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it seems that i'm having a great deal of problems with loading games on the
vista as well as more viruses than on xp version. my ? is can i revert back
to xp with out havin a back up[ disk for my comp or buying another copy of
xp, as i'm unemployed at the moment. can any one please help me out with this
thanks
 
maddogminnick said:
it seems that i'm having a great deal of problems with loading games on
the vista as well as more viruses than on xp version. my ? is can i revert
back to xp with out havin a back up[ disk for my comp or buying another
copy of xp, as i'm unemployed at the moment. can any one please help me
out with this thanks
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Since we don't know anything about your computer, all I can give you is
general information about replacing Vista with XP. There are no free
sources for the XP operating system. However, if you have an OEM machine
and there is an XP restore disk available, that will be the cheapest way to
get it.

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
 
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