SirKenin

Well, rather than relying on nonsense posing as "advice", why not just fix the problems. The problems aren't with the apps. I'm using iTunes AND MSN and they both work fine on Vista.

SirKenin

Just as a side note, I just found a free app that replaces iTunes, gives more functionality and even lets me copy songs off the iPod in the original mp3 format. Works great on Vista too

makmillion

Same here; I set my wife up with Vista Basic and she uses iTunes for her iPod, works fine here... she also uses Windows Live (Messenger, Windows Mail, etc) and they all work fine.

The problem is most likely with your configuration, and not with the OS..

If you do go with XP and decide then decide you want to go back to Vista, you can do one of two things;

1.) If you made a 'System Recovery Disc', which you were most likely told to do when you first turned on your pre-built computer, then you can run the System Recovery Disc to overwrite the install of XP with a fresh install of Vista OEM.. so long as you don't mess with that 10GB partition that holds your Vista backup files.

2.) You can use a Anytime Upgrade disc (which has all standard versions of Vista on it) to do a fresh install of Vista, then input your product key (located on the sticker on your case, since it's a pre-built PC) and do the over the phone re-activation.. making sure that you tell them you're re-installing Vista on the same PC it came on.

You should have gotten the Anytime Upgrade disc with your new PC purchase, as Microsoft has been having the big names distribute them with the new pre-built computers that run XP and Vista. If you didn't get it, you can try to bum one off of Circuit City or a similar PC retailer.. or buy one from Microsoft for $20.. or, if you're feeling dangerous, download an ISO of the disc and mount it to a disc.

Either way would work fine, but the first way would be the easiest way to get Vista back.

Regardless, don't remove that 10GB partition or touch the data located in it, or you'll be left with only option 2, and you won't be able to use your HP recovery tools, which come pre-installed on the PC.. or any of the pre-installed applications, as those are backed up in that 10GB partition as well.


Good luck

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The HP disk(s) there are for restoring the system to how it was when first bought as far as Windows is concerned. That depends on the recovery files hidden on the drive still remaining intact. Without a full install disk for Vista setting XP on the same disk would entail either removing the current installation by formatting the primary or adding in a second drive to see XP run there.

Shrinking the current primary to see XP on a second partition would entail a dual boot there with Vista being reinstalled. With a separate drive added you can isolate each of the two running them separately. That avoids the need of a full install disk for Vista since no changes would be made. It's also easier to see that done in the long run then later needing to see a full restoration of Vista at some point.

You might want to try following your own advice like the problems seen with Vista's system restore feature when dual booting XP along with it. http://vistasupport.mvps.org/prevent...windows_xp.htm

But that would take getting the facts first obviously.

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