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?

 

 

It's your computer, so the choice is, ultimately, yours.

 

However, there could be a couple possible adverse repercussions of

which you should be aware. First and foremost, if the specific computer

model in question was designed specifically for Vista, there may well be

no WinXP-specific device drivers available to make the computer's

diverse components work properly. Consult the computer's manufacturer

about the availability of device drivers. Secondly, removing an

OEM-installed operating system and replacing it with another will almost

invariably void any and all support agreements and, sometimes, even the

warranty. You would, at the very least, have to re-install Vista before

getting any support from the manufacturer. Again, consult the

computer's manufacturer for specifics. Thirdly, there will be the

additional cost involved in purchasing a WinXP license for this new

computer.

 

After backing up any data you wish to transfer to the new OS

installation, simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be

offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part

of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of

boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

 

HOW TO Install Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KBen-us316941

 

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

 

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

 

Then, assuming you were successful in obtaining WinXP-specific

device drivers so that the computer can be made to work with WinXP, the

backed up data can be restored and applications (those that are

WinXP-compatible, that is) re-installed.

 

 

--

 

Bruce Chambers

 

Help us help you:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

 

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

 

Many people would rather die than think in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

 

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

killed a great many philosophers.

~ Denis Diderot

Frank wrote:

> Alias wrote:

>

>> Bobby McNulty wrote:

>>

>>> Stay away from Ubuntu. Compiler does not work, system is crippled by

>>> poorly written software.

>>> I know. I tried 7.10 two weeks ago. Returned back to windows that

>>> afternoon.

>>> Ubuntu is not ready for prime time .

>>

>>

>> Funny, I have had it on two computers since November 2006 with no

>> significant problems at all. Maybe you're just not ready to spend more

>> than a half a day learning it.

>>

>> Alias

>>

>

> Yeah...all that POS toy os is good for is surfing the web.

> If it will even install!

> Frank

 

You wouldn't know Frank, as you've never tried Ubuntu. You're just a fscking

liar. And if you really knew what "fsck" meant, then I'd not think you were

such a liar.

 

Cheers.

 

--

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."

Jim wrote:

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

> particular OS?

>

 

All of them. Since we can't see inside your computer's case from here,

and since you've failed to list the specific components (to include

make/model) of your computer, we can answer only in the most general

terms. You need the specific WinXP-compatible drivers provided by the

manufacturers of *all* of the computer's components. These would

include, but may not be limited to:

 

Motherboard Chipset drivers

Video drivers

Sound Card drivers

Network Adapter Driver

IDE drivers

Modem driver

Mouse/Pointing Device drivers

USB bus drivers

 

 

--

 

Bruce Chambers

 

Help us help you:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

 

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

 

Many people would rather die than think in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

 

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

killed a great many philosophers.

~ Denis Diderot

You are still a rude obnoxious a-hole aren't you?

 

 

 

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message

news:Os%23fCGrbIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Jim wrote:

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

>> particular OS?

>>

>

> All of them. Since we can't see inside your computer's case from here,

> and since you've failed to list the specific components (to include

> make/model) of your computer, we can answer only in the most general

> terms. You need the specific WinXP-compatible drivers provided by the

> manufacturers of *all* of the computer's components. These would include,

> but may not be limited to:

>

> Motherboard Chipset drivers

> Video drivers

> Sound Card drivers

> Network Adapter Driver

> IDE drivers

> Modem driver

> Mouse/Pointing Device drivers

> USB bus drivers

>

>

> --

>

> Bruce Chambers

>

> Help us help you:

> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

>

> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

>

> Many people would rather die than think in fact, most do. ~Bertrand

> Russell

>

> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

> killed a great many philosophers.

> ~ Denis Diderot

>

Oh, I was having a good time with it. Until i decided to try the compiler.

gcc could not find <stdio.h>

 

 

 

#include <stdio.h>

 

int main() {

printf("Hello, World!")

