"Robin" <Robin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> After severla months of struggling to geet Vista not to block my network,
> keep putting my printer offline, refuse to recognize half my peripherals
> etc.. (all the usual reasons), I want to go back to XP, which worked fine.
>
> The problem is, I read on the support site that you can only go back if
> you
> have a clean install XP CD. However, my PC came with Windows ME (I think),
> and I upgraded to XP via an upgrade disk.
>
> Because it proved to be such a beast to load, I got my local computer
> expert
> to load Vista, I do have the windows.old folder.
>
> I thought I'd ask others before I stat messing with it - can any body
> advise?
Now you see why upgrades are cheaper -- sooner or later they can cost you a
bunch of time.
You can try a clean install of using your upgrade Vista DVD:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...rade_clean.asp
Some say that Microsoft may now not allow activation, or may in the future
deactivate your system if it this process is used. I have not seen any
confirmation that activation is thwarted.
-Paul Randall