Forum Member since If your Vista was Vista Professional or Vista Ultimate, they grant free downgrade rights, so a retail purchase of XP would not be needed.
If it was Vista Home, then you would need to buy a retail version of Vista, as the previous poster said. Note that the allowed downgrade is to XP Professional. Even IF you get the software, you would need to make sure drivers are available for XP with your computer My comp came with windows xp on it and the vista came with as a upgrade I waited 3 years to put the vista on my comp now I hate it and want it off and my original comp with windows xp back on it.
But how do I get the windows vista off in order to put windows xp back on and I don't have the product key info for my windows xp I have misplaced the disc cover for my windows xp disc. Then you can restore the original image that was on your computer when it was shipped. Doing so will erase all data so backup what you need to before doing this. If it fails then you can request backup XP cd from Dell. If it were only as easy as that it would be nice. At this point the only way to reliably get Windows XP onto the hard drive is to perform a clean installation as suggested by hrova earlier in this thread.
This would depend on being able to find the partition containing the PC Restore image; hopefully the Vista installation process left it in place. This would have the Windows XP drivers for the E You can also get the Windows XP drivers from the Dell support page.
The E may be new enough that typing its service tag onto the Dell downloads page would bring up the drivers that were loaded onto your E when it was delivered. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Remove vista and install xp? Thread starter djspan Start date Aug 2, Status Not open for further replies.
Hey guys, I seriously need help here. Please help, Dan, PS. When exactly does the BSOD appear? Do you have an OEM disk or a manufacturer disk that came with another computer? Is there any specific reason you want to do away with Vista, or do you just not like it? You could always give Windows 7 a shot as well. There are still RC downloads available. Vista Home Premium SP3. Still same problem. It seems like i cannot get that 2gb partition to do anything I seem to only be able to do things with the 75gb portion.
As for ubuntu, i installed it and it worked fine as did vista so I have resorted to reinstalling vista and dealing with the slight chop sometimes. Thank you. I have just learned that my company intranet does not support Vista, and in fact, several of the systems I have to access will not work with it. I'm an expert Microsoft user but not programer! Is there someone who can talk me through this, even if I have to pay? My old laptop is dying and I will need to get the new one up as soon as it arrives.
Just like everybody else, I can't function with out my computer! Laptop computers require specialized hardware drivers which are developed by the laptop manufacturer. You'll need to contact Dell and ask them if they have Windows XP hardware drivers available for download, designed for your specific Dell model number laptop.
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