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Downgrade from vista to xp
i have a inspiron 1720 and I'm running on windows vista home premium and i want to go back to xp because i hate vista so much and dell cant help me because they say i need a new driver and i say what driver and they say i have to find out. can someone please just tell me how to downgrade from vista to xp because I'm sick and tired of vista and it is a horrible operating system. nothing works properly and i cant play any games and i just want xp.
i appreciate it very much if anyone can please help. thank you
Georgi74
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December 20th, 2007 22:00
volcano11
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December 21st, 2007 01:00
Too many people simply reformat and reinstall Windows and then come here to tell us that their video/sound/network/modem etc. doesn't work and they don't know exactly which drivers are necessary for their particular system. Taking the time to know which devices you have and having the drivers for those devices available before you reformat, will save you lots of time.
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January 8th, 2008 16:00
DELL-Jimmy P
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January 8th, 2008 16:00
An OEM license belongs to the computer it was sold on, it can not be transferred to another system. If you purchase a used system and it has an OEM license for XP then you can use an OEM copy of XP to install it on that computer. The only other option is to purchase a retail copy of the OS you want to install.
DELL-Jimmy P
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January 8th, 2008 16:00
tstroud
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January 8th, 2008 17:00
Message Edited by tstroud on 01-10-2008 09:33 AM
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January 8th, 2008 17:00