Solve : CHANGING WIN VISTA BASIC TO WIN XP?

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Answer» It is widely possible to change from win 7 to xp of any any edition and version except win 20000 dwnward. i have hp laptop 530 with vista basic and working perfectly.But due to one important program that i will need to xp and not supported by vista of any version i tried hard to install xp on this laptop all the efforts yields no avail. ram 512 hdd 150gb cd drive dvd rewritIt WOULD be more convenient to run http://virtualbox.org so you can simulate a Windows XP INSTALLATION on your computer inside Vista for that particular program. Just USE the Windows XP installation disc to delete all partitions, create a new partition, and then install XP on that partition if you want to wipe Vista.Quote from: Ademil4vic on September 27, 2011, 10:45:38 PM It is widely possible to change from win 7 ... ram 512... You're not running Win7 with only that amount of RAM.http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/system-requirementsMake sure that there are XP drivers available for your system. If there are no XP drivers then try transfusions suggestion about Virtual Box.So how does Virtual Box setup hardware without drivers? I ask because I installed Virtual Box - winXP Pro on my Vista box and I was wondering that if XP works on my vista box in Virtual Box, will XP run the same with my hardware if I installed it direct without Vista. I REALLY miss XP. JohnI would rather upgrade to Win 7 rather than downgrade to XP. Virtualbox sets up the Windows Installation to include GENERIC drivers which support the virtual hardware. You can go to your computer manufacturer website to search for XP drivers. If XP works without a hitch in Virtualbox, it will definitely work natively on your system, provided there is driver support.Quote from: Computer_Commando on September 28, 2011, 05:44:06 AM You're not running Win7 with only that amount of RAM. Yes he is, system requirements are listed as 1GB of ram, yet when you run the install, it just wants 512mb to install and then windows just slugs along once installed. You need a Windows XP product key, and CD, then simply insert the disc, boot from it and follow the instructions.

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It is widely possible to change from win 7 to xp of any any edition and version except win 20000 dwnward.
i have hp laptop 530 with vista basic and working perfectly.But due to one important program that i will need to xp and not supported by vista of any version i tried hard to install xp on this laptop all the efforts yields no avail.
ram 512
hdd 150gb
cd drive dvd rewritIt WOULD be more convenient to run http://virtualbox.org so you can simulate a Windows XP INSTALLATION on your computer inside Vista for that particular program.

Just USE the Windows XP installation disc to delete all partitions, create a new partition, and then install XP on that partition if you want to wipe Vista.Quote from: Ademil4vic on September 27, 2011, 10:45:38 PM

It is widely possible to change from win 7 ...
ram 512...

You're not running Win7 with only that amount of RAM.http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/system-requirementsMake sure that there are XP drivers available for your system. If there are no XP drivers then try transfusions suggestion about Virtual Box.So how does Virtual Box setup hardware without drivers? I ask because I installed Virtual Box - winXP Pro on my Vista box and I was wondering that if XP works on my vista box in Virtual Box, will XP run the same with my hardware if I installed it direct without Vista. I REALLY miss XP.
JohnI would rather upgrade to Win 7 rather than downgrade to XP.
Virtualbox sets up the Windows Installation to include GENERIC drivers which support the virtual hardware.

You can go to your computer manufacturer website to search for XP drivers.
If XP works without a hitch in Virtualbox, it will definitely work natively on your system, provided there is driver support.Quote from: Computer_Commando on September 28, 2011, 05:44:06 AM

You're not running Win7 with only that amount of RAM.

Yes he is, system requirements are listed as 1GB of ram, yet when you run the install, it just wants 512mb to install and then windows just slugs along once installed.

You need a Windows XP product key, and CD, then simply insert the disc, boot from it and follow the instructions.

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