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bpanther
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_ 		25. May 2009 @ 21:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is it hard to downgrade from vista to xp on a laptop?? what are the steps?? refer me to a webpage please --is it hard on acer lptops??
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ddp
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_ 		25. May 2009 @ 22:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i've upgraded 2 toshibas, 2 lenovas, 1 hp, 1 sony viao( mine)& 1 acer laptop plus 1 acer tower from vista to xp. i changed the sata in the bios to ide so don't need sata driver at the f6 prompt when loading xp. find & download all your xp drivers either to external hd, cd/dvd or usb flashdrive. after doing the f8 to accept the ms agreement, delete all the partitions on the hard drive, make a new partition then format it. i usually do quick format on a new hd or a drive i know is good. finish installing xp then load all your drivers.
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_ 		26. May 2009 @ 01:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Make sure you have a good image backup before you start (just in case you run into problems). With a backup you can at least go back to a working computer. There are free image backup software (macrium reflect/paragon drive backup express).

If you an old xp install disc (xp sp1), you might want to slipstream it to update it to the latest version.

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
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_ 		26. May 2009 @ 03:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Don't forget to download all your XP drivers before starting.
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_ 		26. May 2009 @ 12:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ddp (Moderator) 25. May 2009 @ 22:15
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find & download all your xp drivers either to external hd, cd/dvd or usb flashdrive.
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bpanther
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_ 		26. May 2009 @ 16:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok ty i thought it was easy as that i was not sure so i guess just start from fresh and install xp from winows vista alrigth ty all
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