How can I uninstall my compaq HP Vista?
I compose music and finds Vista completely useless for thia. I have a legal Windows Xp disc but no disk Vista (it was already installed on the refurbished PC. Is there a method before staright achieve this please.
Hello
Installation of XP instead of Vista:
Come on first, site of the manufacturer of your computer, check to see if your model computer has XP drivers available for it...
If the XP drivers are not available for your model, forget the idea.
If Yes, download and save to a CD or Flash drive.
Save all your data because it will be lost during the installation of XP.
Then follow the steps below to do a clean install.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/OperatingSystems/SS/instxpclean1.htm
Once installed, reload ALL your other programs of original media, or download again.
Reload all drivers and utilities for your motherboard.
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or double start them:
http://www.syschat.com/dual-boot-Vista-XP-Vista-already-1946.html
http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm
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and if you still want to go back to Vista:
Here are the different ways to reinstall Vista
Contact the manufacturer of the laptop computer and ask them to send you to vista recovery disks to reinstall the operating system back as it was when you bought it
they do it for a nominal cost of $
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also ask them if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive to get back to the way you bought
you would normally press F8, F9, F10 or F11 or Alt + F10 or 0 to start to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer
Ask them of the exact key sequence
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or borrow a vista microsoft dvd; not a HP, Acer recovery disk etc
Make sure that you borrow the correct 32-bit or 64-bit microsoft dvd to your computer
they contain all versions of vista
This is the product key that determines which version of vista is installed
http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html
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How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246
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