Loading xp over vista

[Timeflys]

Hi all,
Sorry if this was covered already. I have an ACER 5100 running vista home. I
would like to remove vista and load xp. Is this doable? Also, ACER puts a lot
of there propaganda on the machine that is very hard and even imposable to
remove. Will installing xp remove all this stuff and how will whats in the
bios effect things.
TIA

 

[Malke]

Hi all,
Sorry if this was covered already. I have an ACER 5100 running vista home. I
would like to remove vista and load xp. Is this doable? Also, ACER puts a lot
of there propaganda on the machine that is very hard and even imposable to
remove. Will installing xp remove all this stuff and how will whats in the
bios effect things.
TIA

General information about replacing Vista with XP:

A. On an OEM (HP, Sony, etc.) computer:

1. Go to the OEM's website and look for XP drivers for your specific
model computer. If there are no XP drivers, then you can't install XP.
End of story. If there are drivers, download them and store on a CD-R or
USB thumbdrive; you'll need them after you install XP.

2. Check with the OEM - either from their tech support website or by
calling them - to see if you will void your warranty if you do this. If
you will void the warranty, you make the decision.

3. If the OEM does support XP on the machine, call them and see if you
can have downgrade rights and have them send you an XP restore disk.
This will be far the easiest and best way of getting XP on the machine.

4. If XP is supported on the machine but the OEM doesn't have an XP
restore disk for you, understand that you'll need to purchase a retail
copy of XP from your favorite online or brick/mortar store.

5. Also understand that you will need to do a clean install of XP so if
you have any data you want, back it up first.

6. If none of the above is applicable to you because you can't run XP on
that machine (see Item #1 above), return the computer and purchase one
running XP instead.

B. On a generic/home-built computer (from non-OEM company) - You will
need drivers for all your hardware. See the second link below for more
details:

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows -
What you will need on-hand


Malke

 

[thecreator]

Hi Poster,

Yes it can be done. Just copy your Documents onto a different partition.
You can't save the E-mails in an import fashion. Forward all E-mails to
yourself using a different E-mail Address.

Insert the Windows XP CD in a CD or DVD Drive and reboot the computer
using that CD. Do not run repair, because it will not work. You will need to
reformat and then install the operating system from scratch.

 

[Mick Murphy]

You save email messages by EXPORTING them to a folder, and saving them along
with your other data.

 

[mikeyhsd]

talk to Acer to see if it doable or reasonable.

or download and install the FREE VPC2007 from microsoft and run xp in a VIRTUAL environment.



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Hi all,
Sorry if this was covered already. I have an ACER 5100 running vista home. I
would like to remove vista and load xp. Is this doable? Also, ACER puts a lot
of there propaganda on the machine that is very hard and even imposable to
remove. Will installing xp remove all this stuff and how will whats in the
bios effect things.
TIA

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi all,
Sorry if this was covered already. I have an ACER 5100 running vista home. I
would like to remove vista and load xp. Is this doable?

It might be doable. It depends entirely upon the availability of
WinXP-specific device drivers.

If you have a new computer with an OEM installation of Vista, there
could be a couple possible adverse repercussions of which you should be
aware. First and foremost, if the specific computer model in question
was designed specifically for Vista, there may well be no WinXP-specific
device drivers available to make the computer's diverse components work
properly. Consult the computer's manufacturer about the availability of
device drivers. Secondly, removing an OEM-installed operating system
and replacing it with another will almost invariably void any and all
support agreements and, sometimes, even the warranty. You would, at the
very least, have to re-install Vista before getting any support from the
manufacturer. Again, consult the computer's manufacturer for specifics.
Thirdly, there may be the additional cost involved in purchasing a
WinXP license for this new computer. (An OEM CD and license from some
previous computer will not do, for legal and usually technical reasons.)

After backing up any data you wish to transfer to the new OS
installation, simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be
offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part
of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of
boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

Then, assuming you were successful in obtaining WinXP-specific
device drivers so that the computer can be made to work with WinXP, the
backed up data can be restored and applications (those that are
WinXP-compatible, that is) re-installed.

Also, ACER puts a lot
of there propaganda on the machine that is very hard and even imposable to
remove. Will installing xp remove all this stuff....

As the only way to downgrade from Vista to WinXP is to format the hard
drive, all of the "propaganda" will be removed, along with any bundled
applications.

.... and how will whats in the
bios effect things.

The same as it would for any OS, I'd imagine. You'll have to be more
specific.


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Bruce Chambers

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[Timeflys]

Bruce and others,
Thanks for all the help. I wil contact ACER before doing anything.
Danny