In article <1182715719.414711.107400@i13g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
aaronep@pacbell.net <aaronep@pacbell.net> says...
> I have just purchased the HP Pavillion a1730n desktop computer that
> comes with Vista OS installed.
>
> As I am not happy with Vista and its clumsiness and lack of
> compatibility issues, I desire to use Windows XP on the computer.
>
> Is it possible to remove the hard drive with the Vista installation
> and substitute the hard drive from the older computer that has Windows
> XP w/service pack 2 by placing the older disk in the new computer?
No, you have to install XP at the new pc, because the hardware from
the existing XP-installation is different from the new one. A good
idea is to make a new partition on the new pc, and install XP on it
and make a dual boot.
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