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Guest
I have too many problems running Windows Vista, so I need to do a rollback to
Windows XP. Is there an easy way to do this?
Windows XP. Is there an easy way to do this?
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Theo
There is no "roll back" from Vista. You must do a complete
clean install after you reset you MBR at a DOS prompt.
clean install after you reset you MBR at a DOS prompt.
J
John Barnes
You will have to do a reinstall. Hopefully you made a backup. If so, you
will still may to repair your boot record.
If not your complete install of XP should be fine.
will still may to repair your boot record.
If not your complete install of XP should be fine.
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Guest
My company advises us to use XP Pro on our computers and not Vista until we
have finished testing our software. I was talking with Dell for a new laptop
of my own, and they no longer sell any new computers with XP, it's Vista
only. They told me that I can go online to microsoft's website and rollback
Vista to XP. I believed them, bought a laptop and immediately began looking
online for some confirmation of that. And I just found this forum. So is it
correct to understand that they are wrong? I would need to have an original
copy of XP to install on the computer (which I don't) since the Vista on it
from the factory can in no way possible turn into XP, whether via rollback or
some other microsoft magic? If that's true I have 48 hours to cancel my
order!
have finished testing our software. I was talking with Dell for a new laptop
of my own, and they no longer sell any new computers with XP, it's Vista
only. They told me that I can go online to microsoft's website and rollback
Vista to XP. I believed them, bought a laptop and immediately began looking
online for some confirmation of that. And I just found this forum. So is it
correct to understand that they are wrong? I would need to have an original
copy of XP to install on the computer (which I don't) since the Vista on it
from the factory can in no way possible turn into XP, whether via rollback or
some other microsoft magic? If that's true I have 48 hours to cancel my
order!
C
Carey Frisch [MVP]
You received inaccurate, poor advice from whomever you spoke with at Dell.
You would need to purchase a new "Full Version" of Windows XP
Professional and then perform a clean install.
Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/
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| My company advises us to use XP Pro on our computers and not Vista until we
| have finished testing our software. I was talking with Dell for a new laptop
| of my own, and they no longer sell any new computers with XP, it's Vista
| only. They told me that I can go online to microsoft's website and rollback
| Vista to XP. I believed them, bought a laptop and immediately began looking
| online for some confirmation of that. And I just found this forum. So is it
| correct to understand that they are wrong? I would need to have an original
| copy of XP to install on the computer (which I don't) since the Vista on it
| from the factory can in no way possible turn into XP, whether via rollback or
| some other microsoft magic? If that's true I have 48 hours to cancel my
| order!
You would need to purchase a new "Full Version" of Windows XP
Professional and then perform a clean install.
Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/
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:
| My company advises us to use XP Pro on our computers and not Vista until we
| have finished testing our software. I was talking with Dell for a new laptop
| of my own, and they no longer sell any new computers with XP, it's Vista
| only. They told me that I can go online to microsoft's website and rollback
| Vista to XP. I believed them, bought a laptop and immediately began looking
| online for some confirmation of that. And I just found this forum. So is it
| correct to understand that they are wrong? I would need to have an original
| copy of XP to install on the computer (which I don't) since the Vista on it
| from the factory can in no way possible turn into XP, whether via rollback or
| some other microsoft magic? If that's true I have 48 hours to cancel my
| order!