Hi everyone!

This post is to ask how to switch a brand new PC with Vista Home Premium to
XP Home.

The end of last month, I bought a new PC to replace a very old one. Here's
what I got:
HP Pavilion a1740n
Intel Core 2 Du Processor E6300
Intel Viiv Technology
2GB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM
320GB Serial ATA HD
SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
9-in-1 memory card reader
10/100Base-T network interface

Software includes:
Win Vista Home premium
Roxio Creator
muvee autoProducer
MS Works 8
Norton Internet Security 2007

I have a home network which had 3 PCs on it: 2 were running XP Home and 1
was running XP Pro. The network is just the cables plugged into the ethernet
socket and running thru a Linksys 5 port network hub. Internet is Comcast via
an RCA cable modem. There is also an all-in-one printer/scanner/fax hooked
up. Everything in the network worked just fine.

The new Vista PC replaced one of the 2 XP Home PCs, which was something like
12 years old, so pretty outdated. I didn't replace it specifically for Vista,
but just to get a new, higher performance PC. Vista just sort of came with it.

Anyways, I'm less than thrilled with Vista. It still has issues with
networking, and Win Mail won't do Hotmail. I've also read several other posts
here about other things with Vista. But, this thread isn't a debate on the
virtues of Vista. I've decided that I'd be better off changing the new Vista
machine to XP Home. And this thread is to find out, step-by-step, just HOW to
do that. I don't want to end up loosing any drivers for hardware installed in
the new PC, nor do I want to loose the software for the DVD MultiDrive or
Works 8. Norton, I couldn't care less about. It's only a 60 day run anyways.

Two things which may make this more difficult are that HP doesn't provide an
OS disk, they set up a 'Recovery' partition on the HD. And second, I'll
completely scrap Vista if needed, but since it may improve with a service
pack or 2 sometime in the future, I'd rather keep it. Maybe not with a dual
boot, since I've been told that that can/will cause some probs with the Vista
boot up. So, if there is a way to zip Vista for later reinstallation or copy
it to disk, that would be good. If not, if it comes down to having XP or
Vista, I'll take XP and just chuck Vista.

Now, one last thing. I'm not computer illiterate, but I'm also not a techie.
I can read a book like something from the "Dummies" series such as Windows XP
for Dummies, and usually get things to work the way I want them to. And yeah,
I got a couple of Vista books, but...

Anyways, if anyone can spell out how to do this, I'd really appreciate it.
Thank you ahead of time to everyone who replies On Topic.

Susan

Boot from your XP disk.

You'll forfeit the warranty coverage and support of your new HP computer if you
do away with the factory installed Windows Vista operating system and replace it
with Windows XP. Thus, it is not recommended to do so.

To join a computer to an existing workgroup, know the name of the workgroup
you want to join and you must change the workgroup name that is currently assigned
to the computer.

Once you’ve identified the name of the workgroup to join, you can complete the steps listed below.
Click Start and click Control Panel.

1. Double click the System and Maintenance.
2. Click the Change Settings link.
3. Click the Change button.
4. Type in the new workgroup name and click OK.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Winnowill" wrote:

Hi everyone!

This post is to ask how to switch a brand new PC with Vista Home Premium to
XP Home.

The end of last month, I bought a new PC to replace a very old one. Here's
what I got:
HP Pavilion a1740n
Intel Core 2 Du Processor E6300
Intel Viiv Technology
2GB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM
320GB Serial ATA HD
SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
9-in-1 memory card reader
10/100Base-T network interface

Software includes:
Win Vista Home premium
Roxio Creator
muvee autoProducer
MS Works 8
Norton Internet Security 2007

I have a home network which had 3 PCs on it: 2 were running XP Home and 1
was running XP Pro. The network is just the cables plugged into the ethernet
socket and running thru a Linksys 5 port network hub. Internet is Comcast via
an RCA cable modem. There is also an all-in-one printer/scanner/fax hooked
up. Everything in the network worked just fine.

The new Vista PC replaced one of the 2 XP Home PCs, which was something like
12 years old, so pretty outdated. I didn't replace it specifically for Vista,
but just to get a new, higher performance PC. Vista just sort of came with it.

Anyways, I'm less than thrilled with Vista. It still has issues with
networking, and Win Mail won't do Hotmail. I've also read several other posts
here about other things with Vista. But, this thread isn't a debate on the
virtues of Vista. I've decided that I'd be better off changing the new Vista
machine to XP Home. And this thread is to find out, step-by-step, just HOW to
do that. I don't want to end up loosing any drivers for hardware installed in
the new PC, nor do I want to loose the software for the DVD MultiDrive or
Works 8. Norton, I couldn't care less about. It's only a 60 day run anyways.

