Tech Support Forum - View Single Post - I want to downgrade from Vista to XP Home

Papa Ray · 11-29-2007, 02:06 PM

I am now the owner of a laptop (dell) that I bought. I am having nothing but problems with Vista (and don't want to have to re- learn a new OS anyway) and want to downgrade to XP Home. Which is the OS I have been using for the last several years on my desktop.

I have never had anything to do with loading an OS. I know that I need a copy of the OS (full edition) and suspect that I will have to wipe the drive clean.

Can someone direct me to a thread or website where I can be lead by the hand? I don't want to wind up with an expensive paperweight.

BTW, I have been unable to get your search function here to work. It errors out.

Thanks for any reply.

Papa Ray

11-29-2007, 02:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Papa Ray Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 14 OS: Win XP	I want to downgrade from Vista to XP Home I am now the owner of a laptop (dell) that I bought. I am having nothing but problems with Vista (and don't want to have to re- learn a new OS anyway) and want to downgrade to XP Home. Which is the OS I have been using for the last several years on my desktop. I have never had anything to do with loading an OS. I know that I need a copy of the OS (full edition) and suspect that I will have to wipe the drive clean. Can someone direct me to a thread or website where I can be lead by the hand? I don't want to wind up with an expensive paperweight. BTW, I have been unable to get your search function here to work. It errors out. Thanks for any reply. Papa Ray