If it's a new laptop and you are getting those errors, take it back. It
should work straight out of the box.
The manufacturer supports their own hardware, regardless of OS. If a new OS
comes out, it is the manufacturers responsibility to make drivers for it. If
they don't, they force an End Of Life for the product. But, Microsoft
shouldn't and couldn't support all the manufacturers hardware. Even they
don't have the resources or time to create drivers for everything. Just
because it works with 2000, doesn't mean it will work with XP. Rewind a few
years and you'll see the same complaints about drivers with XP not working
as they did in 2000.
You cannot downgrade in the sense of installing XP and keeping all your
settings and files. It would be a format and reinstall.
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Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com http://www.vistarip.com
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"MicroCarl" <MicroCarl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Vista is crap. If I see another "the parameter is incorrect" when I plug
> a
> drive into my USB ports I'm gonna scream. What a joke this software is.
> Why
> should it be the manufacturer's problem to fix drivers on hardware that
> works
> under 2000 and XP?
>
> HP is no better. In India the guy tells me there's no DOWNgrade.
> Downgrade? XP is an UPgrade to Vista.
>
> Pissed off new Laptop buyer