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| 667710 | 2008-05-10 02:49:00 | Okay, so my sister wants me to downgrade her laptop from Vista 32Bit Business to Windows XP Pro. I know this is possible,. It should have come with the XP "downgrade" restore disk(s). If not then connect the laptop company to ask for it. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 667711 | 2008-05-10 08:01:00 | I wanted to install xp on a new laptop recently because Vista had packed a sad, but could not get any motherboard drivers (HP Presario dual core) so eventually managed to sort out the Vista. Apart from being bloated I can't see much wrong with Vista. | mzee (3324) | ||
| 667712 | 2008-05-10 08:10:00 | Save yourself from future hassle... tell her it can't be done and she'll get the hang of Vista. That is the best way forward, Vista acts mostly like XP anyway. Tell her it'll take a day or two to get used to it. Personally, I never had a problem upgrading. |
SPARTAN 860 (2618) | ||
| 667713 | 2008-05-11 03:25:00 | If you can get drivers for XP for the laptop (which is likely) then no worries - and there's a lot of reasons why you might want XP instead of Vista - XP being a lot faster and a lot less bloated being a main one. Just make sure you can get drivers I am of the opinion (and I think most people agree) that downloading a CD image of a windows CD is not illegal. It's using someone else's serial or a keygen or activation crack that is illegal. If you download a CD image but use a key that you bought then that's legal enough. But like was said before, you can't use a Vista key on XP. you must get the right one. It's probably easiest to buy a copy of XP (might be some good deals on trademe - or you could buy new) and then you'll have a disc as well. Or someone might just be selling the key and in that case you could download a CD image for it. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 667714 | 2008-05-11 08:08:00 | You call Microsoft and tell them that you are downgrading from Vista Business to XP Pro, quote the Vista Business key (NOT ACTIVE) and they will provide you with an activation key to use. It's this laptop: www.dse.co.nz |
Netsukeninja (13296) | ||
| 667715 | 2008-05-11 08:16:00 | Downloading a cd image is usually illegal, since it usually comes with a key gen or crack. Honest people don't upload a large file like an XP ISO file for fun, you know. | SPARTAN 860 (2618) | ||
| 667716 | 2008-05-11 08:32:00 | You call Microsoft and tell them that you are downgrading from Vista Business to XP Pro, quote the Vista Business key (NOT ACTIVE) and they will provide you with an activation key to use. It's this laptop: www.dse.co.nz So have you a Windows XP CD yet? Micrsoft can send you one. It may cost but then if your sister bought the Laptop then it came with what it had on it and other CDs or DVDs if supplied. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 667717 | 2008-05-11 08:39:00 | It should have come with the XP "downgrade" restore disk(s). If not then connect the laptop company to ask for it. Pctek is 100% right - Every laptop I know of and sold that has Vista BUSINESS installed should have come with a "downgrade" XP PRO recovery disk, which includes a legal license and drivers for the laptop. Its only supplied with Vista Business. If its not in with the other "bits and pieces" that come with the laptop I would be asking "Where is it" from who ever it was purchased from. All I need the disc for is to install XP Pro, not to crack it, but to use the Vista Business product-key to activate it. (Over the phone activation) The Vista Product key wouldn't work on XP any way. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
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