even aware of this, which of course is obvious.

>>

>

> I see that I've succeeded in infesting your little pea sized brain (if

> it's even that large) and I think you're trying to tell me you'd like to

> dance with me.

> Well, you're in luck...I've got an opening on my card just for a loser

> like you...LOL!

> Your move as*hole!

> Frank

Shut the H. E double hockey sticks up, frank.

You, sir, are a troll.

Bye.

Jim wrote:

> Thanks Frank, you may be correct but I'll wait for an answer from a

> credible source.

>

Hehehe.

 

Cheers.

> "Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

> news:OuUVMZpbIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Jim wrote:

>>> I didn't know that. What drivers are specific to the hardware and a

>>> particular OS?

>>>

>>> "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>> news:C18CDC4A-4C31-4EAD-99F1-2CA45EDD3FDB@microsoft.com...

>>>

>>>> Also, if it was a brand new laptop with Vista pre-installed, check the

>>>> maker's website to see if there are XP drivers written for that model

>>>> laptop.

>>>>

>>>> A lot of newer computers do not have XP drivers written for them

>>>> making it

>>>> impossible to install XP properly.

>>>>

>>>> "billyg" wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> I have a desktop computer running on Windows XP Professional and a

>>>>> laptop

>>>>> computer running on Windows Vista Home Basic. Could anyone please tell

>>>>> me how

>>>>> do I remove Windows Vista from my laptop and replace it with Windows

>>>>> XP Professional exactly as my desktop?

>>>

>>>

>> Some Vista sata drivers are not available for XP. Makes downgrading from

>> Vista to XP on some new laptops very difficult if not impossible.

>> Frank

>>

 

--

Frank's Brain Activity Plotted (watch the red line):

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i4/Astronomy2/PreformanceMonitor.jpg

 

How a Windows Firewall protects your computer:

http://tinyurl.com/2z9qdn

 

AlexB (another Vista expert): "I ruined at least 5 or 6 installations of

Vista

before I realized what was going on."

The same thing over and over...."pea sized brain....lots of swearing....LOL

....LOL"

But you still think what you have to say is relevant to....ANYTHING

It isn't.

And that is all you will ever be able to come up with is...."pea sized

brain....swear swear.....LOL......LOL"

Frank, read some of your posts and it will become clear what a pathetic

clown you are.

Go ahead, read them.

 

"Frank" <fb@samm.zrr> wrote in message

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> Jim wrote:

>> Frank, judging from your posts (which are juvenile at best) you are

>> either very stupid or you are a 16 year old boy (or girl) playing on the

>> computer. AND you are not even aware of this, which of course is obvious.

>>

>

> I see that I've succeeded in infesting your little pea sized brain (if

> it's even that large) and I think you're trying to tell me you'd like to

> dance with me.

> Well, you're in luck...I've got an opening on my card just for a loser

> like you...LOL!

> Your move as*hole!

> Frank