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trying to replace vista with xp

  • 22-11-2007 10:54pm
    #1
    vaughny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭


    hi everyone


    i have a laptop about 5 weeks now it has vista on it any i want to get rid of it. it cant read my mp3 player and cant organise anything on it. i really want to get xp on the machine i downloaded xp service pack 2(well think i did) and ive blank dvd cd's so if i burn it onto that what do i do from there?
    its driving me mad think im going to end up and buying a copy out of a computer shop..think its dear enough 60 or 70?


Comments

  • #2
    mathias
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭mathias


    No offence man , but get someone to do it for you , from your post , you clearly have no idea what your doing and will only make things worse ,

    If you dont know any tech people , pay someone to do it for you.


  • #3
    beer enigma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,213 ✭✭✭beer enigma


    If your laptop is that new, you may have problems with XP drivers - I recently wiped off vista & replaced it with XP SP2 on my HP laptop, only to find there were no XP sound drivers available for it.....

    Contacted the manufacturers & was told there was no way round it, so I'm back on Vista....


  • #4
    mick.fr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭mick.fr


    I seriously don't know why you guys are whining about vista.
    If your current applications don't work with it, get a new one.
    Vista is far more faster, secure than XP.
    Spend a couple of days on it, type a question in the help when you are stuck and you will be sorted out.

    A bit of change has never killed anybody


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,584 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    You can buy a laptop for less than than the full retail price of the full version of Microsoft Office.

    The Americans have a saying "if it works, it's obsolete"
    When the Russians have a manned launch they use what is essentially a modified 50 year old ICBM design.
    Which system is cheaper and more reliable ?

    If the laptop came with Vista BUSINESS then you are allowed to install XP PRO , other wise you would have to buy a retail or upgrade copy. You can't use an OEM license. Microsoft's rules.

    Drivers for vista will appear over time, if the mp3 player has a brand name it , someone may already have found a solution. Eg there is a tiny 180KB java script that will load stuff to Sony players , when their own bloat ware won't. Sony also get a black mark for not providing drivers for XP on some laptops.

    There several speed ups for vista and yes the interface is even worse than Luna (XP / Fisher Price) but it is more secure, though you can tweak up XP with third party freeware too.


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