Pros and cons of going from vista to xp?

SBIGGS · 11-06-2009, 07:27 PM

What are the pros and cons of this? I hate Vista and cannot afford Windows 7. I have access to XP.
Using an HP PAVILLION A6230N desktop withy Vista Home Premium 32bit.
any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks

**johnb35** · 11-06-2009, 09:31 PM

What kind of XP install disk do you have? Depending on what you have, you might not be able to use it. Make sure you have all the xp drivers readily available for your machine.

SBIGGS · 11-06-2009, 09:44 PM

Are the drivers something I can download? I take it the disk doesn't have the drivers on it? It's one of my IT guy's disks. He told me I could use it. Supposed to be good for multiple machines.

**johnb35** · 11-06-2009, 09:53 PM

The only drivers on their site is for Vista, you'll have to do some searching online. A disk for multiple computers? Corporate version? End users can't use them, only companies that have multiple computers can.

G25r8cer · 11-07-2009, 10:27 AM

You are not th eonly one trying to do this. Read the posts on this site

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/...readId=1177281

They have been successful

I have also downgraded my old hp a6228x to xp. Just search around the drivers are out there.

lawson_jl · 11-08-2009, 08:53 AM

Just so you know your "IT guy" gave you a bootleg copy of Windows. If you install it your likely to run into trouble at some point down the road.

Bodaggit23 · 11-08-2009, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lawson_jl

Just so you know your "IT guy" gave you a bootleg copy of Windows. If you install it your likely to run into trouble at some point down the road.

I doubt that.

But, what the IT guy probably did, was share the disc illegally.

SBIGGS · 11-10-2009, 10:30 PM

Glad to hear that now. I haven't done it yet and just found my old XP Home edition disk from my old computer. Can I do anything with this?
Also, what is the skinny on Windows 7? Are people liking it, loving it, hating it?
Thanks for the help by the way. I haven't done anything as yet and don't plan to until all my ducks are in a row. It's not a bootleg copy, but the sharing thing is probably correct and I won't do that. I'd rather wait and pay for a working XP or upgrade to W7.
Seems like it would be easier to go to W7.

Bodaggit23 · 11-11-2009, 05:35 AM

Is your old XP Home disc a retail disc or a recovery disc from an old computer?

If it's the latter, it will be useless on a different pc.

Most people love Windows 7.

The rest hate it on principle, not because it's not good.

SBIGGS · 11-11-2009, 06:42 PM

IT'S A RETAIL DISK. No problem here with windows on principle. Just trying to keep a working system. Glad to hear most folks like W7

11-06-2009, 07:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
SBIGGS Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sultan, Wa. Posts: 37	Pros and cons of going from vista to xp? What are the pros and cons of this? I hate Vista and cannot afford Windows 7. I have access to XP. Using an HP PAVILLION A6230N desktop withy Vista Home Premium 32bit. any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

11-06-2009, 09:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,612	What kind of XP install disk do you have? Depending on what you have, you might not be able to use it. Make sure you have all the xp drivers readily available for your machine. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

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johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,612	The only drivers on their site is for Vista, you'll have to do some searching online. A disk for multiple computers? Corporate version? End users can't use them, only companies that have multiple computers can. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

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G25r8cer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 4,802	You are not th eonly one trying to do this. Read the posts on this site http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/...readId=1177281 They have been successful I have also downgraded my old hp a6228x to xp. Just search around the drivers are out there. __________________ My Rig Antec 300 w/Scyth Kaze Master Asus M4A785TD-V EVO Phenom II 955BE w/ CoolerMaster V8 2 x 2gb Gskill DDR3 1600mhz Ultra X-Finity 600watt psu Samsung F3 500gb and F1 750gb XFX 8600gt XXX will be 5850 soon Logitech G25, Illuminated, and MX Revo Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND F@H Team 44358

11-08-2009, 08:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
lawson_jl Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 30 Posts: 588	Just so you know your "IT guy" gave you a bootleg copy of Windows. If you install it your likely to run into trouble at some point down the road. __________________ Any answears I give are free and without warrently. I answear questions from the point of view of a working computer tech because that what I am.

11-06-2009, 09:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
SBIGGS Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sultan, Wa. Posts: 37	Are the drivers something I can download? I take it the disk doesn't have the drivers on it? It's one of my IT guy's disks. He told me I could use it. Supposed to be good for multiple machines.

11-10-2009, 10:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
SBIGGS Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sultan, Wa. Posts: 37	Glad to hear that now. I haven't done it yet and just found my old XP Home edition disk from my old computer. Can I do anything with this? Also, what is the skinny on Windows 7? Are people liking it, loving it, hating it? Thanks for the help by the way. I haven't done anything as yet and don't plan to until all my ducks are in a row. It's not a bootleg copy, but the sharing thing is probably correct and I won't do that. I'd rather wait and pay for a working XP or upgrade to W7. Seems like it would be easier to go to W7.

11-11-2009, 05:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
Bodaggit23 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Aperture Science Posts: 4,535	Is your old XP Home disc a retail disc or a recovery disc from an old computer? If it's the latter, it will be useless on a different pc. Most people love Windows 7. The rest hate it on principle, not because it's not good. __________________ Team Stats @ ExtremeOverclocking.com Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 CPU: i7 920 Batch#3841A525 (@3.43Ghz) Board: EVGA E758-A1 Memory: Dominator 3x2GB DDR3 1600 Hard Drive: 300GB VelociRaptor GPU: EVGA GTX260 SC Core 216 Optical: Sony Optiarc 22x DVD/CD Burner PSU: Corsair TX850W CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Primary OS: Windows Vista x64 SP2 Case: Coolermaster HAF 932

11-11-2009, 06:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
SBIGGS Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sultan, Wa. Posts: 37	IT'S A RETAIL DISK. No problem here with windows on principle. Just trying to keep a working system. Glad to hear most folks like W7

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