a friend WANTS to remove vista and install xp on his laptop , he has the xp disc from his old pc , is it only a matter of add and remove for vista and install xpBoot to the XP CD. When the install process begins you will be given the OPTION to format before installing. Choose that option.thanks allan is there any need to remove vista or will the install/boot do thatformatting the drive will.


Of course you should advise them to check the MANUFACTURER's site to make sure there are drivers for the laptop. Anybody who claims Vista is worse then working with XP in 16 color, with no sound and no networking is in denial.Quote from: BC_Programmer on November 17, 2009, 02:28:36 PM

formatting the drive will.


Of course you should advise them to check the manufacturer's site to make sure there are drivers for the laptop. Anybody who claims Vista is worse then working with XP in 16 color, with no sound and no networking is in denial.

1.Delete partitions

Not a bad idea, but optional - certainly not necessary

2.Create a new partition in the raw space

See above

3.Format your partition (to set up windows on the selected item press enter)
Choose the NTFS file system and do not use the quick method.

Whether or not to use ntfs vs fat32 or do a quick format is also a user PREFERENCE. The user can always run chkdsk /r later (or even before installing). I see no reason not to do a quick format

Make sure that there are XP drivers for that machine and that you have a valid license key. Then boot to the XP disk and follow this order:

1.Delete partitions
2.Create a new partition in the raw space
3.Format your partition (to set up windows on the selected item press enter)
Choose the NTFS file system and do not use the quick method.
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ALLAN and JJ3000

could you explain to someone who may not know what you on about please

no.1 optional

no.2 what , where , how , why

no.3 ??

can you not just stick the disk in and let it run thats all i did to reformat