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12-12-2007
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| | Backing off... I upgraded my [nearly] 5 yr old PC from XP Pro to Vista Ultimate a few months ago. I like Vista but the Creative Soundblaster Audigy driver for Vista doesn't enable recording except through the microphone. I do a lot of audio capture and need the better quality of the direct stereo capture. So, I'd like to go back to XP, but without losing anything other than the Vista OS stuff. Is this possible and, if so, is there a place where I can find some step-by-step instructions for doing it? Thanks in advance. Howard |
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12-12-2007
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| | Re: Backing off... "Howard Woodard" <woodard@xxxxxx> wrote: <snip> Quote: > So, I'd like to go back to XP, but without losing anything other than the > Vista OS stuff. > > Is this possible and, if so, is there a place where I can find some > step-by-step instructions for doing it? Charlie42 |
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12-12-2007
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| | Re: Backing off... Thanks Charlie. I thought that I had looked all over the MSKB but I guess my search skills still need some honing... Howard ============================================= "Charlie42" <Charlie42@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1460C9F9-039E-4869-8D9E-EFE55A7CEFF7@xxxxxx Quote: > "Howard Woodard" <woodard@xxxxxx> wrote: > > <snip> Quote: >> So, I'd like to go back to XP, but without losing anything other than the >> Vista OS stuff. >> >> Is this possible and, if so, is there a place where I can find some >> step-by-step instructions for doing it? > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168 > > Charlie42 |
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12-12-2007
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| | Re: Backing off... I guess I've been too neat. I don't have the windows.old directory -- hidden or otherwise. I guess that I was too quick to neaten things up after I upgraded. Thanks anyway, Howard ============================================ "Howard Woodard" <woodard@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:5090FA76-4227-4E0F-9E38-8EE4BFBEE87D@xxxxxx Quote: > Thanks Charlie. I thought that I had looked all over the MSKB but I guess > my search skills still need some honing... > > Howard > ============================================= > > "Charlie42" <Charlie42@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:1460C9F9-039E-4869-8D9E-EFE55A7CEFF7@xxxxxx Quote: >> "Howard Woodard" <woodard@xxxxxx> wrote: >> >> <snip> Quote: >>> So, I'd like to go back to XP, but without losing anything other than >>> the Vista OS stuff. >>> >>> Is this possible and, if so, is there a place where I can find some >>> step-by-step instructions for doing it? >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168 >> >> Charlie42 |
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12-13-2007
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| | Re: Backing off... Well, it looks like I might have been a little too neat. After the upgrade worked and I was [at the time] satisfied with it, I deleted the windows.old directory. Since I still have my XP Pro CD, is there anyway to fool my system into letting me "upgrade" with it? Howard =========================== "Charlie42" <Charlie42@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1460C9F9-039E-4869-8D9E-EFE55A7CEFF7@xxxxxx Quote: > "Howard Woodard" <woodard@xxxxxx> wrote: > > <snip> Quote: >> So, I'd like to go back to XP, but without losing anything other than the >> Vista OS stuff. >> >> Is this possible and, if so, is there a place where I can find some >> step-by-step instructions for doing it? > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168 > > Charlie42 |
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12-13-2007
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| | Re: Backing off... "Howard Woodard" <woodard@xxxxxx> skrev i melding news:0E9CA146-B971-4CA6-9F1F-0354CCD5F289@xxxxxx Quote: > Well, it looks like I might have been a little too neat. After the > upgrade worked and I was [at the time] satisfied with it, I deleted the > windows.old directory. > > Since I still have my XP Pro CD, is there anyway to fool my system into > letting me "upgrade" with it? leave you with the alternative to reinstall XP (and subsequently your other software). Charlie42 |
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