I bought a new computer with vistya installed. My business uses proprietary
software that will only run on xp. Can I have vista removed and xp installed?

How to Downgrade from Vista to XP:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2287685,00.asp

Probably won't be the easiest option, I must warn you.


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"stickerman" <stickerman@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I bought a new computer with vistya installed. My business uses proprietary
> software that will only run on xp. Can I have vista removed and xp
> installed?

Check with your computer seller. Normally you have to downgrade to xp
yourself and buy another license for xp. Before you do that, try
Compatibility Mode in Vista. Look it up in Help.

"stickerman" wrote:

> I bought a new computer with vistya installed. My business uses proprietary
> software that will only run on xp. Can I have vista removed and xp installed?

The date and time was 5/20/2008 8:43 AM, and on a whim, stickerman
pounded out on the keyboard:

> I bought a new computer with vistya installed. My business uses proprietary
> software that will only run on xp. Can I have vista removed and xp installed?

Removing Vista will most likely void your warranty.

As alternatives, you could possibly install a virtual machine on the
Vista workstation and install XP into it to run the software.
http://www.vmware.com/
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...c/default.mspx

If you absolutely don't want Vista, I would buy a copy of XP along with
another hard drive. Remove the existing hard drive and store it for
warranty purposes (or leave it in the machine and just disconnect it),
install the new hard drive and install XP. The new workstation driver
disc may not have all the drivers needed for XP, so that might be a
problem also. You could dual boot as another option.

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1 Some computer manufacturers give downgrade rights to XP, if you have bought
vista business; check with yours.
2, Before you do anything check with your comps manufacturer to see if XP
drivers are available for your model computer.
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"stickerman" wrote:

> I bought a new computer with vistya installed. My business uses proprietary
> software that will only run on xp. Can I have vista removed and xp installed?

I would talk to the seller and see if they offer XP as an option.
It's getting harder to find OEM machines with XP, many I see are expensive
extreme gaming machines not the everyday user's normal choice.
Have you tried installing the program in compatibility mode?

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"stickerman" <stickerman@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I bought a new computer with vistya installed. My business uses
> proprietary
> software that will only run on xp. Can I have vista removed and xp
> installed?