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Can I downgrade to XP Home with an upgrade disk?
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XS11E
Rob T. said:Can I downgrade to XP Home with an upgrade disk?
Downgrade from what, please?
If you're downgrading from Vista, yes, you can but you'll need to do a
clean install so back up everything you want to keep first.
If your XP Home is an upgrade disk you'll need the qualifying product
such as Windows 98 or such, you'll be asked during the XP install for a
qualifying product, insert the Win98 (or other qualifying product) CD
and XP will find it and proceed with the install.
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XS11E
XS11E said:If you're downgrading from Vista, yes, you can but you'll need to
do a clean install so back up everything you want to keep first.
Oops, should have mentioned IF you did an upgrade to Vista and IF you
selected the option to keep your XP files then you can go back to XP.
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Ronnie Vernon MVP
Rob
No, any downgrade install requires you to perform a clean install on a
formatted hard drive.
No, any downgrade install requires you to perform a clean install on a
formatted hard drive.
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Guest
I currently have Vista Home Basic, and I know that I (CAN) downgrade to XP
Home using my computer's backup cds, but my question is: if at a later date I
upgrade my computer a little more (enough so to run Vista better than it
currently does) will the license activation accept me upgrading if I've
upgraded once before?
Home using my computer's backup cds, but my question is: if at a later date I
upgrade my computer a little more (enough so to run Vista better than it
currently does) will the license activation accept me upgrading if I've
upgraded once before?
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Ronnie Vernon MVP
Brogshy
Of course you can. The license is perpetual and can be activated an
unlimited number of times. The only thing that cannot be done is installing
the same license on multiple computers at the same time.
Of course you can. The license is perpetual and can be activated an
unlimited number of times. The only thing that cannot be done is installing
the same license on multiple computers at the same time.
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BLYKMYK
Hello,
Last year I purchased an HP Laptop that they claimed was "Vista Compatiable"
and when Vista came back it was sent to me as a free disk, which I installed
to my laptop. Unfortunately, my computer simply should not have been called
Vista Compatiable. With only 1GB of Ram it really cannot play any type of
game.
Therefore, I was wondering if I could downgrade to my previous XP version.
This thread appears to say that I can. However, what I wanted to find out if
it will also wipe out my Microsoft Office 2003 (meaning I need to find the
discs). Also, I know that this is a Windows group so it might be foolish to
ask...but, my laptop appears to have a back up recovery disk directly on the
laptop (my D: drive). Does anyone have any feedback exactly how it would work
to use this feature (which I assume is neccessary to go back to XP)
Thanks
Last year I purchased an HP Laptop that they claimed was "Vista Compatiable"
and when Vista came back it was sent to me as a free disk, which I installed
to my laptop. Unfortunately, my computer simply should not have been called
Vista Compatiable. With only 1GB of Ram it really cannot play any type of
game.
Therefore, I was wondering if I could downgrade to my previous XP version.
This thread appears to say that I can. However, what I wanted to find out if
it will also wipe out my Microsoft Office 2003 (meaning I need to find the
discs). Also, I know that this is a Windows group so it might be foolish to
ask...but, my laptop appears to have a back up recovery disk directly on the
laptop (my D: drive). Does anyone have any feedback exactly how it would work
to use this feature (which I assume is neccessary to go back to XP)
Thanks
R
Rick Rogers
Hi,
You can rollback if you have the appropriate media. If you upgraded and the
windows.old folder still exists you can use the procedure described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168, otherwise you'll need to contact the
manufacturer about how to employ the recovery partition (the D: drive) or
obtain a set of XP recovery disks.
As to your Office 2003 software, if it was installed prior to the upgrade,
it should still be there after the rollback procedure described above. If
you have to do a full wipe and reload from the recovery software, you will
need to locate the disk and reinstall it afterwards.
By the way, 1GB of ram, though a bit light, should still be sufficient for
normal use under Vista. I suspect your problem actually lies in other
software loading at boot and occupying some the memory space from the
get-go, and not releasing it accordingly. Trimming the startup group and
removing memory-hogging antivirus software like Norton/Symatec or McAfee may
go a long way towards resolving the issues you are having without the hassle
of going back to XP.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
You can rollback if you have the appropriate media. If you upgraded and the
windows.old folder still exists you can use the procedure described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168, otherwise you'll need to contact the
manufacturer about how to employ the recovery partition (the D: drive) or
obtain a set of XP recovery disks.
As to your Office 2003 software, if it was installed prior to the upgrade,
it should still be there after the rollback procedure described above. If
you have to do a full wipe and reload from the recovery software, you will
need to locate the disk and reinstall it afterwards.
