Can I load XP on to a windows vista machine?

Question

I have recently bought a computer which has Windows Vista as the operating system. Can I change this to Windows XP?

Answer 1

your best bet would be to have it on seprate hard drive (dual boot) then u can choose which to boot.up . this is the best and safest way to do it ... heck u can even instal xp on 1 drive if u have enough space but its really not worth the hasle, if you have 2 hard drives u are able to set up differnt parimiters.



oh and downloading linux causes no harm its freeware !! nothing at all wrong with any of the free operatin systems oh nothing naughty about having that.





id personaly just get rid of vista and install xp. at least til windows 7 comes out..



vista 25gigs

xp 8gig

windows 7 4gigs

linux about 2 gigs



good luck!!!





what a lot of conflicting information for you .. this site is terrible for this



id listen to dude below



but he is wrong !! in 1 sence !! u can dual boot , ie have xp and vista running in same system



but it takes alot of room and your best of with 2 identical drives





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that site is a handy guide to doin this .. i didnt relise windows doesnt support xp .. im not 100% sure about that ..





this link posted only 2 months ago shows that xp is still supported. i think they will still suport it till windows 7 comes out !!

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Answer 2

Maybe.



To install XP, you have to first Vista. That can only be done by deleting the partition that holds Vista and creating a new one. That means that anything you have stored on the computer (music, pictures, etc) will be permanently wiped and extra programs that came with the PC will be gone.



Before installing XP, you will need drivers for the video, audio, network card, modem, etc. Otherwise you will lose your sound, Internet and only have a poor picture. If it is a new computer there may - or may not - be XP drivers. No drivers, you can not use XP. (If it is a laptop, odds are 99% that there are no drivers.) Check the web site of PC's manufacturer to see if they have XP drivers.



Realized that Microsoft is no longer selling XP. Good luck getting a copy. Microsoft has also dropped support for XP. This means that the next time a bug or security hole is found in XP (average being about once a month), Microsoft will no longer be pushing out updates to fix it. It could leave all XP computers wide open to hackers and viruses.



Also as Vista and Windows 7 are very very different in the type of hardware and software they need, most manufacturer's are no longer designing their programs, games, and hardware to be backwards compatible with XP. Six months from now you will not be able to buy anything that will work with XP. It is a dead OS, let it rest in peace.



If you do not want Vista, then wait a few days for the release of Windows 7, and take the same money you would have to spend on XP and purchase a Windows 7 upgrade instead. You can install it without having to wipe the computer, and be going ahead to the latest OS that will be valid for the next 5-7 years, instead of backwards to a dead, unsupported OS.

Answer 3

Yes you can load Windows XP but you will not be able to boot WIndows Vista. If you want both then the best way is that you format your machine then install Windows XP first and then install Windows Vista. In this way you will get a boot menu at start-up where you will be allowed to make a choice to run XP or Vista.

Answer 4

Learn how to use vista correctly. Windows XP is out of date. Sadly but Microsoft is ending that operating system. If you would like to learn how to use windows vista I would suggest video professor is a great way to learn how to use windows vista once you learn it you'll find it more easier to use. The program is inexpensive so give it a try.

Answer 5

yes you can and it isn't difficult at all.

just sling an xp disk into your pc at boot up you should get a promp to hit any key if you wish to install windows xp.

From then on it's all a matter of following simple instructions.

Yes you may have probs with a few drivers being missing but easily re-installed from the manufacturers website.



To be honest....... what's up with vista?

i've been using it from day one and it's great.

Never had any probs, no crashes, no bsd's or had any problems finding drivers etc etc.

Besides it having in built dvd burning software and a whole host of other niceties, the graphics are far superior, cleaner lines and effects make it a lot easier on the eye.

Anyhow, who am i to judge, just my opinion, but good luck with whichever way you chose.

Answer 6

yes but it is a bit of a pain, you probably want to find drivers for everything prior to doing it so you can be up and running in a short amount of time. Windows 7 is or will be out soon, why not wait and try that instead?

Answer 7

yes - infact if you contact Microsoft you can get a refund on your Vista Licence and they should install it for you.



Theres a lot of articles on this online.



( or be really cheeky download Linux for free and use that instead ;) its ace!)

Answer 8

2 years ago this question made sense.....today it defines stupidity!If you have a learning disability get a playstation