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hanrahan398
Thanks to those who have helped so far.
Say I get a laptop with pre-installed Win 7 Pro.
I understand that removing 7 completely and clean-installing XP Pro
will require the installation of XP drivers for all the hardware.
I'll number the other questions that are still puzzling me.
1) If I "downgrade" to XP "mode" using the "virtual" version inside
Win 7, do I need to install XP drivers or will the 7 drivers continue
to function?
2) Or is it that any machine sold with "Win 7 Pro downgradable to XP
Pro" should be able to run all its hardware with XP drivers anyway?
3) I always like to have an actual OEM disc, rather than the
"recovery" facility. Basically all I want to do is to run XP, run all
my existing programs including security, DVD-copying (DVD Shrink) (all
totally lawfully I might add), office apps, email client, web browser,
and various speed-needing number-crunching maths apps. I also want to
have a proper XP disc to stick into the DVD drive to change or mend
things from if need be. Also I need a lot of connectivity. So the
question is: if I do get a high-end laptop with pre-installed 7,
should I buy the 7 OEM (with downgrade rights) or the XP OEM?
Thanks!
Michael
Say I get a laptop with pre-installed Win 7 Pro.
I understand that removing 7 completely and clean-installing XP Pro
will require the installation of XP drivers for all the hardware.
I'll number the other questions that are still puzzling me.
1) If I "downgrade" to XP "mode" using the "virtual" version inside
Win 7, do I need to install XP drivers or will the 7 drivers continue
to function?
2) Or is it that any machine sold with "Win 7 Pro downgradable to XP
Pro" should be able to run all its hardware with XP drivers anyway?
3) I always like to have an actual OEM disc, rather than the
"recovery" facility. Basically all I want to do is to run XP, run all
my existing programs including security, DVD-copying (DVD Shrink) (all
totally lawfully I might add), office apps, email client, web browser,
and various speed-needing number-crunching maths apps. I also want to
have a proper XP disc to stick into the DVD drive to change or mend
things from if need be. Also I need a lot of connectivity. So the
question is: if I do get a high-end laptop with pre-installed 7,
should I buy the 7 OEM (with downgrade rights) or the XP OEM?
Thanks!
Michael