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Old 07-23-2008, 08:23 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Vista Home Premium to XP Pro

I wish to up/down-grade my new laptop, with Vista Home Premium installed, to XP Pro, as this is what all my colleauges use. Is this possible and how?
My Laptop is a Dell 1525

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Old 07-23-2008, 08:50 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Vista Home Premium to XP Pro

gather all the required xp drivers first
it's definately a downgrade
clear the drive with killdisk
then format and reinstall with the xp disk
http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm
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