going back to windows xp

[berniecuddles]

is there an easy way to get rid of vista on my pc and go back to windows xp cant get on with vista much prefer xp!
i have all the discs for xp is there an easy sort of walk through you could guide me too to do it.
thx for any answers

[ChuckFickens]

You have the disks, but do you have a valid license key for XP that isn't in use anywhere else?

If you do then it's fairly easy, but before attempting it you need to make sure there are XP drivers available for all the hardware in the computer.

[berniecuddles]

ok chuck need to check out discs thx m8

[ChuckFickens]

I'd check out the manufacturers website to see if the XP drivers are available for download for your model of computer rather than any disks.

[VHG]

Dont do it.

Windows XP is now "old technology" (it came out 10 years ago) and gradually newer programs will stop supporting it. For example the next version of Internet Explorer (version 9) will not run on XP.

I cant see the big deal with getting used to Vista. There are one or two things slightly different, but most of it still works the same as XP. You could probably make it "look" like XP if you wanted to.

I know a lot of people are still on XP, but they probably were on XP to start with.

Having a Vista PC and going BACK to XP seems a very bad decision.

[VHG]

A search on "making Vista look like XP" should find some helpful sites.

Here is a couple of sites that help to make Vista look like XP (there are others).

http://www.ehow.com/h...sta-look-like-xp.html

http://www.winvistati...-like-xp-t126145.html

[galeck1947]

Why dont you upgrade to Windows 7 instead you already have Vista and an upgrade would make more sense as XP will not be supported in the near future. You will have the latest OS and one of the best so far.

[RAV1D]

Put in your Windows XP cd rom, Reboot your pc,If your PC reads from your cd rom drive first it should come up with an option of choosing run or boot from cd or hard drive. If your computer ignors this and just starts up as normal,this is because the bios is set to boot from your hard drive first missing out the cd rom. You will have to hold down the delete button while turning your computer on to get to the bios settings, In some cases it may be an alternative button like F6 key, sometimes it tells you at the start of booting your pc what key to press. Once in the Bios settings,you should have a menu with different things you can change, look for one that lets you put the boot sequence as cd rom first then hard drive second. save and exit once changed, now reboot with the xp cd in and it should ask if you want to boot from cd. press enter and then you can go through the process of a new instalation,make sure you do the format option to wipe the drive first so it can put a fresh copy of xp on your pc.You need to format it as xp wont go on a drive that already has a newer OS (vista) You will need your xp licence key at hand to type in during the process! hope this helps! I recomend xp or win 7,Dont need Vista, it may be newer than xp but it uses twice as much system memory while running than xp and win 7!

[MarkRae]

> Windows XP is now "old technology"

Correct - Microsoft no longer supports it.