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03-01-2008

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

Quote:

> Hi,
>
> You can rollback if you have the appropriate media. If you upgraded and the
> windows.old folder still exists you can use the procedure described here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168, otherwise you'll need to contact the
> manufacturer about how to employ the recovery partition (the D: drive) or
> obtain a set of XP recovery disks.
>
> As to your Office 2003 software, if it was installed prior to the upgrade,
> it should still be there after the rollback procedure described above. If
> you have to do a full wipe and reload from the recovery software, you will
> need to locate the disk and reinstall it afterwards.
>
> By the way, 1GB of ram, though a bit light, should still be sufficient for
> normal use under Vista. I suspect your problem actually lies in other
> software loading at boot and occupying some the memory space from the
> get-go, and not releasing it accordingly. Trimming the startup group and
> removing memory-hogging antivirus software like Norton/Symatec or McAfee may
> go a long way towards resolving the issues you are having without the hassle
> of going back to XP.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "BLYKMYK" <BLYKMYK@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:8467B28A-29F0-49CE-95ED-DFDADC025AC5@xxxxxx

Quote:

> > Hello,
> >
> > Last year I purchased an HP Laptop that they claimed was "Vista
> > Compatiable"
> > and when Vista came back it was sent to me as a free disk, which I
> > installed
> > to my laptop. Unfortunately, my computer simply should not have been
> > called
> > Vista Compatiable. With only 1GB of Ram it really cannot play any type of
> > game.
> >
> > Therefore, I was wondering if I could downgrade to my previous XP version.
> > This thread appears to say that I can. However, what I wanted to find out
> > if
> > it will also wipe out my Microsoft Office 2003 (meaning I need to find the
> > discs). Also, I know that this is a Windows group so it might be foolish
> > to
> > ask...but, my laptop appears to have a back up recovery disk directly on
> > the
> > laptop (my D: drive). Does anyone have any feedback exactly how it would
> > work
> > to use this feature (which I assume is neccessary to go back to XP)
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > "Rob T." wrote:
> >

Quote:

> >> Can I downgrade to XP Home with an upgrade disk?

>
> What is a clean install and how do you perform one? I would like to go back from Vista to XP but do not know how. Consider me technologically illiterate.

03-01-2008	#9 (permalink)
nerex n/a posts	Re: Downgrade Vista Home Premium to XP Home "Rick Rogers" wrote: Quote: > Hi, > > You can rollback if you have the appropriate media. If you upgraded and the > windows.old folder still exists you can use the procedure described here: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168, otherwise you'll need to contact the > manufacturer about how to employ the recovery partition (the D: drive) or > obtain a set of XP recovery disks. > > As to your Office 2003 software, if it was installed prior to the upgrade, > it should still be there after the rollback procedure described above. If > you have to do a full wipe and reload from the recovery software, you will > need to locate the disk and reinstall it afterwards. > > By the way, 1GB of ram, though a bit light, should still be sufficient for > normal use under Vista. I suspect your problem actually lies in other > software loading at boot and occupying some the memory space from the > get-go, and not releasing it accordingly. Trimming the startup group and > removing memory-hogging antivirus software like Norton/Symatec or McAfee may > go a long way towards resolving the issues you are having without the hassle > of going back to XP. > > -- > Best of Luck, > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com > > "BLYKMYK" <BLYKMYK@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:8467B28A-29F0-49CE-95ED-DFDADC025AC5@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hello, > > > > Last year I purchased an HP Laptop that they claimed was "Vista > > Compatiable" > > and when Vista came back it was sent to me as a free disk, which I > > installed > > to my laptop. Unfortunately, my computer simply should not have been > > called > > Vista Compatiable. With only 1GB of Ram it really cannot play any type of > > game. > > > > Therefore, I was wondering if I could downgrade to my previous XP version. > > This thread appears to say that I can. However, what I wanted to find out > > if > > it will also wipe out my Microsoft Office 2003 (meaning I need to find the > > discs). Also, I know that this is a Windows group so it might be foolish > > to > > ask...but, my laptop appears to have a back up recovery disk directly on > > the > > laptop (my D: drive). Does anyone have any feedback exactly how it would > > work > > to use this feature (which I assume is neccessary to go back to XP) > > > > Thanks > > > > "Rob T." wrote: > > Quote: > >> Can I downgrade to XP Home with an upgrade disk? > > What is a clean install and how do you perform one? I would like to go back from Vista to XP but do not know how. Consider me technologically illiterate.
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