Two things which may make this more difficult are that HP doesn't provide an
OS disk, they set up a 'Recovery' partition on the HD. And second, I'll
completely scrap Vista if needed, but since it may improve with a service
pack or 2 sometime in the future, I'd rather keep it. Maybe not with a dual
boot, since I've been told that that can/will cause some probs with the Vista
boot up. So, if there is a way to zip Vista for later reinstallation or copy
it to disk, that would be good. If not, if it comes down to having XP or
Vista, I'll take XP and just chuck Vista.

Now, one last thing. I'm not computer illiterate, but I'm also not a techie.
I can read a book like something from the "Dummies" series such as Windows XP
for Dummies, and usually get things to work the way I want them to. And yeah,
I got a couple of Vista books, but...

Anyways, if anyone can spell out how to do this, I'd really appreciate it.
Thank you ahead of time to everyone who replies On Topic.

Susan

The first thing to do is to burn recovery DVDs. Should your
adventure wipe out the recovery partition, you'll have disks
you made per HP's instructions from which you can restore.

"Winnowill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:25A716B2-0062-42B3-8839-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi everyone!
>
> This post is to ask how to switch a brand new PC with Vista Home Premium to
> XP Home.
>
> The end of last month, I bought a new PC to replace a very old one. Here's
> what I got:
> HP Pavilion a1740n
> Intel Core 2 Du Processor E6300
> Intel Viiv Technology
> 2GB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM
> 320GB Serial ATA HD
> SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
> Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
> 9-in-1 memory card reader
> 10/100Base-T network interface
>
> Software includes:
> Win Vista Home premium
> Roxio Creator
> muvee autoProducer
> MS Works 8
> Norton Internet Security 2007
>
> I have a home network which had 3 PCs on it: 2 were running XP Home and 1
> was running XP Pro. The network is just the cables plugged into the ethernet
> socket and running thru a Linksys 5 port network hub. Internet is Comcast via
> an RCA cable modem. There is also an all-in-one printer/scanner/fax hooked
> up. Everything in the network worked just fine.
>
> The new Vista PC replaced one of the 2 XP Home PCs, which was something like
> 12 years old, so pretty outdated. I didn't replace it specifically for Vista,
> but just to get a new, higher performance PC. Vista just sort of came with it.
>
> Anyways, I'm less than thrilled with Vista. It still has issues with
> networking, and Win Mail won't do Hotmail. I've also read several other posts
> here about other things with Vista. But, this thread isn't a debate on the
> virtues of Vista. I've decided that I'd be better off changing the new Vista
> machine to XP Home. And this thread is to find out, step-by-step, just HOW to
> do that. I don't want to end up loosing any drivers for hardware installed in
> the new PC, nor do I want to loose the software for the DVD MultiDrive or
> Works 8. Norton, I couldn't care less about. It's only a 60 day run anyways.
>
> Two things which may make this more difficult are that HP doesn't provide an
> OS disk, they set up a 'Recovery' partition on the HD. And second, I'll
> completely scrap Vista if needed, but since it may improve with a service
> pack or 2 sometime in the future, I'd rather keep it. Maybe not with a dual
> boot, since I've been told that that can/will cause some probs with the Vista
> boot up. So, if there is a way to zip Vista for later reinstallation or copy
> it to disk, that would be good. If not, if it comes down to having XP or
> Vista, I'll take XP and just chuck Vista.
>
> Now, one last thing. I'm not computer illiterate, but I'm also not a techie.
> I can read a book like something from the "Dummies" series such as Windows XP
> for Dummies, and usually get things to work the way I want them to. And yeah,
> I got a couple of Vista books, but...
>
> Anyways, if anyone can spell out how to do this, I'd really appreciate it.
> Thank you ahead of time to everyone who replies On Topic.
>
> Susan

To downgrade you have to wipe and destroy. Everything will be lost.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User


