reverting to XP from Win 7

[jam_1984]

Hi guys, wondering if anyone can help me out with this -

I recently bought a new PC for music production purposes. The PC came pre-installed with Win 7. Much of my music production software/external audio interface etc. is not compatible with Win 7, and I can't get on the internet as my wireless Belkin USB adapter not being read either. I have scoured the net for various driver updates, but would rather revert to XP, which always ran smoothly.

I want to go back to XP (which I had on my old PC). I understand Win 7 cannot be uninstalled - I have tried booting the PC to read the Win XP CD, but I keep getting an error message half way through installation. I am unsure as to other ways I can get rid of Win 7, and I would greatly welcome advice offered as to how I can get XP up and running on this PC. Thanks in advance.

 

[johnb35]

The main problem you may have is with finding xp drivers for all your hardware. You may want to put in a new hard drive to install xp to and see if you can get all the drivers installed first before you go ruining the drive that has a good copy of windows 7 on it.

 

[robina_80]

or you can dual boot with xp and win 7

 

[Keollyn]

Dual booting is the likely alternative.

 

[robina_80]

but if you are going to dual boot better get a big HDD

 

[OvenMaster]

...and you'll still need to find XP drivers for the hardware!