Downgrading to XP from Vista

[Guest]

A friend of mine bought a Toshiba laptop with Vista pre-installed. So now his
HP printer will never work with Vista and after other problems, I've come to
the conclusion that downgrading to XP might be the best option. However I
don't think Toshiba have XP drivers for that particular model of laptop - is
this going to be a problem?

He has a non-OEM version of XP and an OEM version of XP for a slightly older
Toshiba laptop

Any suggestions?

thanks

 

[Michael Jennings]

If Toshiba doesn't have XP drivers, downgrading will be a challenge.
So the answer is yes, that is going to be a problem.

Tell your friend to be sure to have Vista recovery DVDs before he
commences to be resourceful and determined to downgrade to XP.

 

[DP]

He has a non-OEM version of XP and an OEM version of XP for a slightly
older
Toshiba laptop

He probably won't be able to use the OEM version except for the slightly
older laptop it came with.

 

[LaRoux]

Without knowing what "other problems" there might be, it seems like
addressing the printer issue may be easier/better than doing a downgrade to
XP. What model printer is it and what sorts of problems is he having?
Depending on his needs, a new printer may be cheaper than XP.