I installed Windows 7 but you need to go back to Windows XP. How?

I want to go back to Windows XP

Always I used Windows 7 and when I boot the cd of windows xp the computer is restarting. My computer is old so that windows 7 does not work correctly. How can I go back to windows xp?

You must start the computer from the XP installation disk.

Try to install XP, while the computer is already running will not work.

Perform a clean installation of Windows XP

A new installation is to remove all data from your hard disk by repartitioning and reformatting your hard disk and reinstall the operating system and programs empty (clean) hard disk. For more information about important things to consider before you partition and format your hard disk and how to partition and format your hard disk by using the Windows XP Setup program, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

313348 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348/) how to partition and format a hard disk using the Windows XP Setup program

To perform a new installation of Windows XP, follow these steps:

  1. Back up all important information before you perform a new installation of Windows XP. Save the backup to an external location, such as a CD or external hard drive.
  2. Start your computer from the Windows XP CD. To do this, insert the Windows XP CD into your CD or DVD and then reboot your computer.
    Note to boot from the CD-ROM Windows XP, your computer BIOS settings must be configured to do this.
  3. When you see the message "Press any key to boot from CD", press any key to start the computer from the Windows XP CD.
  4. In the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER to start Windows XP Setup.
  5. Read the Microsoft software license agreement, and then press F8.
  6. Follow the instructions on the screen to select and format a partition where you want to install Windows XP.
  7. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of Windows XP.

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