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I bought a used PC and told me that he has Vista on it but it's supposed to be set up to be moved to XP Pro. Trying to figure out how to do. I have Vista and XP Pro disks.
Hello MarkEP,
Thank you for your message. Yes, you can reinstall XP, but you need to perform a clean installation. There is no process of decommissioning which will allow you to keep your data and settings to switch from Vista to XP. Before installing XP, proceed as follows:
1. go to your computer manufacturer's website and make sure they have XP drivers for your computer (brand/model).
*If the manufacturer has no XP drivers, it is not recommended to install XP because you will have problems after the installation is complete
2 make a backup of all your important data.
3. ensure that in your BIOS boot order configured to load CD/DVD first
4 restart your computer with the XP disk in the drive, and then follow the installation wizard.
See you soon
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