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Windows XP Pro downgrades from vista
Hi I have one or two clients which prefer windows XP.
They have laptops and the machines are downgraded using recovery disks to XP Pro. I have had many problems with these machines and am wondering if others have had problems as well. Even after getting the manufacturers out to "Update the software" things still don't work properly. Do you think this is a Microsoft problem or a Manufacturer software problem I suspect the later however would like to know from anyone interested what, if any, problems they have experienced in this matter. |
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Windows XP Pro downgrades from vista
Kemptonian wrote:
Hi I have one or two clients which prefer windows XP. They have laptops and the machines are downgraded using recovery disks to XP Pro. I have had many problems with these machines and am wondering if others have had problems as well. Even after getting the manufacturers out to "Update the software" things still don't work properly. Do you think this is a Microsoft problem or a Manufacturer software problem I suspect the later however would like to know from anyone interested what, if any, problems they have experienced in this matter. You need to give specifics "many problems" is a meaningless way to describe the situation |
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Windows XP Pro downgrades from vista
"Kemptonian" wrote in message ... Hi I have one or two clients which prefer windows XP. They have laptops and the machines are downgraded using recovery disks to XP Pro. I have had many problems with these machines and am wondering if others have had problems as well. Even after getting the manufacturers out to "Update the software" things still don't work properly. Do you think this is a Microsoft problem or a Manufacturer software problem I suspect the later however would like to know from anyone interested what, if any, problems they have experienced in this matter. As philo said, "many problems" and "things still don't work properly" is too vague to be specific about a fix. A few things to consider, though: 1- Are the recovery disks specifically for these particular laptops and not from a different model? 2- Have they ever had XP on them before? 3- After the downgrade, did you use the driver disk or the manufacturer's web site to install/update the XP drivers? 4- Was this a clean install of XP, or did you try to do a non-destructive downgrade to XP without wiping the disk? SC Tom |
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Windows XP Pro downgrades from vista
Does the manufacturer of the laptops support Windows XP on those
laptops. If so, then it is their task to straighten it out. If on the other hand they don't support that configuration, you have a mess. Kemptonian wrote: Hi I have one or two clients which prefer windows XP. They have laptops and the machines are downgraded using recovery disks to XP Pro. I have had many problems with these machines and am wondering if others have had problems as well. Even after getting the manufacturers out to "Update the software" things still don't work properly. Do you think this is a Microsoft problem or a Manufacturer software problem I suspect the later however would like to know from anyone interested what, if any, problems they have experienced in this matter. |
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Windows XP Pro downgrades from vista
"Kemptonian" wrote: Hi I have one or two clients which prefer windows XP. They have laptops and the machines are downgraded using recovery disks to XP Pro. I have had many problems with these machines and am wondering if others have had problems as well. Even after getting the manufacturers out to "Update the software" things still don't work properly. Do you think this is a Microsoft problem or a Manufacturer software problem I suspect the later however would like to know from anyone interested what, if any, problems they have experienced in this matter. I would think that XP should install on just about any modern hardware. Whether or not you can use that install depends on the availability of proper drivers. Go to the website of the manufacturer of the laptops and download the XP drivers for those machines. Save them to a flash drive or burn to CD. Replace the hard drive with a new one and install XP on it with a genuine Microsoft unbranded XP install CD (doesn't matter if OEM, Upgrade, or Full Retail). Install the drivers and SP3. Turn on the Windows firewall and connect to the internet; play the games included with XP; do whatever you can do with XP without any applications installed to test stability. If it hangs, freezes, or balks; there is a hardware or driver problem. Put on some applications that are used on the problem machines. If they run fine, I'd say there might be a problem with the recovery disks. If the applications still don't work properly, I'd say there is conflict between them and the operating system or between each other (more likely, I think) |
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Windows XP Pro downgrades from vista
Thanks Mark
I agree XP should run on most modern machines however trying to get drivers from manufacturers without all the funny utilities and other software they are punting is like pulling teeth on a hen. LOL Thanks again. "Mark Adams" wrote: "Kemptonian" wrote: Hi I have one or two clients which prefer windows XP. They have laptops and the machines are downgraded using recovery disks to XP Pro. I have had many problems with these machines and am wondering if others have had problems as well. Even after getting the manufacturers out to "Update the software" things still don't work properly. Do you think this is a Microsoft problem or a Manufacturer software problem I suspect the later however would like to know from anyone interested what, if any, problems they have experienced in this matter. I would think that XP should install on just about any modern hardware. Whether or not you can use that install depends on the availability of proper drivers. Go to the website of the manufacturer of the laptops and download the XP drivers for those machines. Save them to a flash drive or burn to CD. Replace the hard drive with a new one and install XP on it with a genuine Microsoft unbranded XP install CD (doesn't matter if OEM, Upgrade, or Full Retail). Install the drivers and SP3. Turn on the Windows firewall and connect to the internet; play the games included with XP; do whatever you can do with XP without any applications installed to test stability. If it hangs, freezes, or balks; there is a hardware or driver problem. Put on some applications that are used on the problem machines. If they run fine, I'd say there might be a problem with the recovery disks. If the applications still don't work properly, I'd say there is conflict between them and the operating system or between each other (more likely, I think) |
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Windows XP Pro downgrades from vista
"Kemptonian" wrote: Thanks Mark I agree XP should run on most modern machines however trying to get drivers from manufacturers without all the funny utilities and other software they are punting is like pulling teeth on a hen. LOL Thanks again. If the manufacturers support XP on those machines, then they should have drivers available separate from the utilities. Sometimes it is a little difficult to figure out what are drivers and what are utilities due to poor wording on the website descriptions. Nevertheless, XP should install because you must have an operating system first in order to install drivers for it. If XP hangs during the install; there is likely a hardware failure. If there aren't any drivers available for the machine; what's the point? "Mark Adams" wrote: "Kemptonian" wrote: Hi I have one or two clients which prefer windows XP. They have laptops and the machines are downgraded using recovery disks to XP Pro. I have had many problems with these machines and am wondering if others have had problems as well. Even after getting the manufacturers out to "Update the software" things still don't work properly. Do you think this is a Microsoft problem or a Manufacturer software problem I suspect the later however would like to know from anyone interested what, if any, problems they have experienced in this matter. I would think that XP should install on just about any modern hardware. Whether or not you can use that install depends on the availability of proper drivers. Go to the website of the manufacturer of the laptops and download the XP drivers for those machines. Save them to a flash drive or burn to CD. Replace the hard drive with a new one and install XP on it with a genuine Microsoft unbranded XP install CD (doesn't matter if OEM, Upgrade, or Full Retail). Install the drivers and SP3. Turn on the Windows firewall and connect to the internet; play the games included with XP; do whatever you can do with XP without any applications installed to test stability. If it hangs, freezes, or balks; there is a hardware or driver problem. Put on some applications that are used on the problem machines. If they run fine, I'd say there might be a problem with the recovery disks. If the applications still don't work properly, I'd say there is conflict between them and the operating system or between each other (more likely, I think) |
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Windows XP Pro downgrades from vista
I wouldn't even think of downgrading a Vista laptop to WinXP unless the
manufacturer included the downgrade. PS: What "recovery disks" did you use anyway? Kemptonian wrote: Hi I have one or two clients which prefer windows XP. They have laptops and the machines are downgraded using recovery disks to XP Pro. I have had many problems with these machines and am wondering if others have had problems as well. Even after getting the manufacturers out to "Update the software" things still don't work properly. Do you think this is a Microsoft problem or a Manufacturer software problem I suspect the later however would like to know from anyone interested what, if any, problems they have experienced in this matter. |
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