zerugaze;3266288 Wrote:
> I now have the windows xp disk that came with my previous HP computer
> How do I go about uninstalling the windows vista, from my new compute
> and then installing windows xp with the xp disk? can anyone give me
> step by step instruction, on this? I have the original HP disk, and th
> windows XP disk that came with the computer. Appreciate any help
> Thanks.

You put your cd original to your computer..and restart again until C
booting.
After that DOS will notice you for format and partitions your HD. Afte
that you can partition like you want and install XP in your computer


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tenrowk

Like current pc came with vista & now you'd like to install xp with cds from
other pc...If this is the case,youre not going to be able to with a xp cd
thats
mfg for another pc.Reason being,the cd is configured with other pcs hardware,
the conflict will not go thru.Youre only option,purchase a retail version
of xp.

"tenrowk" wrote:

>
> zerugaze;3266288 Wrote:
> > I now have the windows xp disk that came with my previous HP computer.
> > How do I go about uninstalling the windows vista, from my new computer
> > and then installing windows xp with the xp disk? can anyone give me a
> > step by step instruction, on this? I have the original HP disk, and the
> > windows XP disk that came with the computer. Appreciate any help,
> > Thanks.
>
> You put your cd original to your computer..and restart again until CD
> booting.
> After that DOS will notice you for format and partitions your HD. After
> that you can partition like you want and install XP in your computer.
>
>
>
>
> --
> tenrowk
>

I recently put the HD from a broken advent into a HP with a u/s HD and on
boot it simply said the memory configuration had changed since last boot up
and continued with a new install with all the correct drivers etc. it gave
the choice of saving the 'my documents etc.' or a 'destructive' install,
e.g. reformat C: drive and install. This was a HD with the OS on the drive,
where you had to make your own restore disks when you got the laptop. (a
common thing now it seems). The only difference was the computer had a
Advent desktop wallpaper on boot up, easily changed.
I imagine, though not certain, the restore disk would have the same effect
"Andrew E." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EDCBD10A-EF89-4BF1-81AE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Like current pc came with vista & now you'd like to install xp with cds
> from
> other pc...If this is the case,youre not going to be able to with a xp cd
> thats
> mfg for another pc.Reason being,the cd is configured with other pcs
> hardware,
> the conflict will not go thru.Youre only option,purchase a retail version
> of xp.
>
> "tenrowk" wrote:
>
>>
>> zerugaze;3266288 Wrote:
>> > I now have the windows xp disk that came with my previous HP computer.
>> > How do I go about uninstalling the windows vista, from my new computer
>> > and then installing windows xp with the xp disk? can anyone give me a
>> > step by step instruction, on this? I have the original HP disk, and the
>> > windows XP disk that came with the computer. Appreciate any help,
>> > Thanks.
>>
>> You put your cd original to your computer..and restart again until CD
>> booting.
>> After that DOS will notice you for format and partitions your HD. After
>> that you can partition like you want and install XP in your computer.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> tenrowk
>>