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Member Question of the Week
I recently purchased a new desktop preloaded with Windows Vista Home. But
after some frustrating moments of attempting to install and run a few of my
favorite programs, I've realized that Vista just isn't playing nice and
simply just won't run them! On top of that I even have a couple of
peripherals left out in the cold because of a driver incompatibility issue
with Vista. This is so irritating! I've decided that the best thing to do is
go back to Windows XP because everything worked flawlessly on my old
system-- but how do I go about it? What are all the necessary steps I need
to take to get me going on my new machine with XP loaded on it? Can I use
the system recovery disk from my old XP computer to replace Vista with XP on
my new computer? Or will I have to buy another copy of Windows XP? Thank you
for any help you can provide.
Submitted by: Franklin S.
REPLY FROM Lee Koo
Manager, CNET community
Happy Friday everyone! This week's question from Franklin is probably what a
lot folks are experiencing. You went out and bought a new PC with Windows
Vista preloaded on it and came to quickly realize that some of your favorite
programs and peripherals aren't compatible with the new operating system.
And Franklin, I don't blame you one bit for being frustrated and wanting to
revert to XP. But before you take on the task of going back to XP, there are
a lot of members who suggest giving Vista a chance, to see if any of the
software or hardware that you use have updates to them that will make them
compatible with Vista. If that fails, talk to the PC manufacturer. Maybe the
company will work something out with you by giving you an XP disc in place
of Vista. Because ultimately, if you are going back to XP using your
recovery disc from your old computer--either it won't work or it will cause
you more of an headache attempting to do so. The bottom line is you will
most likely have to fork out some dough to buy Windows XP outright again. On
a side note, Dell recently announced it will be bringing back XP on some
home systems because of the number of complaints by consumers--so talk to
your PC manufacturer, and maybe the company will be able to work with you.
For all of the folks finding themselves in Franklin's shoes, we received a
lot of great advice and recommendations from our members--so give them a
thorough read. I have picked out a few outstanding submissions for you to
vote on. If you have any additional advice to offer our members or have
experienced this yourself and have successfully reverted to XP from
Vista--swing on by and discuss this topic with us. Thanks for your
participation. You rock! Have a great weekend!
Member Question of the Week
I recently purchased a new desktop preloaded with Windows Vista Home. But
after some frustrating moments of attempting to install and run a few of my
favorite programs, I've realized that Vista just isn't playing nice and
simply just won't run them! On top of that I even have a couple of
peripherals left out in the cold because of a driver incompatibility issue
with Vista. This is so irritating! I've decided that the best thing to do is
go back to Windows XP because everything worked flawlessly on my old
system-- but how do I go about it? What are all the necessary steps I need
to take to get me going on my new machine with XP loaded on it? Can I use
the system recovery disk from my old XP computer to replace Vista with XP on
my new computer? Or will I have to buy another copy of Windows XP? Thank you
for any help you can provide.
Submitted by: Franklin S.
REPLY FROM Lee Koo
Manager, CNET community
Happy Friday everyone! This week's question from Franklin is probably what a
lot folks are experiencing. You went out and bought a new PC with Windows
Vista preloaded on it and came to quickly realize that some of your favorite
programs and peripherals aren't compatible with the new operating system.
And Franklin, I don't blame you one bit for being frustrated and wanting to
revert to XP. But before you take on the task of going back to XP, there are
a lot of members who suggest giving Vista a chance, to see if any of the
software or hardware that you use have updates to them that will make them
compatible with Vista. If that fails, talk to the PC manufacturer. Maybe the
company will work something out with you by giving you an XP disc in place
of Vista. Because ultimately, if you are going back to XP using your
recovery disc from your old computer--either it won't work or it will cause
you more of an headache attempting to do so. The bottom line is you will
most likely have to fork out some dough to buy Windows XP outright again. On
a side note, Dell recently announced it will be bringing back XP on some
home systems because of the number of complaints by consumers--so talk to
your PC manufacturer, and maybe the company will be able to work with you.
For all of the folks finding themselves in Franklin's shoes, we received a
lot of great advice and recommendations from our members--so give them a
thorough read. I have picked out a few outstanding submissions for you to
vote on. If you have any additional advice to offer our members or have
experienced this yourself and have successfully reverted to XP from
Vista--swing on by and discuss this topic with us. Thanks for your
participation. You rock! Have a great weekend!