I dont know why I did this but I thought the win 7 ultimate was a better PERFORMER I tried loading back the xp but it keeps going in circles back to formatting I really don't like this win 7 32 bit system, if anyone care to show me the steps to load back xp it would be appreciated ,My wifes computer has win 7 home edition and it has no problems with anything I put in, if I run the same programs on mine it tells me that its missing something.., soo I just want to go back to xp where it never gave me problems i know I need drivers but where do I find them ?First of all, any problems you are having with W7 are on your end, not the OS's. If you want help with W7 we will happily provide it. However, if you want to revert to XP you need to do the following:

1) Back up critical data
2) Boot to the XP CD
3) Format the drive
4) Install XP
5) Install all XP drivers starting with the chipset driver
6) Install a GOOD anti virus app
7) Download and install WINDOWS Updates (only sw, not hw or driver updates - they should NEVER be obtained from Windows Update).1) Back up critical data
2) Boot to the XP CD
3) Format the drive
4) Install XP
5) Install all XP drivers starting with the chipset driver
6) Install a GOOD anti virus app
7) Download and install Windows Updates (only sw, not hw or driver updates - they should NEVER be obtained from Windows Update).
Hey thanks for your time I appreciate
Ok number 3 is where its not going anywhere when I format the drive it goes thru the process and ends up in the same PLACE, last time I did this win xp automatically takes over but not this time it keeps going to the same window that requires me to format again thats where Im stuck Quote from: redbird on June 26, 2011, 11:16:19 AM

when I format the drive it goes thru the process and ends up in the same place, last time I did this win xp automatically takes over but not this time it keeps going to the same window that requires me to format again thats where Im stuck