Going back to XP

[Andy]

so you have used an upgrade disc from XP to Vista Home Basic. Is there any
way you can then go into the add/remove panel of Vista and uninstall to go
back to XP like they did with some other earlier widows systems?

I am guessing the answer is no.

Andy.

 

[R. McCarty]

Afraid not - that's why anyone with XP planning an upgrade should
spend a little for Acronis True Image Home 10. May never need to
revert back to XP but for ~$40 it's money well spent and you can
use it to image/backup Vista. May be especially handy for re-doing
the Upgrade to Vista which requires the "Original" OS to start from.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

No. You would need to perform a complete "clean install"
of Windows XP.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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so you have used an upgrade disc from XP to Vista Home Basic. Is there any
way you can then go into the add/remove panel of Vista and uninstall to go
back to XP like they did with some other earlier widows systems?

I am guessing the answer is no.

Andy.

 

[AJR]

Andy there is a Microsoft Knowledge solution titled "How to restore a
computer to a previous Windows installation after you install Windows
Vista." I copied it to my HD but neglected to get the KB number.

When Vista is installed it moves XP to a folder titled
"windows.old" -usually to the C drive. If it is present then you can follow
the instructions in the article to "go back" to XP.

Post back.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to restore a computer to a previous Windows installation after you install Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927522/en-us

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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:

Andy there is a Microsoft Knowledge solution titled "How to restore a
computer to a previous Windows installation after you install Windows
Vista." I copied it to my HD but neglected to get the KB number.

When Vista is installed it moves XP to a folder titled
"windows.old" -usually to the C drive. If it is present then you can follow
the instructions in the article to "go back" to XP.

Post back.

 

[Andy]

Andy there is a Microsoft Knowledge solution titled "How to restore a
computer to a previous Windows installation after you install Windows
Vista." I copied it to my HD but neglected to get the KB number.

When Vista is installed it moves XP to a folder titled
"windows.old" -usually to the C drive. If it is present then you can
follow the instructions in the article to "go back" to XP.

Post back.

Thanks, I must check that out. - If I am going down that route I definitely
want to make sure I can easily go back to xp easily if I don't get on with
Vista first of all. Takes me back to the days when I loaded XP and couldn't
stand it/couldn't get on with it and promptly went back to using Windows 98
for a while longer until XP had been out a lot longer

 

[Chuck MS MVS]

Don'cha just luv Carey Frisch, he's a whiz, and capable of switching
positions fastern a demecrat presedentchul candidate. "No it can't be
done - But if you want to do it go here and it tells how to do it."

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Chuck

In your haste to ridicule, you're neglecting to pay attention.

The OP was talking about performing an 'upgrade'. If you perform an upgrade
and want to go back to XP, then you must perform a clean install of XP,
which is what was stated.

The procedure in the article allows you to go back to a previous OS, but
only if you install on a system that has a previous version of windows, you
do not format the hard drive, and you have performed a clean install with
Vista.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

 

[Guest]

I installed windows vista home premium but want to go back to vista. I looked
in the C drive but it wasnt there. how can i uninstall vista and get back to
XP

 

[Michael Jennings]

KB927522 explains how roll vista back to XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927522/en-us