Can I install XP on a Vista machine?

I have an XP SP2 Windows OS disc. The computer is an Acer AST180.
What concerns me most is that the computer has a RealTek audio chip
that appears to limit control options in Vista, and ideally I'd like
to return to the audio flexibility I had with my old XP machine.

Is it a straighforward install? Just pop in the system disc, reformat
the hard drive, and go? Note, I'm not interesed in a dual boot
system, I"m ready to toss Vista.

I have tried to contact Acer to no avail thusfar.

Slide
www.berkeleyscience.com

You can install XP on your PC. It is not tied to a particular OS. Before
you do the install, visit the Acer site and see if you can download XP
drivers for Video, Sound, NIC, and for the Motherboard if necessary.

Boot off the CD then delete the C: partition and follow instructions. You
should be fine.


"Slide" <> wrote in message
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> I have an XP SP2 Windows OS disc. The computer is an Acer AST180.
> What concerns me most is that the computer has a RealTek audio chip
> that appears to limit control options in Vista, and ideally I'd like
> to return to the audio flexibility I had with my old XP machine.
>
> Is it a straighforward install? Just pop in the system disc, reformat
> the hard drive, and go? Note, I'm not interesed in a dual boot
> system, I"m ready to toss Vista.
>
> I have tried to contact Acer to no avail thusfar.
>
> Slide
> www.berkeleyscience.com
>

> It is not tied to a particular OS.

Oh? Do you know how to use google before spitting out stupid advice that can
cause harm to the poster?

Many laptops are indeed tied and if you change the OS you can void your
warrantee.. this includes going from vista to xp, xp to vista,
and most of all switching to linux!!!!

Start reading and learning..

http://www.google.com/search?num=30&...rranty&spell=1


THE OP SHOULD ASK BEFORE DOING ANYTHING




"Bill Yanaire" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You can install XP on your PC. It is not tied to a particular OS. Before
> you do the install, visit the Acer site and see if you can download XP
> drivers for Video, Sound, NIC, and for the Motherboard if necessary.
>
> Boot off the CD then delete the C: partition and follow instructions. You
> should be fine.
>
>
> "Slide" <> wrote in message
> news: oups.com...
>> I have an XP SP2 Windows OS disc. The computer is an Acer AST180.
>> What concerns me most is that the computer has a RealTek audio chip
>> that appears to limit control options in Vista, and ideally I'd like
>> to return to the audio flexibility I had with my old XP machine.
>>
>> Is it a straighforward install? Just pop in the system disc, reformat
>> the hard drive, and go? Note, I'm not interesed in a dual boot
>> system, I"m ready to toss Vista.
>>
>> I have tried to contact Acer to no avail thusfar.
>>
>> Slide
>> www.berkeleyscience.com
>>
>
>

do not change the OS before you ask if you can do that without making your
warrantee void.. .see many links here about this happening to others

http://www.google.com/search?num=30&...rranty&spell=1


"Slide" <> wrote in message
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> I have an XP SP2 Windows OS disc. The computer is an Acer AST180.
> What concerns me most is that the computer has a RealTek audio chip
> that appears to limit control options in Vista, and ideally I'd like
> to return to the audio flexibility I had with my old XP machine.
>
> Is it a straighforward install? Just pop in the system disc, reformat
> the hard drive, and go? Note, I'm not interesed in a dual boot
> system, I"m ready to toss Vista.
>
> I have tried to contact Acer to no avail thusfar.
>
> Slide
> www.berkeleyscience.com
>

You sure are stupid. I was replying to the OP. The OP asked if he could
install XP and I said that he could. Voiding the warranty is another issue,
you dumb ass!


