Want to change back to XP from VISTA

I have a pc that I want to reinstall my copy of Win XP. When I insert my XP
disk, it and I tell it to install acopy of XP, it says I can't because I have
a newer version of Windows. Tells me to "check for solutions on online" and
I do not have internet access on that pc. How do I get rid of Vista so I can
reinstall my copy of XP? I DO NOT want Vista.........................

On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 08:52:01 -0700, JackMan
wrote:

I have a pc that I want to reinstall my copy of Win XP.


See below, but first of all, why do you want to do this? In my view,
it's usually a mistake. With a modicum of care, it should never be
necessary to reinstall Windows (XP or any other version). I've run
Windows 3.0, 3.1, WFWG 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000,
Windows XP, Windows Vista, and now Windows 7, each for the period of
time before the next version came out, and each on two or more
machines here. I never reinstalled any of them, and I have never had
anything more than an occasional minor problem.

It's my belief that this mistaken notion stems from the technical
support people at many of the larger OEMs. Their solution to almost
any problem they don't quickly know the answer to is "reformat and
reinstall." That's the perfect solution for them. It gets you off the
phone quickly, it almost always works, and it doesn't require them to
do any real troubleshooting (a skill that most of them obviously don't
possess in any great degree).

But it leaves you with all the work and all the problems. You have to
restore all your data backups, you have to reinstall all your
programs, you have to reinstall all the Windows and application
updates, you have to locate and install all the needed drivers for
your system, you have to recustomize Windows and all your apps to work
the way you're comfortable with.

Besides all those things being time-consuming and troublesome, you may
have trouble with some of them: can you find all your application CDs?
Can you find all the needed installation codes? Do you have data
backups to restore? Do you even remember all the customizations and
tweaks you may have installed to make everything work the way you
like? Occasionally there are problems that are so difficult to solve
that Windows should be reinstalled cleanly. But they are few and far
between; reinstallation should not be a substitute for
troubleshooting; it should be a last resort, to be done only after all
other attempts at troubleshooting by a qualified person have failed.

And perhaps most important: if you reformat and reinstall without
finding out what caused your problem, you will very likely repeat the
behavior that caused it, and quickly find yourself back in exactly the
same situation.

If you have problems, post the details of them here; it's likely that
someone can help you and a reinstallation won't be required.




When I insert my XP
disk, it and I tell it to install acopy of XP, it says I can't because I have
a newer version of Windows. Tells me to "check for solutions on online" and
I do not have internet access on that pc. How do I get rid of Vista so I can
reinstall my copy of XP? I DO NOT want Vista.........................



Two points:

1. The reason you get the message is that you have installed a service
pack that the CD doesn't have.


2. It doesn't matter whether you've installed the service pack,
because you are doing the reinstallation incorrectly. If you do it
correctly, it begins by formatting the drive and whatever is on it to
begin with doesn't matter.


Just boot from the Windows XP CD (change the BIOS boot order if
necessary to accomplish this) and follow the prompts for a clean
installation (delete the existing partition by pressing "D" when
prompted, then create a new one).


You can find detailed instructions he
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html


or here
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how...windows_xp.htm


or here http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm


or here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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The only way to replace Vista with XP is to erase your hard disk and do
a clean install of XP (and all the rest of your software.)

But wait...are you sure that XP has drivers for your hardware? And do
you have installation media for all your other software. You'll also
need your license keys.

My opinion: It's not worth the trouble. If you hate Vista that much -
join the crowd - Windows 7 is just around the corner. Better to go
forwards than backwards.

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

JackMan wrote:
I have a pc that I want to reinstall my copy of Win XP. When I insert my XP
disk, it and I tell it to install acopy of XP, it says I can't because I have
a newer version of Windows. Tells me to "check for solutions on online" and
I do not have internet access on that pc. How do I get rid of Vista so I can
reinstall my copy of XP? I DO NOT want Vista.........................

Leonard Grey wrote:

The only way to replace Vista with XP is to erase your hard disk and do
a clean install of XP (and all the rest of your software.)

But wait...are you sure that XP has drivers for your hardware? And do
you have installation media for all your other software. You'll also
need your license keys.

Did you bother to read the subject? Or are you having a problem
understanding "I want to reinstall..."?


My opinion: It's not worth the trouble. If you hate Vista that much -
join the crowd - Windows 7 is just around the corner. Better to go
forwards than backwards.

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

JackMan wrote:
I have a pc that I want to reinstall my copy of Win XP. When I insert my XP
disk, it and I tell it to install acopy of XP, it says I can't because I have
a newer version of Windows. Tells me to "check for solutions on online" and
I do not have internet access on that pc. How do I get rid of Vista so I can
reinstall my copy of XP? I DO NOT want Vista.........................

But did you understand the full implications of the wish, obviously not,
otherwise you wouldn't have posted an inane comment

"Bennett Marco" wrote in message
...
Leonard Grey wrote:

The only way to replace Vista with XP is to erase your hard disk and do
a clean install of XP (and all the rest of your software.)

But wait...are you sure that XP has drivers for your hardware? And do
you have installation media for all your other software. You'll also
need your license keys.

Did you bother to read the subject? Or are you having a problem
understanding "I want to reinstall..."?


My opinion: It's not worth the trouble. If you hate Vista that much -
join the crowd - Windows 7 is just around the corner. Better to go
forwards than backwards.

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

JackMan wrote:
I have a pc that I want to reinstall my copy of Win XP. When I insert
my XP
disk, it and I tell it to install acopy of XP, it says I can't because I
have
a newer version of Windows. Tells me to "check for solutions on
online" and
I do not have internet access on that pc. How do I get rid of Vista so
I can
reinstall my copy of XP? I DO NOT want Vista.........................

yes to reinstall xp, you would have to
format the harddisk in order to remove
all files that belong to vista.

it is the only method to downgrade.


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"JackMan" wrote in message
...
I have a pc that I want to reinstall my copy of Win XP. When I insert my
XP
disk, it and I tell it to install acopy of XP, it says I can't because I
have
a newer version of Windows. Tells me to "check for solutions on online"
and
I do not have internet access on that pc. How do I get rid of Vista so I
can
reinstall my copy of XP? I DO NOT want Vista.........................

"JackMan" wrote in message

I have a pc that I want to reinstall my copy of Win XP. When I
insert my XP disk, it and I tell it to install acopy of XP, it says I
can't because I have a newer version of Windows. Tells me to "check
for solutions on online" and I do not have internet access on that
pc. How do I get rid of Vista so I can reinstall my copy of XP? I
DO NOT want Vista.........................

Do a "clean install".

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operat...stxpclean1.htm

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

Both links have excellent instructions.

Boot from the CD. Make the first thing you do, as will be first thing
offered, delete and then recreate the paritions. There will be NO
operating system there. Continue and follow the prompts.

HTH,

Twayne`

"JackMan" wrote in message
...
I have a pc that I want to reinstall my copy of Win XP. When I insert my
XP
disk, it and I tell it to install acopy of XP, it says I can't because I
have
a newer version of Windows. Tells me to "check for solutions on online"
and
I do not have internet access on that pc. How do I get rid of Vista so I
can
reinstall my copy of XP? I DO NOT want Vista.........................

You're trying to do this from within Windows, and you can't do that. You
have to reboot with the XP CD - and you must be SURE that you have all the
XP drivers to hand - and then you have to *at least* format the drive. You
can't install over Vista, you must wipe the drive.

This of course also means that your data must be backed up off that hard
disk, very preferably one that is NOT connected to the system.

HTH
-pk