Vista to XP

[family4602]

Ok heres the deal I bought a acer 5315 with Vista basic. I have used it a
total of 5 hours. It suddenly stopped opening files of anything at all. I
didn't like vista to start with so i went out and bought Windows XP home to
replace vista. for some reason durring setup it can find everything but my
hard drives. does anyone know if i will be able to replace Vista? I sure hope
so

 

[Malke]

Ok heres the deal I bought a acer 5315 with Vista basic. I have used it a
total of 5 hours. It suddenly stopped opening files of anything at all. I
didn't like vista to start with so i went out and bought Windows XP home
to replace vista. for some reason durring setup it can find everything but
my hard drives. does anyone know if i will be able to replace Vista? I
sure hope so

Asked and answered in detail in the other newsgroup to which you posted.
Please don't multipost; it makes more work for everyone and will get you
*less* help, not more. See this for why:

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Malke

 

[andy]

Ok heres the deal I bought a acer 5315 with Vista basic. I have used it a
total of 5 hours. It suddenly stopped opening files of anything at all. I
didn't like vista to start with so i went out and bought Windows XP home to
replace vista. for some reason durring setup it can find everything but my
hard drives. does anyone know if i will be able to replace Vista? I sure hope
so

Go into bios setup, and change the operating mode of the SATA
interface from AHCI to IDE.

 

[Mick Murphy]

1 It is under Warranty; contact Acer to fix vista

2 XP Drivers might not ba available for your hardware. Check 1st at MOBO's
website, or Acer's.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Ok heres the deal I bought a acer 5315 with Vista basic. I have used it a
total of 5 hours. It suddenly stopped opening files of anything at all. I
didn't like vista to start with so i went out and bought Windows XP home to
replace vista. for some reason durring setup it can find everything but my
hard drives. does anyone know if i will be able to replace Vista? I sure hope
so

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.

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.



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Bruce Chambers

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