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Can I up grade from Vista home basic to XP

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brazospete

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I cant do anything with this Vista Crap, I spent 5 years learning how to do a disc recovery on XP but all I get out of this Vista is runaround and how you have to make your own recovery discs that doesn't work on this POS computer> I kept my old Pavilion working for 5 years this thing is only 16 mos old and I want to adjust it with a 16# hammer....help. I still have my recovery discs from my circa 2000 Pavilion do I dare try to run them on a 07 cheapo Compac Presario????? Ready to try anything:doh:
 
In windows eyes that is a step backwards. You should be able to boot from the XP CD and load XP ..but sometimes Windows inspects the system and if it sees a newer verison it won't let you do the install. I hate that 'feature' of Windows.
Other options would be to backup your data format the disk and install XP.
I would be suprised if your old recovery disk worked, but I've never worked with those much. I do my own backups and keep the OS disk handy.
One more option I just thought of .... download a copy of VMware for windows. Then you can run multiple OS's at once. just use which ever one you prefer. Really straighforward / easy to install and use...and it's free
 
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Other options would be to backup your data format the disk and install XP.
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It doesn't surprise me in the least that Windows XP is still hanging on and home and business users alike still feel comfortable with it. I was given an Compaq Presario laptop and told to take Vista off and put on XP. And backing up the data and formatting the disk was exactly what I did. The only problem was that the laptop was Vista specific and lo and behold, I had merry hell finding drivers for the machine. Fortunately, after donkeys' hours running around the Internet, I found them and the machine goes fine with all devices working and accounted for. That Presario laptop is one of many machines that I have downgraded to XP. And there will be many more to come.

Those who plan to downgrade a modern computer from Vista to XP need always go to the website pertaining to the machine to check for drivers. If the machine is Vista specific, you may have trouble finding drivers. Thankfully, there are many components which still support XP.

If you look at Vista itself, you'll find that it has never taken off in the business world. Where ever you go, you'll find that every business machine is using Windows XP Pro. Why? Because there is no VLK (Volume License Key) system for Windows Vista. Therefore a corporate version does not exist. Imagine you are an IT contractor installing three hundred or more Windows Vista based client computers hanging off a dedicated server running Windows Server 2003 or 2008 in the typing pool in an office building, the computer laboratory of a school, college or university, or a government building.

Now, you have a product key for each individual computer and you have to activate Windows Vista on each and every one of them over the Internet. And if you choose to activate over the telephone, you'll be spending quite a few hours on the phone talking to a customer support representative giving you product ID code after product ID code. Now, can you see the impracticality of Vista as a business OS?

Small wonder Windows Vista is a flash in the pan. I have tried out the 64 bit version of Windows 7 and it's not as bad as Vista. In fact it's quite good. Let's hope Microsoft doesn't make the same mistake with Windows 7 by not giving it a VLK system. Otherwise, Windows 7 will end up like Vista.
 
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