Installing windows XP on a machine running Vista

[Sparky]

Will windows allow me to install a older operating system? If so what is the best way to do this?

Thanks

 

[CaptainCrash]

If you mean dual-booting, yes it can be done, but it's a bit fiddly - the XP bootloader will stamp all over the Vista version and then fail to recognise the existing Vista installation, so you'll have to reconfigure things manually.

There's a guide here which seems to explain it nicely.

Unless you need your full hardware capabilities under XP, it might be better to install it as a guest in a virtual machine.

 

[Sparky]

What if i want to remove Vista totally?

 

[VirtualAdept]

Back up data
Format Drive
Install XP = Vista gone.

 

[Sparky]

Back up data
Format Drive
Install XP = Vista gone.

Nice one, thanks

 

[Kennysevenfold]

Nice one, thanks

hope all goes well, maybe make sure there are drivers for your hardware first.?

 

[Teki187]

Why anyone would go backwards in regards to operating system tech is beyond me.

 

[Kennysevenfold]

Why anyone would go backwards in regards to operating system tech is beyond me.

W7 beats both of them.!

 

[Sparky]

Why anyone would go backwards in regards to operating system tech is beyond me.

Have 2 laptops in the house on Vista,also another pc on Vista but my media centre pc i would prefer to have on XP. The media pc i connect to work with as it uses a vpn client that Vista causes issues with.