"Lano DeMentar" <> wrote in message
news:46af5f6e$...
>> It is not tied to a particular OS.
>
> Oh? Do you know how to use google before spitting out stupid advice that
> can cause harm to the poster?
>
> Many laptops are indeed tied and if you change the OS you can void your
> warrantee.. this includes going from vista to xp, xp to vista,
> and most of all switching to linux!!!!
>
> Start reading and learning..
>
> http://www.google.com/search?num=30&...rranty&spell=1
>
>
> THE OP SHOULD ASK BEFORE DOING ANYTHING
>
>
>
>
> "Bill Yanaire" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> You can install XP on your PC. It is not tied to a particular OS.
>> Before you do the install, visit the Acer site and see if you can
>> download XP drivers for Video, Sound, NIC, and for the Motherboard if
>> necessary.
>>
>> Boot off the CD then delete the C: partition and follow instructions.
>> You should be fine.
>>
>>
>> "Slide" <> wrote in message
>> news: oups.com...
>>> I have an XP SP2 Windows OS disc. The computer is an Acer AST180.
>>> What concerns me most is that the computer has a RealTek audio chip
>>> that appears to limit control options in Vista, and ideally I'd like
>>> to return to the audio flexibility I had with my old XP machine.
>>>
>>> Is it a straighforward install? Just pop in the system disc, reformat
>>> the hard drive, and go? Note, I'm not interesed in a dual boot
>>> system, I"m ready to toss Vista.
>>>
>>> I have tried to contact Acer to no avail thusfar.
>>>
>>> Slide
>>> www.berkeleyscience.com
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

On Jul 31, 9:28 am, "Bill Yanaire" <b...@yanaire.com> wrote:
> You sure are stupid. I was replying to the OP. The OP asked if he could
> install XP and I said that he could. Voiding the warranty is another issue,
> you dumb ass!
>
> "Lano DeMentar" <NospamLanoDeMen...@eatit.com> wrote in message
>
> news:46af5f6e$...
>
>
>
> >> It is not tied to a particular OS.
>
> > Oh? Do you know how to use google before spitting out stupid advice that
> > can cause harm to the poster?
>
> > Many laptops are indeed tied and if you change the OS you can void your
> > warrantee.. this includes going from vista to xp, xp to vista,
> > and most of all switching to linux!!!!
>
> > Start reading and learning..
>
> >http://www.google.com/search?num=30&...&oi=spell&resn...
>
> > THE OP SHOULD ASK BEFORE DOING ANYTHING
>
> > "Bill Yanaire" <b...@yanaire.com> wrote in message
> >news:...
> >> You can install XP on your PC. It is not tied to a particular OS.
> >> Before you do the install, visit the Acer site and see if you can
> >> download XP drivers for Video, Sound, NIC, and for the Motherboard if
> >> necessary.
>
> >> Boot off the CD then delete the C: partition and follow instructions.
> >> You should be fine.
>
> >> "Slide" <wdflann...@aol.com> wrote in message
> >>news: groups.com...
> >>> I have an XP SP2 Windows OS disc. The computer is an Acer AST180.
> >>> What concerns me most is that the computer has a RealTek audio chip
> >>> that appears to limit control options in Vista, and ideally I'd like
> >>> to return to the audio flexibility I had with my old XP machine.
>
> >>> Is it a straighforward install? Just pop in the system disc, reformat
> >>> the hard drive, and go? Note, I'm not interesed in a dual boot
> >>> system, I"m ready to toss Vista.
>
> >>> I have tried to contact Acer to no avail thusfar.
>
> >>> Slide
> >>>www.berkeleyscience.com- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I'd personally provide info about the warranty with the how to
reinstall advice. I'd also like to include that one of his main
concerns was RealTek audio chip and that he feels his driver doens't
have as much compatibility/flexibility has he had within Windows XP.
My suggestion woudl be to go to www.realtek.com.tw to download the
latest drivers for your realtek audio card. Once downloaded and
successfully installed, you should find a new control panel called
'RealTek Audio' or 'RealTek Sound' or something like that which give
you more flexibility with your audio options than the Windows Vista
Sound control panel.

Hope this helps you find a solution without voiding your warranty.

The warranty will not be void simply by changing the operating system.
However the OP may need to reinstall the original operating system at
own time and expense before any warranty work can proceed.
Whether the original operating system need to be reinstalled depends
on the specific issue and the manufacturers troubleshooting
procedures.
--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Lano DeMentar" <> wrote in message
news:46af5f6e$...
>> It is not tied to a particular OS.
>
> Oh? Do you know how to use google before spitting out stupid advice
> that can cause harm to the poster?
>
> Many laptops are indeed tied and if you change the OS you can void
> your warrantee.. this includes going from vista to xp, xp to vista,
> and most of all switching to linux!!!!
>
> Start reading and learning..
>
> http://www.google.com/search?num=30&...rranty&spell=1
>
>
> THE OP SHOULD ASK BEFORE DOING ANYTHING

so you gave him smart information that he can install an OS on a
computer?...

wow... you are a genius!

a dipstick genius!


