Replacing Windows 7 OS with XP

mr_vampy

Hi,

I've been asked by a friend to switchback his Windows 7 OS with Windows XP. I've never done this before, though I have reinstalled XP on my own computer on numerous occassions. I just want confirmation that it's the same procedure. He has the setup CD and product ID.
Thanks

mr_vampy

Gwyn_J

Yes, it is exactly the same procedure. Just boot from Windows XP CD and do a quick (or full) format and then install XP

Fifer

I'm curious. Why would they want to do that?

mr_vampy

Fifer wrote: »

I'm curious. Why would they want to do that?

I'm curious too, but he insists on wanting XP back.

debitcardmayhem

Fifer wrote: »

I'm curious. Why would they want to do that?

Same as someone who wants to go back to using candles/torches/gas lights perhaps

googler

I reverted to Win XP from Vista, because Vista was a collossal pain in the a*se.

JJ_Egan

You may well find driver problems if the hardware is reasonably new XP wont know what it is .Pays to download drivers to disc before hand .
Plus if its an original XP their will be a large number of updates to download on first use .

jje

Kernel_Sanders

googler wrote: »

I reverted to Win XP from Vista, because Vista was a collossal pain in the a*se.

That was a good move by all accounts, but W7 is a decent OS. Maybe they want to 'downgrade' from W7 Starter. What can XP do that W7 Starter can't? I only know that the background pic can't be changed!

stilltheone

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

That was a good move by all accounts, but W7 is a decent OS. Maybe they want to 'downgrade' from W7 Starter. What can XP do that W7 Starter can't? I only know that the background pic can't be changed!

Oh, but it can.

Kernel_Sanders

stilltheone wrote: »

Oh, but it can.

OK where I read this it did mention some 3rd party software you can use to customise the background, but the point I was making is that people don't generally know the differences between XP and W7 Starter. At least that is my perception; would be happy to be corrected!

Hammyman

Windows XP has so many security holes in it is beyond belief. And it is now end of life so it is only getting critical security flaws fixed and MS are no longer releasing new software so IE is stuck at version 8 (IE9 and later won't install on XP), Direct X at version 9 and its likely that future Windows Live apps (Mail/Messenger etc) won't support XP.