Transferring from Vista to XP

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wpa

I have bought a new laptop running Vista. I have XP running on my home
machine and want to transfer it across to my laptop too. How do I do this
please?
 
wpa said:
I have bought a new laptop running Vista. I have XP running on my home
machine and want to transfer it across to my laptop too. How do I do this
please?
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I don't understand your question. You mean you want to transfer files
between XP and Vista? If yes, see:

Excellent, thorough, yet easy to understand article about File/Printer
Sharing in Vista. Includes details about sharing printers as well as files
and folders:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

Post back if you need more details about setting up file/printer sharing.

If this is not what you mean and my crystal ball was cloudy, please post
back with a better description of what you are trying to do.

How to Post:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question

Malke
 
Hi Malke

Sorry it was as clear as mud wasn't it?

Basically I don't like Vista as an operating system. I understand the if
you have XP installed as your operating system on a home computer that you
are allowed to also install it on to your laptop? This is what I want to do
- but don't know how to.

Many thanks
W
 
Hi
Each computer need its own license you can not use the product key for two
computers.
On the other hand if you would explain why Vista bothers you, may be you can
be helped to configure it in away that it would serve you well.
Jack (MVP-Networking).
 
Hi Jack

I have huge problems - my computer came with vista home premium, which
basically means that I can't communicate with people running older versions
of windows as they can't open anything, I can't create
documents/spreadsheets/databases etc..... but I could create video's/photo's
etc...

If I go to the windows site it won't let me get to a page where I can buy XP
- because I'm running Vista!! My 90 day trial expired and wiped my whole
system - had to do a complete install - so not a happy bunny with Vista at
all. I'm now on a new 90 day trial while I try and resolve the situation.

I thought you could transfer your settings between a desk top and one laptop?

Thanks
W
 
wpa wrote:

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I have huge problems - my computer came with vista home premium, which
basically means that I can't communicate with people running older
versions of windows as they can't open anything, I can't create
documents/spreadsheets/databases etc..... but I could create
video's/photo's etc...
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This has nothing to do with Vista, which is your operating system. It has
nothing to do with XP, another operating system. It has to do with the
programs in which you are creating the data. For instance, if you have MS
Office 2007 (an office suite - a collection of applications), it saves in a
native format that is different than that of older Office versions such as
MS Office 2003. You can get around this by doing a Save As and saving in
the older format. For ex., Word 2007 will natively save as *.docx. Unless
the recipient (who for purposes of this illustration we'll say is running
Word 2003) has the free file converter installed, he won't be able to open
the *.docx file since Word 2003 is looking for *.doc.

Installing Windows XP and Office 2007 will be no different because the issue
is with Office and not Windows.
If I go to the windows site it won't let me get to a page where I can buy
XP - because I'm running Vista!! My 90 day trial expired and wiped my
whole system - had to do a complete install - so not a happy bunny with
Vista at
all. I'm now on a new 90 day trial while I try and resolve the situation.
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I don't understand this 90-day trial business. Are you sure you aren't
talking about Office?
I thought you could transfer your settings between a desk top and one
laptop?
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No, you cannot. Most versions of MS Office allow you to install it on a
desktop and a laptop, but it depends on the version of Office you have.
Look at the End User License Agreement (EULA). OTOH Microsoft operating
systems such as Windows XP and Windows Vista are one license to a machine
and always have been.

I think you are confusing Microsoft Office with your operating system, but
that's just a guess.

Malke
 
Hi Malke

Sorry it was as clear as mud wasn't it?  

Basically I don't like Vista as an operating system.  I understand the if
you have XP installed as your operating system on a home computer that you
are allowed to also install it on to your laptop?  This is what I want to do
- but don't know how to.

Many thanks
W
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XP was always limited to one PC and one PC at a time. You need an
license for each / every installed XP system.

As for installing XP to replace Vista you need:

1) Locate possible device drivers of the laptop

2) Read the "warranty" fine print to see how the warranty is "voided."
Some laptops / desktops will have the warranty voided when not
using the pre-
installed version of Windows.

3) Locate a complete XP install CD

4) Erase the Vista hard drive.
 
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