Dell inspiron with Windows XP?

sham69 · 2008-09-10 09:38:09

Hi, Wasnt sure where to post this. I am looking to buy a dell inspiron laptop (in pink) for my GF. Problem is I need XP on it, does dell not give the option for XP anymore? Had a quick look on the site and they don't seem to. Any suggestions? Thanks Sham.

10-09-2008 10:38AM

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sham69

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Hi,
Wasnt sure where to post this.
I am looking to buy a dell inspiron laptop (in pink) for my GF.
Problem is I need XP on it, does dell not give the option for XP anymore?
Had a quick look on the site and they don't seem to.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Sham.

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#2 10-09-2008 10:55AM

MarkR

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Have you tried contacting Dell? I ordered three computers from them last week, and on the business end they offer a xp downgrade options which doesn't seem to be available on home users. I believe you can downgrade from vista as well with any machine. Try the laptop forum for more help..

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#3 10-09-2008 11:13AM

sham69

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Thanks for the reply.

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