Can I install XP on a Vista machine?

[Slide]

I have an XP SP2 Windows OS disc. The computer is an Acer AST180.
What concerns me most is that the computer has a RealTek audio chip
that appears to limit control options in Vista, and ideally I'd like
to return to the audio flexibility I had with my old XP machine.

Is it a straighforward install? Just pop in the system disc, reformat
the hard drive, and go? Note, I'm not interesed in a dual boot
system, I"m ready to toss Vista.

I have tried to contact Acer to no avail thusfar.

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www.berkeleyscience.com

 

[Bill Yanaire]

You can install XP on your PC. It is not tied to a particular OS. Before
you do the install, visit the Acer site and see if you can download XP
drivers for Video, Sound, NIC, and for the Motherboard if necessary.

Boot off the CD then delete the C: partition and follow instructions. You
should be fine.

 

[Lano DeMentar]

It is not tied to a particular OS.

Oh? Do you know how to use google before spitting out stupid advice that can
cause harm to the poster?

Many laptops are indeed tied and if you change the OS you can void your
warrantee.. this includes going from vista to xp, xp to vista,
and most of all switching to linux!!!!

Start reading and learning..

http://www.google.com/search?num=30...1&q=Change+os+on+laptop+void+warranty&spell=1


THE OP SHOULD ASK BEFORE DOING ANYTHING

 

[Lano DeMentar]

do not change the OS before you ask if you can do that without making your
warrantee void.. .see many links here about this happening to others

http://www.google.com/search?num=30...1&q=Change+os+on+laptop+void+warranty&spell=1

 

[Bill Yanaire]

You sure are stupid. I was replying to the OP. The OP asked if he could
install XP and I said that he could. Voiding the warranty is another issue,
you dumb ass!

 

[wburchnall]

You sure are stupid. I was replying to the OP. The OP asked if he could
install XP and I said that he could. Voiding the warranty is another issue,
you dumb ass!










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I'd personally provide info about the warranty with the how to
reinstall advice. I'd also like to include that one of his main
concerns was RealTek audio chip and that he feels his driver doens't
have as much compatibility/flexibility has he had within Windows XP.
My suggestion woudl be to go to www.realtek.com.tw to download the
latest drivers for your realtek audio card. Once downloaded and
successfully installed, you should find a new control panel called
'RealTek Audio' or 'RealTek Sound' or something like that which give
you more flexibility with your audio options than the Windows Vista
Sound control panel.

Hope this helps you find a solution without voiding your warranty.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

The warranty will not be void simply by changing the operating system.
However the OP may need to reinstall the original operating system at
own time and expense before any warranty work can proceed.
Whether the original operating system need to be reinstalled depends
on the specific issue and the manufacturers troubleshooting
procedures.

 

[Lano DeMentar]

so you gave him smart information that he can install an OS on a
computer?...

wow... you are a genius!

a dipstick genius!

 

[Bill Yanaire]

Thanks for clarifying that point. I knew that but the other poster went
wild !

 

[Lano DeMentar]

and what if the disk has a crash and cannot be formatted correctly and they
see that he has installed another OS ?

lol I guess you come from another planet.. like Jupiter!

Please provide him with your credit card information in case he follows your
STUPID advice and he will not have a warrantee anymore.. so you can pay for
the expenses...

 

[Bill Yanaire]

You are brain dead. Read the post that Jupiter Jones wrote. You sure do
have your head placed firmly up your ass. Now go away you imbicle.

 

[Bill Yanaire]

and what if you jumped in front of a bus? The world would be a better
place. Now take my advice and go do it

 

[Slide]

I'd personally provide info about the warranty with the how to
reinstall advice. I'd also like to include that one of his main
concerns was RealTek audio chip and that he feels his driver doens't
have as much compatibility/flexibility has he had within Windows XP.
My suggestion woudl be to go towww.realtek.com.twto download the
latest drivers for your realtek audio card. Once downloaded and
successfully installed, you should find a new control panel called
'RealTek Audio' or 'RealTek Sound' or something like that which give
you more flexibility with your audio options than the Windows Vista
Sound control panel.

Hope this helps you find a solution without voiding your warranty.- Hide quoted text -

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Acer does provide audio, video, chipset, cpu, modem, bios update
drivers for XP, but no XP driver for the RealTek chip. Realtek does
provide an XP driver. So, I suppose these are all the drivers I need?

The Vista machine has a fancy RealTek control screen, but it only lets
you record from line, mic, and aux(?). Where in my old system you
could record the audio output ... so you could for example play a midi
file and record the sound and create an mp3. This doesn't appear to
be possible with the RealTek chip?

I have an email into Acer to inquire about how to and the warranty.

Thanks to all.

 

[Lano DeMentar]

slide take a look at this page... http://applian.com/support-vista.php

and leave losers like yanair alone.. they know skit about vista

tell me if this solves your problem

 

[Lano DeMentar]

moron alert.. congradulations, yanair you are moron of the week

keep that up and you will win month or year awards!

 

[Bill Yanaire]

You certainly are an IDIOT. Solving your problem would be jumping in front
of that bus!

 

[Lano DeMentar]

On some systems you may be able to enable a recording device as follows:

1.. Open Control Panel
2.. In classic view, go to Sound
3.. Go to the Recording tab.
4.. If you only see "microphone" and/or "line-in", right-click anywhere in
the blank white area of the window to display the Show Disabled Devices
context menu. Select Show Disabled Devices:

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Right click the Speaker icon in the Notification Area of the Taskbar, select
Recording Devices, right click in an empty area of the window and select both
"Show Disconnected Devices" and "Show Disabled Devices", highlight "Stereo Mix"
and set as Default to record the audio output.

 

[Slide]

slide take a look at this page...http://applian.com/support-vista.php

and leave losers like yanair alone.. they know skit about vista

tell me if this solves your problem










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I checked the site. Now I know more about the problem.

I figured that Vista had taken away the capability to record from the
sound card just because it seems like something MS would do. But Vista
is history for me. Now I'm worried that if I install XP on this
machine the RealTek chip will also prevent me from recording from the
sound card.

 

[Slide]

On some systems you may be able to enable a recording device as follows:

1.. Open Control Panel
2.. In classic view, go to Sound
3.. Go to the Recording tab.
4.. If you only see "microphone" and/or "line-in", right-click anywhere in
the blank white area of the window to display the Show Disabled Devices
context menu. Select Show Disabled Devices:










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......................Select Show Disabled Devices:

BONUS ! That takes care of that. Thanks.