"Bill Yanaire" <> wrote in message
news:%23DpjX$...
> You sure are stupid. I was replying to the OP. The OP asked if he could
> install XP and I said that he could. Voiding the warranty is another
> issue, you dumb ass!
>
>
> "Lano DeMentar" <> wrote in message
> news:46af5f6e$...
>>> It is not tied to a particular OS.
>>
>> Oh? Do you know how to use google before spitting out stupid advice that
>> can cause harm to the poster?
>>
>> Many laptops are indeed tied and if you change the OS you can void your
>> warrantee.. this includes going from vista to xp, xp to vista,
>> and most of all switching to linux!!!!
>>
>> Start reading and learning..
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?num=30&...rranty&spell=1
>>
>>
>> THE OP SHOULD ASK BEFORE DOING ANYTHING
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Bill Yanaire" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> You can install XP on your PC. It is not tied to a particular OS.
>>> Before you do the install, visit the Acer site and see if you can
>>> download XP drivers for Video, Sound, NIC, and for the Motherboard if
>>> necessary.
>>>
>>> Boot off the CD then delete the C: partition and follow instructions.
>>> You should be fine.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Slide" <> wrote in message
>>> news: oups.com...
>>>> I have an XP SP2 Windows OS disc. The computer is an Acer AST180.
>>>> What concerns me most is that the computer has a RealTek audio chip
>>>> that appears to limit control options in Vista, and ideally I'd like
>>>> to return to the audio flexibility I had with my old XP machine.
>>>>
>>>> Is it a straighforward install? Just pop in the system disc, reformat
>>>> the hard drive, and go? Note, I'm not interesed in a dual boot
>>>> system, I"m ready to toss Vista.
>>>>
>>>> I have tried to contact Acer to no avail thusfar.
>>>>
>>>> Slide
>>>> www.berkeleyscience.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Thanks for clarifying that point. I knew that but the other poster went
wild !


"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> The warranty will not be void simply by changing the operating system.
> However the OP may need to reinstall the original operating system at own
> time and expense before any warranty work can proceed.
> Whether the original operating system need to be reinstalled depends on
> the specific issue and the manufacturers troubleshooting procedures.
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "Lano DeMentar" <> wrote in message
> news:46af5f6e$...
>>> It is not tied to a particular OS.
>>
>> Oh? Do you know how to use google before spitting out stupid advice that
>> can cause harm to the poster?
>>
>> Many laptops are indeed tied and if you change the OS you can void your
>> warrantee.. this includes going from vista to xp, xp to vista,
>> and most of all switching to linux!!!!
>>
>> Start reading and learning..
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?num=30&...rranty&spell=1
>>
>>
>> THE OP SHOULD ASK BEFORE DOING ANYTHING
>

and what if the disk has a crash and cannot be formatted correctly and they
see that he has installed another OS ?

lol I guess you come from another planet.. like Jupiter!

Please provide him with your credit card information in case he follows your
STUPID advice and he will not have a warrantee anymore.. so you can pay for
the expenses...


"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> The warranty will not be void simply by changing the operating system.
> However the OP may need to reinstall the original operating system at own
> time and expense before any warranty work can proceed.
> Whether the original operating system need to be reinstalled depends on
> the specific issue and the manufacturers troubleshooting procedures.
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "Lano DeMentar" <> wrote in message
> news:46af5f6e$...
>>> It is not tied to a particular OS.
>>
>> Oh? Do you know how to use google before spitting out stupid advice that
>> can cause harm to the poster?
>>
>> Many laptops are indeed tied and if you change the OS you can void your
>> warrantee.. this includes going from vista to xp, xp to vista,
>> and most of all switching to linux!!!!
>>
>> Start reading and learning..
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?num=30&...rranty&spell=1
>>
>>
>> THE OP SHOULD ASK BEFORE DOING ANYTHING
>