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i have a dell that came with vista ,i have a XP disc how can i wipe out vista & put XP on .
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Boot to the XP CD, format the drive, install XP
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tried that XP won't proceed
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Despite your comprehensive post, more details would be helpful.
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I have come across a HP laptop just recently that just would not accept XP no matter what we tried. There could be something in the bespoke Bios that does not allow XP to be installed
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it won't let accept the agreement where you press F8
when i press the key on my keyboard it does nothing ,yes i waited awhile
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That's the first required keyboard entry. Try a ps2 keyboard.
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You don't say which version of Vista you are downgrading from and to which version of XP. I thought that you could not down grade home versions.
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Doesn't matter what versions they are and he's not downgrading. He's formatting and doing a clean install. The system is not recognizing the input from his keyboard.
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thanks for your effort
but i just did a fresh install
and so far so good.
thanks again
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