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XP install with Vista
There is a latest service pack 3 for office2004 that boast vista compatibility improvments.. have you installed that? I have XP on my other computer (although the hard drive did crash once), and have heard that Vista has too many bugs. Where can I get an unbiased review? (I only need minimal configuration,

HP Laptop DV9500 query
It was hard enough making some of that stuff run under XP. In some cases, I have 'custom' license files to make it work. And that's something I would probably have a real problem getting again for Vista, if I could at all. So, I bought another SATA hard drive, just over 250Gig. I figure put it in the system and set

vista & xp
Is it possible to delete everything on the hard drive and install a fresh copy of Windows XP Pro instead of Vista? however there is a catch... if you go to 64 bit (there are both 32 and 64 bit versions of XP and Vista) then you will have compatibility problems with drivers and some programs might not like it.

Trying to network Vista to XP
Start the VM software, create a file to use as the hard drive image, select serial, parallel, sound etc if needed, map to a floppy or CD with the source OS and install away. The host can run XP, Vista, or whatever the future holds, with fully optimised drivers for the hardware it is running on.

Interesting: Xp will not recognize my laptop's sata drive
hogyu mone...@gmail.com microsoft public windows vista general Thanks. Yes, I tried installing XP once, and got an error message about no hard drive being b) so many software makers would force you to buy upgrades to use their programs on Vista or drag their heels on coming out with Vista-compatible releases.

HP Laptop DV9500 - Back to windows XP Home!
We already have the ability to define multiple (separate) instances of logons per Vista/XP installation.... why waste a two processor core, memory, SLIx2, etc. on one person? I've yet to even come close to maxing out my AMD dual core CPU or my memory. (Hard drive bottleneck is another matter.

Downgrade to XP
So now I am able to boot the system with both OS. griffin, I have tons of software installed on vista so obviously it is not practical solution to format hard drive and start with fresh installation of XP. I had really hard time installing IIS 7.0 on vista and vista seems to have lot of compatibility issues .

Reverting back to XP from Vista
... microsoft public office misc I am running Vista and the reason I had to get rid of Office XP originally is because I was having some compatibility issues. How much hard drive space is it taking and how much do you still have? -- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the

downside of vista
Do check for compatibility with all your old software before buying. Vista is notoriously incompatible in this regard. It doesn't even fully support Office 2000, and that's a (albeit I have XP on my other computer (although the hard drive did crash once), and have heard that Vista has too many bugs.

Downgrading from Vista to XP
Then you might try finding the installation program (typically setup.exe) and attempt to install it in XP compatibility mode, or with elevated privileges, or both. You might try using Microsoft's free virtual PC to run WXP within Vista. Depending on how big your hard drive is and your planned usage for it,

REMOVING VISTA
So either way you go, you can't use WinXP to repartition & reformat the external drive. XP can't format a large drive as FAT32 (I don't know about Vista). Intentional limitation of XP placed there by Microsoft to discourage using FAT32 because it is compatible with other non-Microsoft operating systems.

OT: Downgrading to XP
"Bruce Chambers" wrote: Charles wrote: Hello, I am trying to convert a recently purchased Sony Vaio laptop VGN-FZ140E from Vista to XP. Upon installation, xp will not recognize my Toshiba MK2035GSS sata hard drive. Sony will not help and Toshiba techs are unreachable. I need to have a controller or driver that will

serious BUG: Avast slows down Vista inhibiting the Superfetch
"Hoso" wrote: I just installed Vista from XP, and i had several important files hidden on my computer. I didn't unhide them when i transfered them over into a seperate hard drive, and i then tried copying the folder back into my main drive, but it won't let me, it won't even let me open the files.

Reverting back to XP from Vista
... or 2) I have the official Windows XP CD to prove that I am a genuine erstwhile customer of XP Since most of my data files are on a separate hard drive, Is there any reader of this NewsGroup who has reverted to XP from Vista who could advise me if this procedure would work or are there any flaws still in it?

LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 15-07-07
I am running Vista Home Premium 64bit. Due to compatibility issues and things just not working correctly, I want to replace Vista with XP Pro. My XP disc is so old it is not bootable, nor does it contain SP1. I would just wipe the hard drive and use the boot floppy discs I have, but I don't know if my antique

Go from Vista to XP??
Yikes, I hope you didn't "upgrade" to Vista from XP (???), that would be REALLY REALLY bad! Please tell me it's a clean install and you did a block level hard drive integrity check first? I forgot to check this, if you upgraded it, all bets are off. Having a broken computer is normal after an upgrade.

CD installshield wizzard software not working. Help!
Vista: 1 GHz >>> 400% MORE than XP!! 512 MB of system memory >>> 800% MORE than XP!! 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space >>> around 1000% more than XP Thus if you have an old machine now, I wouldn't recommend upgrading to Vista, but if you buy a new (vista-compatible) machine, I certainly would.

Transferring XP and an XP Slave drive
I went to the Kingston site and they checked my system for ram compatibility. Ordered 8Gb's for about $200. The price of some ram has come down. and plan on installing the 64 bit version and dual booting with XP Pro. I will also get another sata hard drive, to dedicate to the 64 bit Vista install.

Step-by-Step Downgrade to XP Pro from Vista Business?
If I did that, I'd own an Athlon 64 with 512MB of RAM, NVIDIA card, 500 GB hard drive, DVD-RW and a minitower AT case with no fans and a 250 watt power supply "upgrading" to Vista from XP was the worst mistake I could have made. There was nothing wrong with XP.. I just thought Vista looked cool and would be fun

Externe HardDrive geschikt voor Vista?
Due to compatibility issues and things just not working correctly, I want to replace Vista with XP Pro. When I put my XP disc in, the option to install XP is grayed out and I My XP disc is so old it is not bootable, nor does it contain SP1. I would just wipe the hard drive and use the boot floppy discs I have,