Vista to XP

Nefarious · 16 Jun 2007 at 10:16

Having found Vista to be totally unusable for any meaningful office environment I want to go back to XP.

Is there any easy way of doing this that anyone knows of or should I just format and reinstall??

marc2003 · 16 Jun 2007 at 10:18

eh? a format is the only way.

Teaf · 16 Jun 2007 at 10:23

Definetly format, even if they were a way, I'd say do a format anyway just for a fresh install

Craigius · 16 Jun 2007 at 11:19

flibby said:
Definetly format, even if they were a way, I'd say do a format anyway just for a fresh install

Have to agree there format is the way.

Nefarious · 16 Jun 2007 at 12:48

I simply cannot see why people like Vista - it's impenetrable for anything bar writing emails, it has almost no compatability beyond M$ software and even that is limited and the spelling is worse than ever, not to mention the licensing scandal.

I have previously been called a lunatic and a communist for showing myself to be less than impressed with Vista so I'm not going to turn this thread into an anti-Vista tyrrade but I am absolutely apauled with it in every single way!!!

Teaf · 16 Jun 2007 at 12:51

I think half the people that have installed Vista wouldn't have bothered if DirectX 10 was available in XP

Participant · 16 Jun 2007 at 13:21

Nefarious said:
it has almost no compatability beyond M$ software and even that is limited and the spelling is worse than ever

If you're going to rant, tell the truth. That just simply isn't true.

PhillyDee · 16 Jun 2007 at 13:34

No compatibility issues here . . . :rolleyes:

Anyway, you have to format. There is no other way.

Nefarious · 16 Jun 2007 at 14:51

Robbie G said:
If you're going to rant, tell the truth. That just simply isn't true.

Would you like me to compile a list of software that I used under XP that will not run under Vista?

It is well known that various bits of software are incompatible with Vista - why you would try and dispute that is beyond me.

marc2003 · 16 Jun 2007 at 14:57

"It is well known that various bits" is not quite the same as "it has almost no compatability beyond M$ software" is it?

sure there a few apps that don't work but that's upto the developers of those apps to release vista compatible versions. hardly microsoft's fault is it?

BoomAM · 16 Jun 2007 at 18:26

Nefarious said:
Having found Vista to be totally unusable for any meaningful office environment I want to go back to XP.

Not entirely constructive to the thread, but ive found it fine.

I have it on my laptop, and along with Office 2007 & a few other apps, find it essential to my work. Making appointments, keeping track of tasks, sending/recieving emails.
It all depends what Apps you have.

What problems were you having exactely? Prehaps we can save you a lot of effort if we know what the problems were, before you format the system.

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