}

 

I looked in the config.log and it said whatever its using for it standard

headers were missing. Mandriva Linux works fine. Cygwin works fine.

Mingw/MSYS compiles that simple program just fine.

Also, would not recognize my TV card. WMC can.

 

"NoStop" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:fp08t632t8o@news2.newsguy.com...

> Frank wrote:

>

>> Alias wrote:

>>

>>> Bobby McNulty wrote:

>>>

>>>> Stay away from Ubuntu. Compiler does not work, system is crippled by

>>>> poorly written software.

>>>> I know. I tried 7.10 two weeks ago. Returned back to windows that

>>>> afternoon.

>>>> Ubuntu is not ready for prime time .

>>>

>>>

>>> Funny, I have had it on two computers since November 2006 with no

>>> significant problems at all. Maybe you're just not ready to spend more

>>> than a half a day learning it.

>>>

>>> Alias

>>>

>>

>> Yeah...all that POS toy os is good for is surfing the web.

>> If it will even install!

>> Frank

>

> You wouldn't know Frank, as you've never tried Ubuntu. You're just a

> fscking

> liar. And if you really knew what "fsck" meant, then I'd not think you

> were

> such a liar.

>

> Cheers.

>

> --

> 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."

Would the two of you please shut up!, it's not entertaining anymore to read

either of your inane comments, keep on topic.

 

"Jim" wrote:

> Same thing you JUST WROTE

> Again and Again..........

> Don't refute anything Frank just ad hominem your way to success

>

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

> news:esKTX0qbIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> > Jim wrote:

> >

> >> Same crap....hehehe.....swear.....swear.....

> >> And you even contradicted yourself and shiat on yourself at the same

> >> time....and didn't realize it.

> >> LOL LOL

> >

> > I see that now you're desperate...LOL!

> > You're too easy!

> > Frank

> >

>

>

I think you'll find most drivers are written for a specific OS or family of

OS.

What worked in NT, W2K and XP probably won't work with Vista because it has

been changed so much.

Drivers written specifically for Vista many times won't work with XP.

Either the driver is incompatible, or the installer says...I was made for a

newer OS, so I just won't install.

In many cases, if you look at each piece of hardware by make/model, you can

get XP drivers for them.

But it is time consuming and you have to download all the proper drivers and

have them available when installing XP.

I have done it on a Toshiba laptop. It took 5 days to find all the drivers,

but it works fine now with XP Pro installed.

 

--

A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here!

CarGodZeroOne@hotmail.com

Change Alpha to Numeric to reply

"Jim" <No@one.net> wrote in message

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

>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?

>

My suggestion to you would be to get a newsreader. The web interface is hard

to follow and pretty much blows and you can put people you don't want to

bother with in a kill file.

 

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

news:F1F6FA61-D271-455F-B019-D2FF7B3E1725@microsoft.com...

> Would the two of you please shut up!, it's not entertaining anymore to

> read

> either of your inane comments, keep on topic.

>

> "Jim" wrote:

>

>> Same thing you JUST WROTE

>> Again and Again..........

>> Don't refute anything Frank just ad hominem your way to success

>>

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

>> news:esKTX0qbIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> > Jim wrote:

>> >

>> >> Same crap....hehehe.....swear.....swear.....

>> >> And you even contradicted yourself and shiat on yourself at the same

>> >> time....and didn't realize it.

>> >> LOL LOL

>> >

>> > I see that now you're desperate...LOL!

>> > You're too easy!

>> > Frank

>> >

>>

>>

>

I meant specifically for chip sets and sata drives and such. I realize all

the other hardware such as video adapters and ethernet and so on needed

drivers that where OS specific but didn't realize mobo's where OS specific.

I thought the drivers where generic for those.

Thanks for you reply Not Me.

 

"Not Me" <cargodZeroOne@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:uC$RMPrbIHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>I think you'll find most drivers are written for a specific OS or family of

>OS.

