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  • 27-11-2007 11:44pm
    #1
    power2614
    Closed Accounts Posts: 188 ✭✭


    Folks,

    I have a dell inspiron 1521 laptop about a week now with vista on it and I hate it.I am just wondering how do I install XP on it.Have the XP cd from my previous laptop.

    Any info would be great...


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,604 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    [Talk to your dell sales person if you feel you were sold the wrong product or maybe they could send you out an XP license.

    the vista home license does not allow you to install XP
    the license of the XP cd from the previous laptop does not allow you to install XP on any other machine

    The charter says this forum is about software you have a license for

    You could buy a retail license,
    an upgrade license is no use to you
    you could upgrade VISTA home to a version that allows a downgrade to XP PRO


    you will have to get a legit movable XP license if you want to use XP.

    Or learn to live with vista - submit feedback on microsofts website or phone them

    I really hate microsofts convoluted licensing and since there are MANY free operating systems out there there is no way I can condone people helping install dodgy software. ]

    Alternative OS's apart from the many flavours of Linux include BSD, Solaris and a some form of BeOS


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,604 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If it's only a week you could try to return it but definately pressurise the salesperson


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