Just bought a new PC which came with Vista pre-installed. I've been very
happy with XP so I would prefer to install XP onto the new PC in place of the
existing Vista. Is this possible?

dylan mac wrote:
> Just bought a new PC which came with Vista pre-installed. I've been
> very happy with XP so I would prefer to install XP onto the new PC in
> place of the existing Vista. Is this possible?

Probably. If the PC is a laptop, it stands a chance of having hardware for
which XP drivers do not exist.

All you need to do is buy a copy of WinXP and you should be good (assuming
the hardware will work with XP).

Yes it is. Format the drive with Vista on it and then install your XP. Is your XP a full retail version ?

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"dylan mac" <dylan (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:29F7BC00-78BD-41F7-A478-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Just bought a new PC which came with Vista pre-installed. I've been very
> happy with XP so I would prefer to install XP onto the new PC in place of the
> existing Vista. Is this possible?

The XP that I have came with another computer that I have.

"Peter Foldes" wrote:

> Yes it is. Format the drive with Vista on it and then install your XP. Is your XP a full retail version ?
>
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> Peter
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> "dylan mac" <dylan (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:29F7BC00-78BD-41F7-A478-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Just bought a new PC which came with Vista pre-installed. I've been very
> > happy with XP so I would prefer to install XP onto the new PC in place of the
> > existing Vista. Is this possible?
>

Thanks for your quick reply. From what you say, this new PC (a desktop) may
have hardware in it only suitable for Vista - is that possible?

"HeyBub" wrote:

> dylan mac wrote:
> > Just bought a new PC which came with Vista pre-installed. I've been
> > very happy with XP so I would prefer to install XP onto the new PC in
> > place of the existing Vista. Is this possible?
>
> Probably. If the PC is a laptop, it stands a chance of having hardware for
> which XP drivers do not exist.
>
> All you need to do is buy a copy of WinXP and you should be good (assuming
> the hardware will work with XP).
>
>
>

Then unless you were supplied with a full retail version (unlikely) its an
OEM version which is only licensed to the PC it was supplied with.
And thats assuming its not also bios locked to the origonal hardware / PC

As others have said some new Vista supplied PC's do not have winxp drivers
available for their hardware

"dylan mac" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The XP that I have came with another computer that I have.
>
> "Peter Foldes" wrote:
>
>> Yes it is. Format the drive with Vista on it and then install your XP. Is
>> your XP a full retail version ?
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>>
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>> "dylan mac" <dylan (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:29F7BC00-78BD-41F7-A478-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Just bought a new PC which came with Vista pre-installed. I've been
>> > very
>> > happy with XP so I would prefer to install XP onto the new PC in place
>> > of the
>> > existing Vista. Is this possible?
>>

This will become more and more the standard. Early on the problem with
Vista was lack of drivers. As more and more hardware is certified for use
with Vista the situation will reverse so that only Vista drivers are
available
and Windows XP won't be supported. I've already encountered a few
cases where installing XP ( instead of Vista ) results in a device not
having
XP drivers for it ( embedded Sound chips on the motherboard ).

"dylan mac" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:12CF605E-6C83-41B1-A454-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for your quick reply. From what you say, this new PC (a desktop)
> may
> have hardware in it only suitable for Vista - is that possible?
>
> "HeyBub" wrote:
>
>> dylan mac wrote:
>> > Just bought a new PC which came with Vista pre-installed. I've been
>> > very happy with XP so I would prefer to install XP onto the new PC in
>> > place of the existing Vista. Is this possible?
>>
>> Probably. If the PC is a laptop, it stands a chance of having hardware
>> for
>> which XP drivers do not exist.
>>
>> All you need to do is buy a copy of WinXP and you should be good
>> (assuming
>> the hardware will work with XP).
>>
>>
>>

dylan mac wrote:
> The XP that I have came with another computer that I have.

You can't use it and be within the EULA guidelines. If it's a restore
disc that you have from the other computer, it won't work technically.

Alias
>
> "Peter Foldes" wrote:
>
>> Yes it is. Format the drive with Vista on it and then install your XP. Is your XP a full retail version ?
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>>
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>> "dylan mac" <dylan (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:29F7BC00-78BD-41F7-A478-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Just bought a new PC which came with Vista pre-installed. I've been very
>>> happy with XP so I would prefer to install XP onto the new PC in place of the
>>> existing Vista. Is this possible?

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:29:00 -0800, dylan mac <dylan
(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Just bought a new PC which came with Vista pre-installed. I've been very
> happy with XP so I would prefer to install XP onto the new PC in place of the
> existing Vista. Is this possible?



Sure. The only potential issue is making sure that you have drivers
for all the hardware that came with the new computer. But note that
problems finding drivers are much more likely with a laptop than a
desktop.

Over and above that, my recommendation is that you stick with Vista.
Yes, as with almost anything else new, if takes some time and effort
to get accustomed to, but it's worth it.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:43:01 -0800, dylan mac
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> The XP that I have came with another computer that I have.


Then you have an OEM version of Windows XP. Adding to the message I
just sent about this, there are two other issues:

1. The biggest disadvantage of an OEM version is that its license ties
it permanently to the first computer it's installed on. It can never
legally be moved to another computer, sold, or given away.

2. Over and above the licensing issue, many OEM versions are
BIOS-locked to the computer they came with. If that's the case with
yours, it will not install on a different computer.



> "Peter Foldes" wrote:
>
> > Yes it is. Format the drive with Vista on it and then install your XP. Is your XP a full retail version ?
> >
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> > "dylan mac" <dylan (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:29F7BC00-78BD-41F7-A478-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Just bought a new PC which came with Vista pre-installed. I've been very
> > > happy with XP so I would prefer to install XP onto the new PC in place of the
> > > existing Vista. Is this possible?
> >

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