> What worked in NT, W2K and XP probably won't work with Vista because it

> has been changed so much.

> Drivers written specifically for Vista many times won't work with XP.

> Either the driver is incompatible, or the installer says...I was made for

> a newer OS, so I just won't install.

> In many cases, if you look at each piece of hardware by make/model, you

> can get XP drivers for them.

> But it is time consuming and you have to download all the proper drivers

> and have them available when installing XP.

> I have done it on a Toshiba laptop. It took 5 days to find all the

> drivers, but it works fine now with XP Pro installed.

>

> --

> A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here!

> CarGodZeroOne@hotmail.com

> Change Alpha to Numeric to reply

> "Jim" <No@one.net> wrote in message

> news:uMJkxCpbIHA.4180@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>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?

>>

>

>

>

Frank climbed to the top of the tree, beat his chest and wrote:

> Sorry pal, last time I was afraid was in mortal combat...the real thing.

> Punks like you are sissys [sic] compared to that!

> Frank

 

Ah, so you're a real "macho man", eh?

 

Gosh, the Nam war ... that reminds of a song, oh yeah, this one:

 

Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag (Next Stop Vietnam)

Country Joe & the Fish

 

Come on all of you big strong men

Uncle Sam needs your help again

he's got himself in a terrible jam

way down yonder in Viet Nam so

put down your books and pick up a gun we're

gonna have a whole lotta fun

 

(CHORUS)

And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for

don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam

And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates

ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die

 

Come on generals, let's move fast

your big chance has come at last

now you can go out and get those reds

cos the only good commie is the one that's dead and

you know that peace can only be won when we've

blown 'em all to kingdom come

 

Come on wall street don't be slow

why man this war is a go-go-go

there's plenty good money to be made by

supplying the army with the tools of its trade

let's hope and pray that if they drop the bomb,

they drop it on the Viet Cong

 

Come on mothers throughout the land

pack your boys off to Viet Nam

come on fathers don't hesitate

send your sons off before it's too late

and you can be the first ones on your block

to have your boy come home in a box

 

You could change Viet Nam for Iraq and it would still hold true.

 

Alias

Frank wrote:

> Alias wrote:

>

>

> ...his usual lies!

> Frank

 

Playing ostrich again, Frank?

 

Alias

You are right. The US does NOT belong in Iraq.

"Alias" <iamalias@removethisgmail.com> wrote in message

news:u0yvIXrbIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Frank climbed to the top of the tree, beat his chest and wrote:

>

>> Sorry pal, last time I was afraid was in mortal combat...the real thing.

>> Punks like you are sissys [sic] compared to that!

>> Frank

>

> Ah, so you're a real "macho man", eh?

>

> Gosh, the Nam war ... that reminds of a song, oh yeah, this one:

>

> Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag (Next Stop Vietnam)

> Country Joe & the Fish

>

> Come on all of you big strong men

> Uncle Sam needs your help again

> he's got himself in a terrible jam

> way down yonder in Viet Nam so

> put down your books and pick up a gun we're

> gonna have a whole lotta fun

>

> (CHORUS)

> And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for

> don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam

> And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates

> ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die

>

> Come on generals, let's move fast

> your big chance has come at last

> now you can go out and get those reds

> cos the only good commie is the one that's dead and

> you know that peace can only be won when we've

> blown 'em all to kingdom come

>

> Come on wall street don't be slow

> why man this war is a go-go-go

> there's plenty good money to be made by

> supplying the army with the tools of its trade

> let's hope and pray that if they drop the bomb,

> they drop it on the Viet Cong

>

> Come on mothers throughout the land

> pack your boys off to Viet Nam

> come on fathers don't hesitate

> send your sons off before it's too late

> and you can be the first ones on your block

> to have your boy come home in a box

>

> You could change Viet Nam for Iraq and it would still hold true.

