Deleting windows 7. Installing XP. Will it work? 100pts best answer?

Question

I am ordering a windows xp home sp2 new OS from ebay. If i replace windows 7 and put windows xp on the drive, thus overwriting 7, will it download correctly? 100 pts best answer

Answer 1

Dear lord you are the definition of a moron! Remove the brand new OS and go back 2 operating systems! ******* retarded!

Answer 2

Not advisable if you do not have a Windows 7 disc to return it back to orginal, if things don't work out.



Down grading to an older Windows version is time consuming.



1. Make sure the computer manufacturer has XP drivers for your computer. They may even have a Windows XP version of software for your computer.

2. Download then and burn then to a data CD

3. If they have no XP drivers you need to print out what hardware your computer has. You use this to go to their Web sites to get the drivers.

4. Once you have all of this, you can begin

5. Boot the Windows XP CD and have it delete the current partition.

6. Now have it partition to NTSF, when it finishes it will install the Windows XP operating system.



Word of caution, be aware that you may not be able to get exactly the drivers you need, there may be an alternative for those. Like I have said it is time consuming. Wish you the best of luck. Be also aware the a Toshiba may be the hardest one to down grade.

Answer 3

Did the computer come with Windows 7? If so, there's a good chance you'll have problems. XP is old enough that a lot of modern hardware isn't supported. This is especially true if you have a laptop. If your computer has a SATA drive, for example, XP won't recognize it and will refuse to install because it will think you don't have a hard drive. You'll need to find XP drivers for the controller, assuming they exist, and slipstream those into the XP install disc.

Answer 4

It may or may not work depending on your hardware. Did you get all the drivers for all your hardware for XP? Did you know Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate has an XP mode? Microsoft will if not already stop supporting XP. If you have a newer system from HP or Dell they will only support the OS that shipped with PC. upgrade to pro on 7 is around $90. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Why no longer basically get living house windows 7 professional or greater and set up living house windows XP Mode? Or run living house windows XP as a digital gadget in VMWare or VirtualBox? you mustn't understand a thank you to apply a seek engine to determine this out in case you have been soliciting for an prolonged time...all and sundry with any form of pc experience and get right of entry to to the internet can use a seek engine to locate any form of answer on an argument including this.

Answer 6

So you are replacing the modern faster Windows 7 with the slower ancient Windows XP? Smart move.