By the way, 1GB of ram, though a bit light, should still be sufficient for
normal use under Vista. I suspect your problem actually lies in other
software loading at boot and occupying some the memory space from the
get-go, and not releasing it accordingly. Trimming the startup group and
removing memory-hogging antivirus software like Norton/Symatec or McAfee may
go a long way towards resolving the issues you are having without the hassle
of going back to XP.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
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nerex
Rick Rogers said:Hi,
You can rollback if you have the appropriate media. If you upgraded and the
windows.old folder still exists you can use the procedure described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168, otherwise you'll need to contact the
manufacturer about how to employ the recovery partition (the D: drive) or
obtain a set of XP recovery disks.
As to your Office 2003 software, if it was installed prior to the upgrade,
it should still be there after the rollback procedure described above. If
you have to do a full wipe and reload from the recovery software, you will
need to locate the disk and reinstall it afterwards.
By the way, 1GB of ram, though a bit light, should still be sufficient for
normal use under Vista. I suspect your problem actually lies in other
software loading at boot and occupying some the memory space from the
get-go, and not releasing it accordingly. Trimming the startup group and
removing memory-hogging antivirus software like Norton/Symatec or McAfee may
go a long way towards resolving the issues you are having without the hassle
of going back to XP.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
What is a clean install and how do you perform one? I would like to go back from Vista to XP but do not know how. Consider me technologically illiterate.
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nerex
What is a clean install and how do you perform one? I would like to go back
from Vista to XP but do not know how. Consider me technologically illiter
from Vista to XP but do not know how. Consider me technologically illiter
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Holz
You stick XP cd in, boot from the CD, wipe out everything you have on
the hard drive and make a clean install.
the hard drive and make a clean install.
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nerex
What is a clean install and how do you perform one? I would like to go back
from Vista to XP but do not know how. Consider me technologically illiterate.
I inserted the XP disk, but it says that I have a newer version of windows
and that the installation cannot complete. How do I install XP, whether just
XP as my OS, or dual OS (XP and Vista)?
from Vista to XP but do not know how. Consider me technologically illiterate.
I inserted the XP disk, but it says that I have a newer version of windows
and that the installation cannot complete. How do I install XP, whether just
XP as my OS, or dual OS (XP and Vista)?
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nerex
That is what I tried, but it says that I cannot install due to a newer
version of windows was found and compatibility issues are preventing the
installation.
version of windows was found and compatibility issues are preventing the
installation.
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Patrick Keenan
nerex said:What is a clean install and how do you perform one? I would like to go
back
from Vista to XP but do not know how. Consider me technologically illiter
The term "clean install" means that you install to a bare disk, ie a new or
freshly - formatted disk. There is no data present on the disk.
The first step is always to consider your backups, and to make sure your
data is safe.
The next step is to ensure that drivers for the OS install are available and
on hand. If you can't get XP drivers for your system, do not do the
downgrade.
Then, disconnect any hardware that isn't needed. Attach only the keyboard,
mouse, and monitor. Disconnect things like printers and scanners .
Finally, you can start. Boot from the XP home CD, go to the install, and
where you are asked where to install to, delete and re-create the
destination partition and then format it. This will ensure that there is
nothing about the disk's partition, format, or data to interfere with the
install.
HTH
-pk
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Patrick Keenan
nerex said:That is what I tried, but it says that I cannot install due to a newer
version of windows was found and compatibility issues are preventing the
installation.
In some cases, you may need to pop the drive out of that system, attach it
to another running system, and clear the system partition. USB2 drive
cases work great for this.
HTH
-pk
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Patrick Keenan
nerex said:What is a clean install and how do you perform one? I would like to go
back
from Vista to XP but do not know how. Consider me technologically
illiterate.
I inserted the XP disk, but it says that I have a newer version of windows
and that the installation cannot complete. How do I install XP, whether
just
XP as my OS, or dual OS (XP and Vista)?
Does your XP install CD say "Upgrade" on it?
-pk
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nerex
Would it be at all possible for me to format my own drive/s and then install
XP?
XP?
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Holz
That is what I tried, but it says that I cannot install due to a
newer version of windows was found and compatibility issues are
preventing the installation.
look at this guide a
http://www.conejonetwork.com/upg.pdf
When you get into gparted, delete the partitions and click apply.
Then try the XP setup again.
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Rick Rogers
Hi,
At the point where you reach the installation location screen (right after
the license agreement), select the existing system volume and delete it.
Then create a new one from the resulting free space. Format it (quick is
fine), and installation should be allowed to proceed. Note that all existing
data on that volume will be lost by this procedure, so if you have personal
files that you do not wish to lose you need to copy them to some other
location like a separate physical drive, CD/DVD, or thmub drive first.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
At the point where you reach the installation location screen (right after
the license agreement), select the existing system volume and delete it.
Then create a new one from the resulting free space. Format it (quick is
fine), and installation should be allowed to proceed. Note that all existing
data on that volume will be lost by this procedure, so if you have personal
files that you do not wish to lose you need to copy them to some other
location like a separate physical drive, CD/DVD, or thmub drive first.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
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