>

> Alias

Frank wrote:

> Alias wrote:

>

>> Bobby McNulty wrote:

>>

>>> Stay away from Ubuntu. Compiler does not work, system is crippled by

>>> poorly written software.

>>> I know. I tried 7.10 two weeks ago. Returned back to windows that

>>> afternoon.

>>> Ubuntu is not ready for prime time .

>>

>>

>> Funny, I have had it on two computers since November 2006 with no

>> significant problems at all. Maybe you're just not ready to spend more

>> than a half a day learning it.

>>

>> Alias

>>

>

> Yeah...all that POS toy os is good for is surfing the web.

 

I use it for a lot more than that.

> If it will even install!

> Frank

 

You've already admitted you're too stupid to install it. You needn't

keep repeating it or do you need to?

 

Alias

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:02:56 -0800, Frank <fb@samm.zrr> wrote:

>Alias wrote:

>

>

>...SPAMMING once again huh? Mr liar, mr troll, mr bigot, MR SPAMMER!!!

>Try lying your way out of this one as*hole!

>Frank

 

Time to come home for supper Frankie

Jim wrote:

> I meant specifically for chip sets and sata drives and such. I realize

> all the other hardware such as video adapters and ethernet and so on

> needed drivers that where OS specific but didn't realize mobo's where OS

> specific. I thought the drivers where generic for those.

> Thanks for you reply Not Me.

>

 

You dumb fukkin ignorant arrogant POS as*hole loser (now I'm being nice!).

I already told you why XP may possible not install as a downgrade from a

Vista specific new laptop.

Go fukk yourself as*hole!

Frank

 

on and have a nice day! :-)

Jim wrote:

 

....desperate sh*t while getting his ass kicked all over this ng.

Loser!

Frank

Frank's Momma wrote:

 

....thetruthhurts is an idiot moron loser.

Franks

NoStop wrote:

> Frank wrote:

>

>

>>Alias wrote:

>>

>>

>>>Bobby McNulty wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>>Stay away from Ubuntu. Compiler does not work, system is crippled by

>>>>poorly written software.

>>>>I know. I tried 7.10 two weeks ago. Returned back to windows that

>>>>afternoon.

>>>>Ubuntu is not ready for prime time .

>>>

>>>

>>>Funny, I have had it on two computers since November 2006 with no

>>>significant problems at all. Maybe you're just not ready to spend more

>>>than a half a day learning it.

>>>

>>>Alias

>>>

>>

>>Yeah...all that POS toy os is good for is surfing the web.

>>If it will even install!

>>Frank

>

>

> You wouldn't know Frank, as you've never tried Ubuntu.

 

Hehehe...fukkin lying POS linux as*hole.

 

You're just a fscking

> liar.

 

You are the fukkin trolling lying linux loser.

 

And if you really knew what "fsck" meant, then I'd not think you were

> such a liar.

 

Get off your knees for goodness sake. Stand up like a man...doris..hahaha!

What a joke you are!

Get a life..you're embarrassing yourself beyond belief.

Frank

>

no Cheers today. Try aqgain tomorrow.

>

Alias wrote:

> Frank wrote:

>

>> Alias wrote:

>>

>>> Bobby McNulty wrote:

>>>

>>>> Stay away from Ubuntu. Compiler does not work, system is crippled by

>>>> poorly written software.

>>>> I know. I tried 7.10 two weeks ago. Returned back to windows that

>>>> afternoon.

>>>> Ubuntu is not ready for prime time .

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Funny, I have had it on two computers since November 2006 with no

>>> significant problems at all. Maybe you're just not ready to spend

>>> more than a half a day learning it.

>>>

>>> Alias

>>>

>>

>> Yeah...all that POS toy os is good for is surfing the web.

>

>

> I use it for a lot more than that.

 

Sure you do....

>

>> If it will even install!

>> Frank

>

>

> You've already admitted you're too stupid to install it.