"Winnowill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:25A716B2-0062-42B3-8839-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi everyone!
>
> This post is to ask how to switch a brand new PC with Vista Home Premium
> to
> XP Home.
>
> The end of last month, I bought a new PC to replace a very old one. Here's
> what I got:
> HP Pavilion a1740n
> Intel Core 2 Du Processor E6300
> Intel Viiv Technology
> 2GB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM
> 320GB Serial ATA HD
> SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
> Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
> 9-in-1 memory card reader
> 10/100Base-T network interface
>
> Software includes:
> Win Vista Home premium
> Roxio Creator
> muvee autoProducer
> MS Works 8
> Norton Internet Security 2007
>
> I have a home network which had 3 PCs on it: 2 were running XP Home and 1
> was running XP Pro. The network is just the cables plugged into the
> ethernet
> socket and running thru a Linksys 5 port network hub. Internet is Comcast
> via
> an RCA cable modem. There is also an all-in-one printer/scanner/fax hooked
> up. Everything in the network worked just fine.
>
> The new Vista PC replaced one of the 2 XP Home PCs, which was something
> like
> 12 years old, so pretty outdated. I didn't replace it specifically for
> Vista,
> but just to get a new, higher performance PC. Vista just sort of came with
> it.
>
> Anyways, I'm less than thrilled with Vista. It still has issues with
> networking, and Win Mail won't do Hotmail. I've also read several other
> posts
> here about other things with Vista. But, this thread isn't a debate on the
> virtues of Vista. I've decided that I'd be better off changing the new
> Vista
> machine to XP Home. And this thread is to find out, step-by-step, just HOW
> to
> do that. I don't want to end up loosing any drivers for hardware installed
> in
> the new PC, nor do I want to loose the software for the DVD MultiDrive or
> Works 8. Norton, I couldn't care less about. It's only a 60 day run
> anyways.
>
> Two things which may make this more difficult are that HP doesn't provide
> an
> OS disk, they set up a 'Recovery' partition on the HD. And second, I'll
> completely scrap Vista if needed, but since it may improve with a service
> pack or 2 sometime in the future, I'd rather keep it. Maybe not with a
> dual
> boot, since I've been told that that can/will cause some probs with the
> Vista
> boot up. So, if there is a way to zip Vista for later reinstallation or
> copy
> it to disk, that would be good. If not, if it comes down to having XP or
> Vista, I'll take XP and just chuck Vista.
>
> Now, one last thing. I'm not computer illiterate, but I'm also not a
> techie.
> I can read a book like something from the "Dummies" series such as Windows
> XP
> for Dummies, and usually get things to work the way I want them to. And
> yeah,
> I got a couple of Vista books, but...
>
> Anyways, if anyone can spell out how to do this, I'd really appreciate it.
> Thank you ahead of time to everyone who replies On Topic.
>
> Susan

Other than the loss of the warranty, why not? Even some of the major
computer retailers are doing it in order to satisfy their customers. And
some of them offer their own warranties. The only operational problem I can
think of is in the case of all new hardware that does not have workable
device drivers.


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:44B5DFD7-D49C-4578-A819-(E-Mail Removed)...
> You'll forfeit the warranty coverage and support of your new HP computer
> if you
> do away with the factory installed Windows Vista operating system and
> replace it
> with Windows XP. Thus, it is not recommended to do so.
>
> To join a computer to an existing workgroup, know the name of the
> workgroup
> you want to join and you must change the workgroup name that is currently
> assigned
> to the computer.
>
> Once you've identified the name of the workgroup to join, you can complete
> the steps listed below.
> Click Start and click Control Panel.
>
> 1. Double click the System and Maintenance.
> 2. Click the Change Settings link.
> 3. Click the Change button.
> 4. Type in the new workgroup name and click OK.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Winnowill" wrote:
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> This post is to ask how to switch a brand new PC with Vista Home Premium
> to
> XP Home.
>
> The end of last month, I bought a new PC to replace a very old one. Here's
> what I got:
> HP Pavilion a1740n
> Intel Core 2 Du Processor E6300
> Intel Viiv Technology
> 2GB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM
> 320GB Serial ATA HD
> SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
> Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
> 9-in-1 memory card reader
> 10/100Base-T network interface
>
> Software includes:
> Win Vista Home premium
> Roxio Creator
> muvee autoProducer
> MS Works 8
> Norton Internet Security 2007
>
> I have a home network which had 3 PCs on it: 2 were running XP Home and 1
> was running XP Pro. The network is just the cables plugged into the
> ethernet
> socket and running thru a Linksys 5 port network hub. Internet is Comcast
> via
> an RCA cable modem. There is also an all-in-one printer/scanner/fax hooked
> up. Everything in the network worked just fine.
>
> The new Vista PC replaced one of the 2 XP Home PCs, which was something
> like
> 12 years old, so pretty outdated. I didn't replace it specifically for
> Vista,
> but just to get a new, higher performance PC. Vista just sort of came with
> it.
>
> Anyways, I'm less than thrilled with Vista. It still has issues with
> networking, and Win Mail won't do Hotmail. I've also read several other
> posts
> here about other things with Vista. But, this thread isn't a debate on the
> virtues of Vista. I've decided that I'd be better off changing the new
> Vista
> machine to XP Home. And this thread is to find out, step-by-step, just HOW
> to
> do that. I don't want to end up loosing any drivers for hardware installed
> in
> the new PC, nor do I want to loose the software for the DVD MultiDrive or
> Works 8. Norton, I couldn't care less about. It's only a 60 day run
> anyways.
>
> Two things which may make this more difficult are that HP doesn't provide
> an
> OS disk, they set up a 'Recovery' partition on the HD. And second, I'll
> completely scrap Vista if needed, but since it may improve with a service
> pack or 2 sometime in the future, I'd rather keep it. Maybe not with a
> dual
> boot, since I've been told that that can/will cause some probs with the
> Vista
> boot up. So, if there is a way to zip Vista for later reinstallation or
> copy
> it to disk, that would be good. If not, if it comes down to having XP or
> Vista, I'll take XP and just chuck Vista.
>
> Now, one last thing. I'm not computer illiterate, but I'm also not a
> techie.
> I can read a book like something from the "Dummies" series such as Windows
> XP
> for Dummies, and usually get things to work the way I want them to. And
> yeah,
> I got a couple of Vista books, but...
>
> Anyways, if anyone can spell out how to do this, I'd really appreciate it.
> Thank you ahead of time to everyone who replies On Topic.
>
> Susan
>

