Is there way to downgrade from Vista to XP?

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  • Phil
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2004
    • 7659
    #1

    Is there way to downgrade from Vista to XP?

    I had to say goodbye to my old friend "averatec" , and going to buy new laptop tomorrow. I don't like Vista and want my old XP back. Is there any way to do it?
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    • tony299
      lurker
      • Aug 2002
      • 57021
      #2
      I heard if you bitch microsoft will down grade you.

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        • GrouchyAdmin
          Now choke yourself!
          • Apr 2006
          • 12085
          #3
          You have to reinstall from scratch. However, you need to make sure that there are drivers for your hardware to work in XP.

          Long story short: Rent a nerd for a day.

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            • spacedog
              Yes that IS me. Bitch.
              • Nov 2001
              • 14149
              #4
              Buy one that has XP.. some stores are still trying to liquidate the pre-Vista models...

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                • Jace
                  FBOP Class Of 2013
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 35562
                  #5
                  no you can't

                  and I just got a computer for my dad that had only xp hardware, there was no drivers available for xp for lots of the shit

                  BUT, if you got a vista preinstalled machine you can call microsoft and they will activate xp for you since you had vista

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                    • Phil
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 7659
                      #6
                      Originally posted by spacedog
                      Buy one that has XP.. some stores are still trying to liquidate the pre-Vista models...
                      I looked, looked and looked. 2 month ago I bought one from Dell for my wife and it came all juiced up. they had XP option.. i guess they built it for someone else and had XP on it.. or whatever. but they don't have those any more and she won't give this one back.
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                        • Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE
                          MOBILE PORN: IMOBILEPORN
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 16502
                          #7
                          http://store.apple.com should fix that

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                            • Phil
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 7659
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Jace
                              no you can't

                              and I just got a computer for my dad that had only xp hardware, there was no drivers available for xp for lots of the shit

                              BUT, if you got a vista preinstalled machine you can call microsoft and they will activate xp for you since you had vista
                              you mean there is an option to switch to xp or they will just give me reg number so I can format it and put vista?
                              Ask Phil

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                                • Phil
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jan 2004
                                  • 7659
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Madrox
                                  http://store.apple.com should fix that

                                  Ask Phil

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                                    • Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE
                                      MOBILE PORN: IMOBILEPORN
                                      • Jan 2004
                                      • 16502
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by CAMOKAT

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                                        • Jace
                                          FBOP Class Of 2013
                                          • Jan 2004
                                          • 35562
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by CAMOKAT
                                          you mean there is an option to switch to xp or they will just give me reg number so I can format it and put vista?
                                          you format and install xp and they will allow you to activate it

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                                            • Martin3
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Oct 2005
                                              • 1529
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by Jace
                                              no you can't

                                              and I just got a computer for my dad that had only xp hardware, there was no drivers available for xp for lots of the shit

                                              BUT, if you got a vista preinstalled machine you can call microsoft and they will activate xp for you since you had vista
                                              I can guarantee you if it works in Vista, there are drivers for XP. Outside of DX10 video cards(which still work fine with XP and DX9) Vista hasn't been out long enough for the manufactures to start pumping out Vista only hardware.

                                              Drivers may not be on the XP disk but you can find them on the manufactures website, the real manufacture not the company that built the computer.
                                              You need to know exactly what you have and download the drivers before you format and install XP. XP isn't going to have default drivers on disk for newer hardware.
                                              264-543-302

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                                                • klinton
                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                  • Apr 2003
                                                  • 8766
                                                  #13

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                                                    • Jace
                                                      FBOP Class Of 2013
                                                      • Jan 2004
                                                      • 35562
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Martin3
                                                      I can guarantee you if it works in Vista, there are drivers for XP. Outside of DX10 video cards(which still work fine with XP and DX9) Vista hasn't been out long enough for the manufactures to start pumping out Vista only hardware.

                                                      Drivers may not be on the XP disk but you can find them on the manufactures website, the real manufacture not the company that built the computer.
                                                      You need to know exactly what you have and download the drivers before you format and install XP. XP isn't going to have default drivers on disk for newer hardware.
                                                      we got an acer aspire with vista like 2 weeks ago and it didn't have video, network or wireless drivers for xp when I reverted back....I had to contact the manufacturer about the drivers and 2 of the manufacturers got them created in a week or so, but the video drivers have yet to be created for xp on this particular machine

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                                                        • Martin3
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Oct 2005
                                                          • 1529
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Jace
                                                          we got an acer aspire with vista like 2 weeks ago and it didn't have video, network or wireless drivers for xp when I reverted back....I had to contact the manufacturer about the drivers and 2 of the manufacturers got them created in a week or so, but the video drivers have yet to be created for xp on this particular machine
                                                          What's the video card or mother board model number if it's onboard video?
                                                          264-543-302

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