Downgrade to XP pro

Hi

I will be getting this laptop (HP Notebook - 530 - Intel Core 2 Duo T5200
(1.6Ghz), , Win Vista Home 32) but want to take Vista off when i get it and
put XP Pro on - is this possible or must i buy a separate downgrade pack or
something?

"MSExchangeStudent" <> wrote in message
news:e$T$...
> Hi
>
> I will be getting this laptop (HP Notebook - 530 - Intel Core 2 Duo T5200
> (1.6Ghz), , Win Vista Home 32) but want to take Vista off when i get it
> and put XP Pro on - is this possible or must i buy a separate downgrade
> pack or something?
>


You are at liberty to put any OS you want on YOUR machine.....just be
careful that you don't void the warranty by doing so.....if you have a
retail copy of XP then go ahead. You may need to go to HP website to check
they actually have XP drivers for that make and model.

Ok, thank you - i will check for drivers first

"Gordon" <> wrote in message
news:g3th6a$7th$...
> "MSExchangeStudent" <> wrote in message
> news:e$T$...
>> Hi
>>
>> I will be getting this laptop (HP Notebook - 530 - Intel Core 2 Duo T5200
>> (1.6Ghz), , Win Vista Home 32) but want to take Vista off when i get it
>> and put XP Pro on - is this possible or must i buy a separate downgrade
>> pack or something?
>>
>
>
> You are at liberty to put any OS you want on YOUR machine.....just be
> careful that you don't void the warranty by doing so.....if you have a
> retail copy of XP then go ahead. You may need to go to HP website to check
> they actually have XP drivers for that make and model.

To do it yourself, you will need to buy a copy of Windows XP Pro, AND
locate ALL the XP drivers yourself. Your other option is to buy it from
HP with XP already installed.

MSExchangeStudent wrote:

> Hi
>
> I will be getting this laptop (HP Notebook - 530 - Intel Core 2 Duo T5200
> (1.6Ghz), , Win Vista Home 32) but want to take Vista off when i get it and
> put XP Pro on - is this possible or must i buy a separate downgrade pack or
> something?
>
>

You might have been able to use your downgrade rights and have HP do it
for you free of charge. You need to ask them at the time of purchase
and you have to buy the computer with a Vista Business license, but
unless you already own an XP license and installation cd that is still
usually cheaper than doing it yourself because you don't have to pay
anything else for the XP license, the downgrade is free. Plus, you
still have the valid Vista license in case you want to later upgrade the
machine to Vista. And no, you won't be able to use the Vista license on
another machine, the downgrade right gives you the right to use one or
the other but not both at the same time.

John

MSExchangeStudent wrote:

> Hi
>
> I will be getting this laptop (HP Notebook - 530 - Intel Core 2 Duo T5200
> (1.6Ghz), , Win Vista Home 32) but want to take Vista off when i get it and
> put XP Pro on - is this possible or must i buy a separate downgrade pack or
> something?
>
>

Done a few of these. They work well with XP provided you observe a few points
about installation. Main point, make sure the BIOS SATA mode setting is in
Legacy Mode, or the XP install will fail at the first reboot. You must change
this setting.

You would be best to get the drivers first from hp.com.

There may be more than one available driver for LAN etc, so have a look in
Vista's Control Panel to see which is in-use. This will save guesswork.

You will need to format the HD so don't store the drivers on it. In fact I
would advise completely wiping the disk, removing the Vista recovery
partitions, for a fresh start. Your call as to partitioning, but I would
allocate say 50% to the C: drive and the rest to a data drive.

Buying with preinstalled XP may not help (othert than giving you a licence
key) because of the problem of preinstalled trash, which HP unfortunately
seem to have revived after a period of clean installs. Removing this trash
often takes longer than a clean install, plus of course removal of
promotional trash never leaves you with a truly 'new' computer, only a
'ex-demo' one.

"MSExchangeStudent" wrote:

> Ok, thank you - i will check for drivers first
>
> "Gordon" <> wrote in message
> news:g3th6a$7th$...
> > "MSExchangeStudent" <> wrote in message
> > news:e$T$...
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I will be getting this laptop (HP Notebook - 530 - Intel Core 2 Duo T5200
> >> (1.6Ghz), , Win Vista Home 32) but want to take Vista off when i get it
> >> and put XP Pro on - is this possible or must i buy a separate downgrade
> >> pack or something?
> >>
> >
> >
> > You are at liberty to put any OS you want on YOUR machine.....just be
> > careful that you don't void the warranty by doing so.....if you have a
> > retail copy of XP then go ahead. You may need to go to HP website to check
> > they actually have XP drivers for that make and model.
>
>
>

"MSExchangeStudent" <> wrote:

>Hi
>
>I will be getting this laptop (HP Notebook - 530 - Intel Core 2 Duo T5200
>(1.6Ghz), , Win Vista Home 32) but want to take Vista off when i get it and
>put XP Pro on - is this possible or must i buy a separate downgrade pack or
>something?

Check with HP, they may have a program to help out with this.

IMHO, this is *far* more trouble than it's worth.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

Will the HP machine come with a free downgrade to WinXP? Ask HP for
details. It should be available.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

MSExchangeStudent wrote:
> I will be getting this laptop (HP Notebook - 530 - Intel Core 2 Duo T5200
> (1.6Ghz), , Win Vista Home 32) but want to take Vista off when i get it
> and
> put XP Pro on - is this possible or must i buy a separate downgrade pack
> or
> something?

Actually, if you have the XP disk and license, why don't you partition a
portion of your drive and dual boot. That way you can use xp for what you
think you need it for, but it'll give you a great opportunity to try and
learn vista. My laptop was downgraded to XP to conform to company IT
policies, but I reinstalled the Vista that came with it and dual boot. XP
for business, Vista for personal.. WORKS GREAT !!!


"MSExchangeStudent" <> wrote in message
news:e$T$...
> Hi
>
> I will be getting this laptop (HP Notebook - 530 - Intel Core 2 Duo T5200
> (1.6Ghz), , Win Vista Home 32) but want to take Vista off when i get it
> and put XP Pro on - is this possible or must i buy a separate downgrade
> pack or something?
>

HP Notebook PCs - Issues with Downgrading HP Pavilion and
Compaq Presario PCs to Windows XP and Restoring Windows Vista:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...dlc=en&lang=en

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

---------------------------------------------------------------

"MSExchangeStudent" wrote:

Hi

I will be getting this laptop (HP Notebook - 530 - Intel Core 2 Duo T5200
(1.6Ghz), , Win Vista Home 32) but want to take Vista off when i get it and
put XP Pro on - is this possible or must i buy a separate downgrade pack or
something?