I should have said "...does not have workable device drivers for Windows
XP".

"Papa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Other than the loss of the warranty, why not? Even some of the major
> computer retailers are doing it in order to satisfy their customers. And
> some of them offer their own warranties. The only operational problem I
> can think of is in the case of all new hardware that does not have
> workable device drivers.
>
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:44B5DFD7-D49C-4578-A819-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> You'll forfeit the warranty coverage and support of your new HP computer
>> if you
>> do away with the factory installed Windows Vista operating system and
>> replace it
>> with Windows XP. Thus, it is not recommended to do so.
>>
>> To join a computer to an existing workgroup, know the name of the
>> workgroup
>> you want to join and you must change the workgroup name that is currently
>> assigned
>> to the computer.
>>
>> Once you've identified the name of the workgroup to join, you can
>> complete the steps listed below.
>> Click Start and click Control Panel.
>>
>> 1. Double click the System and Maintenance.
>> 2. Click the Change Settings link.
>> 3. Click the Change button.
>> 4. Type in the new workgroup name and click OK.
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows - Shell/User
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Winnowill" wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone!
>>
>> This post is to ask how to switch a brand new PC with Vista Home Premium
>> to
>> XP Home.
>>
>> The end of last month, I bought a new PC to replace a very old one.
>> Here's
>> what I got:
>> HP Pavilion a1740n
>> Intel Core 2 Du Processor E6300
>> Intel Viiv Technology
>> 2GB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM
>> 320GB Serial ATA HD
>> SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
>> Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
>> 9-in-1 memory card reader
>> 10/100Base-T network interface
>>
>> Software includes:
>> Win Vista Home premium
>> Roxio Creator
>> muvee autoProducer
>> MS Works 8
>> Norton Internet Security 2007
>>
>> I have a home network which had 3 PCs on it: 2 were running XP Home and 1
>> was running XP Pro. The network is just the cables plugged into the
>> ethernet
>> socket and running thru a Linksys 5 port network hub. Internet is Comcast
>> via
>> an RCA cable modem. There is also an all-in-one printer/scanner/fax
>> hooked
>> up. Everything in the network worked just fine.
>>
>> The new Vista PC replaced one of the 2 XP Home PCs, which was something
>> like
>> 12 years old, so pretty outdated. I didn't replace it specifically for
>> Vista,
>> but just to get a new, higher performance PC. Vista just sort of came
>> with it.
>>
>> Anyways, I'm less than thrilled with Vista. It still has issues with
>> networking, and Win Mail won't do Hotmail. I've also read several other
>> posts
>> here about other things with Vista. But, this thread isn't a debate on
>> the
>> virtues of Vista. I've decided that I'd be better off changing the new
>> Vista
>> machine to XP Home. And this thread is to find out, step-by-step, just
>> HOW to
>> do that. I don't want to end up loosing any drivers for hardware
>> installed in
>> the new PC, nor do I want to loose the software for the DVD MultiDrive or
>> Works 8. Norton, I couldn't care less about. It's only a 60 day run
>> anyways.
>>
>> Two things which may make this more difficult are that HP doesn't provide
>> an
>> OS disk, they set up a 'Recovery' partition on the HD. And second, I'll
>> completely scrap Vista if needed, but since it may improve with a service
>> pack or 2 sometime in the future, I'd rather keep it. Maybe not with a
>> dual
>> boot, since I've been told that that can/will cause some probs with the
>> Vista
>> boot up. So, if there is a way to zip Vista for later reinstallation or
>> copy
>> it to disk, that would be good. If not, if it comes down to having XP or
>> Vista, I'll take XP and just chuck Vista.
>>
>> Now, one last thing. I'm not computer illiterate, but I'm also not a
>> techie.
>> I can read a book like something from the "Dummies" series such as
>> Windows XP
>> for Dummies, and usually get things to work the way I want them to. And
>> yeah,
>> I got a couple of Vista books, but...
>>
>> Anyways, if anyone can spell out how to do this, I'd really appreciate
>> it.
>> Thank you ahead of time to everyone who replies On Topic.
>>
>> Susan
>>
>
>

