Deleting Vista

Hello!

I really need help.I bought my new laptop and has Vista Home Premium. I have
so many problems with Vista so I would like to delete Vista forever and
install XP on it.
I tried to install XP but it doesn`t work.
Can somebody let me know how can I get rid of Vista and put XP on my laptop
so actually I can enjoy my laptop. Please help, I go mad! Thank you!

Please take a look at following tutorial:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Eniko" <> wrote in message
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> Hello!
>
> I really need help.I bought my new laptop and has Vista Home Premium. I
> have
> so many problems with Vista so I would like to delete Vista forever and
> install XP on it.
> I tried to install XP but it doesn`t work.
> Can somebody let me know how can I get rid of Vista and put XP on my
> laptop
> so actually I can enjoy my laptop. Please help, I go mad! Thank you!

A better option is to return the laptop and purchase one with Windows
XP.
That way support, if necessary is easier from the manufacturer.

Dell, Toshiba and possibly others of the major OEMs continue to sell
laptops with Windows XP.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Eniko" <> wrote in message
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> Hello!
>
> I really need help.I bought my new laptop and has Vista Home
> Premium. I have
> so many problems with Vista so I would like to delete Vista forever
> and
> install XP on it.
> I tried to install XP but it doesn`t work.
> Can somebody let me know how can I get rid of Vista and put XP on my
> laptop
> so actually I can enjoy my laptop. Please help, I go mad! Thank you!

Actually, that is the OEM version. You cannot unistall it

"Eniko" wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I really need help.I bought my new laptop and has Vista Home Premium. I have
> so many problems with Vista so I would like to delete Vista forever and
> install XP on it.
> I tried to install XP but it doesn`t work.
> Can somebody let me know how can I get rid of Vista and put XP on my laptop
> so actually I can enjoy my laptop. Please help, I go mad! Thank you!

Retail or OEM, it makes no difference for what the OP wants.
A Clean Install of windows XP as Andre suggests will get rid of
Windows Vista and install Windows XP.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"kbhasi" <> wrote in message
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> Actually, that is the OEM version. You cannot unistall it

"Eniko" <> wrote in message
news8BF0EC1-8DAD-4113-A777-...
> Hello!
>
> I really need help.I bought my new laptop and has Vista Home Premium. I
> have
> so many problems with Vista so I would like to delete Vista forever and
> install XP on it.
> I tried to install XP but it doesn`t work.
> Can somebody let me know how can I get rid of Vista and put XP on my
> laptop
> so actually I can enjoy my laptop. Please help, I go mad! Thank you!

Its easy.

First backup any partitions used to re-install vista and all of your data or
you will lose them.

Boot from the XP disk.
When it shows the disk partitions delete c:
Now install into the free space made available.

Remember if you don't do the backups you will probably lose everything
including the ability to put vista back on when you change your mind.

Eniko wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I really need help.I bought my new laptop and has Vista Home Premium.
> I have so many problems with Vista so I would like to delete Vista
> forever and install XP on it.
> I tried to install XP but it doesn`t work.
> Can somebody let me know how can I get rid of Vista and put XP on my
> laptop so actually I can enjoy my laptop. Please help, I go mad!
> Thank you!

Beware, your laptop may not be able to run XP.

The laptop manufacturer may not have created drivers for their hardware that
are compatible with XP.

On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:40:01 -0800, kbhasi
<> wrote:

> Actually, that is the OEM version. You cannot unistall it


Of course you can! It doesn't matter what operating system is there,
or whether it's OEM or retail. Any operating system can easily be
replaced by a different one, if that's what he wants to do.

If I were in his shoes, I would consider the Vista problems to be his
inexperience with Vista, and understand that learning to use any new
operating system times some time and effort. I wouldn't be so quick to
get rid of it and go to a different operating system. But if that's
his choice, he can certainly do it.




> "Eniko" wrote:
>
> > Hello!
> >
> > I really need help.I bought my new laptop and has Vista Home Premium. I have
> > so many problems with Vista so I would like to delete Vista forever and
> > install XP on it.
> > I tried to install XP but it doesn`t work.
> > Can somebody let me know how can I get rid of Vista and put XP on my laptop
> > so actually I can enjoy my laptop. Please help, I go mad! Thank you!

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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- Pop in XP CD
- Format
- Install

What about that "doesn't work" ?


"Eniko" <> wrote in message
news8BF0EC1-8DAD-4113-A777-...
> Hello!
>
> I really need help.I bought my new laptop and has Vista Home Premium. I
> have
> so many problems with Vista so I would like to delete Vista forever and
> install XP on it.
> I tried to install XP but it doesn`t work.
> Can somebody let me know how can I get rid of Vista and put XP on my
> laptop
> so actually I can enjoy my laptop. Please help, I go mad! Thank you!

"Xenomorph" <> wrote in message
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>- Pop in XP CD
> - Format
> - Install
>
> What about that "doesn't work" ?

Probably the need to load SATA drivers in order to install. Same problem I
have. No floppy drive or the drivers. I have the motherboard chipset
drivers but it's an install exe that is installed after XP is installed on a
system.