 

No...your reading comprehension is still fukked up.

Read this slowly and maybe twice.

Frank is smart enough to install urbuttoo, which he did, but Frank is

not dumb enough to use it.

Got it?

 

You needn't

> keep repeating it or do you need to?

 

Do I? Did you finally get it this time...LOL!

Frank

Jim wrote:

 

 

....hehehe...I see you're from the school of fools and idiots...LOL!

You're way too easy you fukkin moron!

Frank

Alias wrote:

> Frank climbed to the top of the tree, beat his chest and wrote:

>

>> Sorry pal, last time I was afraid was in mortal combat...the real thing.

>> Punks like you are sissys [sic] compared to that!

>> Frank

>

>

> Ah, so you're a real "macho man", eh?

 

Is that what you wish you were? A 'macho man"...?

Is that what you're trying to become by hiding out in spain...macho

man...hahaha...LOL!

You're a pathetic loser and we all know it!

Frank

Alias wrote:

> Frank wrote:

>

>> Alias wrote:

>>

>>

>> ...his usual lies!

>> Frank

>

>

> Playing ostrich again, Frank?

>

> Alias

 

Sticking your head up your arse again you fukkin lying linux troll!

Frank

NoStop wrote:

> Frank wrote:

>

>

>>NoStop wrote:

>>

>>

>>

>>>

>>>Selling magazine subscriptions (or rather trying to) to neighbours isn't

>>>quite a "company" Frankie Boy.

>>

>>Then why do you call it a "company" doirs?

>>

>

> Just trying to humour you Frankie. Much like I humour my dogs.

>

> Cheers.

 

Is that how RS refers to you..."my dog"...how humiliating!

You're a real POS loser doris...go back to that open sores sh*thole

where you belong.

Frank

Bobby McNulty wrote:

> Oh, I was having a good time with it. Until i decided to try the compiler.

> gcc could not find <stdio.h>

>

Guess you didn't install all that was required? A simple:

 

sudo apt-get install build-essential

 

Should pull in everything you need, along with the gcc.

 

Cheers.

>

>

> #include <stdio.h>

>

> int main() {

> printf("Hello, World!")

> }

>

> I looked in the config.log and it said whatever its using for it standard

> headers were missing. Mandriva Linux works fine. Cygwin works fine.

> Mingw/MSYS compiles that simple program just fine.

> Also, would not recognize my TV card. WMC can.

>

> "NoStop" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

> news:fp08t632t8o@news2.newsguy.com...

>> Frank wrote:

>>

>>> Alias wrote:

>>>

>>>> Bobby McNulty wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> Stay away from Ubuntu. Compiler does not work, system is crippled by

>>>>> poorly written software.

>>>>> I know. I tried 7.10 two weeks ago. Returned back to windows that

>>>>> afternoon.

>>>>> Ubuntu is not ready for prime time .

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Funny, I have had it on two computers since November 2006 with no

>>>> significant problems at all. Maybe you're just not ready to spend more

>>>> than a half a day learning it.

>>>>

>>>> Alias

>>>>

>>>

>>> Yeah...all that POS toy os is good for is surfing the web.

>>> If it will even install!

>>> Frank

>>

>> You wouldn't know Frank, as you've never tried Ubuntu. You're just a

>> fscking

>> liar. And if you really knew what "fsck" meant, then I'd not think you

>> were

>> such a liar.

>>

>> Cheers.

>>

>> --

>> 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."

 

--

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."

Hehehe.......Swear.....LOL.....LOL....

 

 

That about covers all of your posts Frank. Wasn't it sad when you went and

looked at them?

 

Is it time for Wapner yet Frank?

 

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

news:%23%23D7w8rbIHA.1376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Jim wrote:

>

>

> ...hehehe...I see you're from the school of fools and idiots...LOL!

> You're way too easy you fukkin moron!

> Frank

>