Vista Tutorial - Go back to Windows XP, service pack 2

My Mum upgraded her laptop from Windows XP to Vista. Since then she has had
nothing but problems. Her system run slow, the only screen saver she can run
is the Vista one, the others just wount run. Games are running so slow its
driving her mad. So the question is this, Can she go back to XP???

Hello Goofykid,

How to restore Vista to a previous version:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927522/en-us


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Myweb
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> My Mum upgraded her laptop from Windows XP to Vista. Since then she
> has had nothing but problems. Her system run slow, the only screen
> saver she can run is the Vista one, the others just wount run. Games
> are running so slow its driving her mad. So the question is this, Can
> she go back to XP???
>

Hi,

Of course she can but only by clear install of Windows XP.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933170/en-us

Marcin Domaslawski


U¿ytkownik "Goofykid" <Goofykid@discussions.microsoft.com> napisa³ w
wiadomo¶ci news:7E1AFDE6-9763-416C-AE13-6022DEAF8E77@microsoft.com...
> My Mum upgraded her laptop from Windows XP to Vista. Since then she has
> had
> nothing but problems. Her system run slow, the only screen saver she can
> run
> is the Vista one, the others just wount run. Games are running so slow its
> driving her mad. So the question is this, Can she go back to XP???

At that point, she might as well do a clean install of Vista (which she
should have done in the first place). Updates almost always have these
kinds of problems.

Are we sure her hardware and software is supported under Vista??

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Hank Arnold
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Windows Server - Directory Services

Marcin Domaslawski wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Of course she can but only by clear install of Windows XP.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933170/en-us
>
> Marcin Domaslawski
>
>
> U¿ytkownik "Goofykid" <Goofykid@discussions.microsoft.com> napisa³ w
> wiadomo¶ci news:7E1AFDE6-9763-416C-AE13-6022DEAF8E77@microsoft.com...
>> My Mum upgraded her laptop from Windows XP to Vista. Since then she has
>> had
>> nothing but problems. Her system run slow, the only screen saver she can
>> run
>> is the Vista one, the others just wount run. Games are running so slow its
>> driving her mad. So the question is this, Can she go back to XP???
>
>

Hi,

Yes, she can go back. The upgrade likely created a windows.old file that
houses the original installation. Use the steps here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168

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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

"Goofykid" <Goofykid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7E1AFDE6-9763-416C-AE13-6022DEAF8E77@microsoft.com...
> My Mum upgraded her laptop from Windows XP to Vista. Since then she has
> had
> nothing but problems. Her system run slow, the only screen saver she can
> run
> is the Vista one, the others just wount run. Games are running so slow its
> driving her mad. So the question is this, Can she go back to XP???

Goofykid wrote:
> My Mum upgraded her laptop from Windows XP to Vista. Since then she has had
> nothing but problems. Her system run slow, the only screen saver she can run
> is the Vista one, the others just wount run. Games are running so slow its
> driving her mad. So the question is this, Can she go back to XP???



How to go back to Windows XP after you have upgraded a Windows XP-based
computer to Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933170/en-us

How to restore a computer to a previous Windows installation after you
install Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168/en-us


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