Getting rid of Vista and installing XP

mikem1986

good idea....i could try that!

i hate vista

[Deleted User]

mikem1986 wrote: »

i hate vista

Why don't you post any issues you're having and we'll assist you?

totalsolutions

Hi You are not very good with pc's are you..If you deleted the partition you would not have a c:\ prompt. When you change the boot order in your bios did you "save" the changes?
Thankfully Vista has stalled you allowing you to re think your options. Vista is good and works well you just need to give it a little more time perhaps, as Coner says it is in End Of Life, what problems are you having?

Also before you go ahead do you have all the drivers you may require saved to cd rom and have the motherboard drivers disc to hand?

HAve a look in Device Manager.

mikem1986

hi

yes i have all the original cds the laptop came with

i have deleted all the partitons

and yes i did save the changes in the bios


i dont have any issues with vista technically i just dont like the look and feel, i like to stick with what im used to

superscaper

If it's purely an interface issue then why not try to make it look like XP? (Why did you use XP in the first place out of interest, had you not used an OS before that?, every Windows/OS iteration has a different feel, computing and software is definitely not the kind of thing to resist change in).
http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/2007/02/make-windows-vista-look-like-xp/

gatita

Hi Mikem, I also HATE VISTA:mad: I bought a new laptop and unfortunately Vista was pre-installed. I just cannot get used to it at all. Just wish I had an XP disc so I could install that.

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gatita wrote: »

Hi Mikem, I also HATE VISTA:mad: I bought a new laptop and unfortunately Vista was pre-installed. I just cannot get used to it at all. Just wish I had an XP disc so I could install that.

Once again, what problems are you having?

Fundamentally it shares the same interface as everything since Windows 95, a desktop with shortcus, a task bar and a start menu.

superscaper

anewhope wrote: »

Once again, what problems are you having?

Fundamentally it shares the same interface as everything since Windows 95, a desktop with shortcus, a task bar and a start menu.

Yep I remember all the same arguments at every release of Windows, but you don't see too many people going back to Windows 3.1 today.

mikem1986

i dont know, i cant explain it. Ive used XP for years now, i just want to stick with it.

i could change it to look like xp, but id rather just have xp lol (real deal and all that)

if you look on the net, tech forums are full of people like me trying to replace vista with xp and everyone having problems

[Deleted User]

mikem1986 wrote: »

i dont know, i cant explain it. Ive used XP for years now, i just want to stick with it.

i could change it to look like xp, but id rather just have xp lol (real deal and all that)

if you look on the net, tech forums are full of people like me trying to replace vista with xp and everyone having problems

I can't see any reason why a home user would wish to downgrade to XP from Vista. I, personally, value the extra security and protection that Vista gives me over XP.

Not everybody is having problems with Vista, that's a generalisation with no substance