"Winnowill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:25A716B2-0062-42B3-8839-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi everyone!
>
> This post is to ask how to switch a brand new PC with Vista Home Premium
to
> XP Home.
>
> The end of last month, I bought a new PC to replace a very old one. Here's
> what I got:
> HP Pavilion a1740n
> Intel Core 2 Du Processor E6300
> Intel Viiv Technology
> 2GB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM
> 320GB Serial ATA HD
> SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
> Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
> 9-in-1 memory card reader
> 10/100Base-T network interface
>
> Software includes:
> Win Vista Home premium
> Roxio Creator
> muvee autoProducer
> MS Works 8
> Norton Internet Security 2007
>
> I have a home network which had 3 PCs on it: 2 were running XP Home and 1
> was running XP Pro. The network is just the cables plugged into the
ethernet
> socket and running thru a Linksys 5 port network hub. Internet is Comcast
via
> an RCA cable modem. There is also an all-in-one printer/scanner/fax hooked
> up. Everything in the network worked just fine.
>
> The new Vista PC replaced one of the 2 XP Home PCs, which was something
like
> 12 years old, so pretty outdated. I didn't replace it specifically for
Vista,
> but just to get a new, higher performance PC. Vista just sort of came with
it.
>
> Anyways, I'm less than thrilled with Vista. It still has issues with
> networking, and Win Mail won't do Hotmail. I've also read several other
posts
> here about other things with Vista. But, this thread isn't a debate on the
> virtues of Vista. I've decided that I'd be better off changing the new
Vista
> machine to XP Home. And this thread is to find out, step-by-step, just HOW
to
> do that. I don't want to end up loosing any drivers for hardware installed
in
> the new PC, nor do I want to loose the software for the DVD MultiDrive or
> Works 8. Norton, I couldn't care less about. It's only a 60 day run
anyways.
>

<snip>

The problem is ...to install XP you'd have to boot from your XP cd and
format the drive...
you'd loose everything...including your apps.

Also...to install XP you may need to first get the SATA drivers and load
them from a floppy
during the first part of setup...

Might as well just keep Vista and move onward...
though I have not been super impressed with Vista...I sure did not notice
any networking problems with it .

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:

> You'll forfeit the warranty coverage and support of your new HP computer
> if you do away with the factory installed Windows Vista operating system
> and replace it
> with Windows XP. Thus, it is not recommended to do so.
>
> To join a computer to an existing workgroup, know the name of the
> workgroup you want to join and you must change the workgroup name that is
> currently assigned to the computer.
>
> Once you’ve identified the name of the workgroup to join, you can complete
> the steps listed below. Click Start and click Control Panel.
>
> 1. Double click the System and Maintenance.
> 2. Click the Change Settings link.
> 3. Click the Change button.
> 4. Type in the new workgroup name and click OK.
>

Huh? Changing operating system voids warranty??

Isn't warranty for things like...hardware??

Since when is hardware affected by the operating system...

--
Stephan Rose
2003 Yamaha R6

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君のこと忘れた時がないから

philo wrote:


> Also...to install XP you may need to first get the SATA drivers and load
> them from a floppy
> during the first part of setup...

Hmmm, I've never had to do that and I use SATA in every single one of my
computers. XP Setup has always correctly detected the drives...

--
Stephan Rose
2003 Yamaha R6

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