Vista To XP Downgrade

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Windows Vista is much faster than XP on the same material. Even the Windows Explorer plant frequently in Vista than XP.

In this article we take a glance, how can we decommissioning Vista Windows XP in the simplest. There is indeed a little options to do that we are three of them here.

Option 1: Run a recovery of Windows

One possibility, again in XP is a restoration of Windows. Well, this approach is more convenient because you do not have to delete your hard disk.
The flipside of the coin is that it is usually not so "clean" that the other option.
Let us take a look, you have to do:

Back entirely on your hard disk.

The first and most important thing to do, back up your entire hard drive in cases where something goes wrong with this process. If you have Windows Vista Business or Ultimate, he is a complete PC backup and recovery tool that you can use. To make sure that free Several GB hard disk space on the hard disk after the backup.
A safe resources, copy your data onto an external hard drive. You can easily copy once every XP is set up and working. Make sure that you secure the entire C: Users folder, which documents in your home directory, your desktop so that the data for use as the e-mail.

The first and most important thing to do, back up your entire hard drive in cases where something goes wrong with this process.
If you have Windows Vista Business or Ultimate, he is a complete PC backup and recovery tool that you can use.

Boat with the help of your hard drive with Windows XP.

Insert your hard Wnidows XP in your optical drive and turn off the phone. You can then press the space bar when you send the message Press any key to boot from a CD .... Well, if you do not see this message, you must BIOS of the notebook screen and change the boot options. Your CD-ROM drive should be your hard drive in the list of startup sequence.

Open the Recovery Console.

After Windows XP installation begins, you must press R on the first page and open the Recovery Console. When asked to choose a Windows installation, type 1 and press Enter.

At this time you will be asked for the administrator password. There will be a little difficult. If you do not know the administrator password you this way:

* Start in Windows Vista
* Open the Start menu, type lusrmgr.msc, and press Enter
* Open the file C: folder "Users"
* Double-click the Administrator account, and then the account is disabled, the option
* Open the Start menu, control userpasswords2 enter into the search box, and press Enter
* Click on the "password, choose a new password, and repeat

This gives you the administrator password and you should be in a position to the decline.

Preparing for your hard drive for Windows XP. Then we are back into the Recovery Console command prompt and enter the following commands.

fixboot

fixmbr

CD

Ren Windows WinVista

Output

Let your laptop computer to reboot and start with the CD of Windows XP. The installation of Windows XP starts.

If your documents. After Windows XP installation, you will receive a working Windows XP operating system. However, the files manually. More importantly, they would your documents on your desktop computer, and all other dates in Vista, redundant C: folder in XP C: Documents and Settings folder. In addition, you need to reinstall all applications and device drivers, and, if necessary, remove the abandoned C: WinVista folder.

And that's all ... If you look in the context of this day you have the drop Windows Vista Windows XP with success, without re-formatting the hard disk.

Option 2: Begin From Scratch

The second possibility, again in XP is back to zero. This method has the advantage that it is a very "clean" to install. In other words, your laptop is not for remnants of Vista, mixed with Windows XP. Everything is exclusive to Windows XP.

Here's how we do it:

Back entirely on your hard disk.

As before, the first step is to save your entire hard drive in cases where something goes wrong with this process.
Just copy your data to an external hard drive - copy, you can once XP is set up and working.

It will be a Clean Windows XP.
This is very different, depending on your laptop. You should guide your laptop for more details.
As a rule, the laptop software erases the hard-and a copy of Windows XP on the hard disk.
This image must be supplied with all drivers and demo software that you got with your laptop, when he first purchase.

If the installation, it is only endorse your hard drive for backup and copy files from your return.

Option 3: Double-boot configuration

Now consider a third option. What to do if you important, application or a property that simply will not work with Vista. You do not want to return to XP.
What do you do in this case? One option is to use a dual-boot system. Be warned, but this option is an option, you must also have an idea of dual-boot before it a try.

They are in addition to the installation of XP, Vista, so you need a second hard drive or a second primary partition for your readers.

You should with the launch of Windows XP installation CD and install the operating system on the second disk.
Once you have done - no panic, if Vista does not start. Quite simply reinstall Vista boot manager.
Boat Vista on your hard disk, and then click "Continue" on the first page.
On the side of the Windows installation, click on computer repair.
You will be asked between Windows XP and Vista every time your notebook.

I hope it work for you!

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