Windows Vista Rollback?

I have too many problems running Windows Vista, so I need to do a rollback to
Windows XP. Is there an easy way to do this?

There is no "roll back" from Vista. You must do a complete
clean install after you reset you MBR at a DOS prompt.


Jack Olsson wrote:
> I have too many problems running Windows Vista, so I need to do a rollback to
> Windows XP. Is there an easy way to do this?
>
>

You will have to do a reinstall. Hopefully you made a backup. If so, you
will still may to repair your boot record.
If not your complete install of XP should be fine.

"Jack Olsson" <Jack Olsson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4A37C6C8-BE75-4555-AA2E-FDDCA1D87E57@microsoft.com...
>I have too many problems running Windows Vista, so I need to do a rollback
>to
> Windows XP. Is there an easy way to do this?
>
>

My company advises us to use XP Pro on our computers and not Vista until we
have finished testing our software. I was talking with Dell for a new laptop
of my own, and they no longer sell any new computers with XP, it's Vista
only. They told me that I can go online to microsoft's website and rollback
Vista to XP. I believed them, bought a laptop and immediately began looking
online for some confirmation of that. And I just found this forum. So is it
correct to understand that they are wrong? I would need to have an original
copy of XP to install on the computer (which I don't) since the Vista on it
from the factory can in no way possible turn into XP, whether via rollback or
some other microsoft magic? If that's true I have 48 hours to cancel my
order!


"John Barnes" wrote:

> You will have to do a reinstall. Hopefully you made a backup. If so, you
> will still may to repair your boot record.
> If not your complete install of XP should be fine.
>
> "Jack Olsson" <Jack Olsson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4A37C6C8-BE75-4555-AA2E-FDDCA1D87E57@microsoft.com...
> >I have too many problems running Windows Vista, so I need to do a rollback
> >to
> > Windows XP. Is there an easy way to do this?
> >
> >
>
>

You received inaccurate, poor advice from whomever you spoke with at Dell.
You would need to purchase a new "Full Version" of Windows XP
Professional and then perform a clean install.

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
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"Urgent" wrote:

| My company advises us to use XP Pro on our computers and not Vista until we
| have finished testing our software. I was talking with Dell for a new laptop
| of my own, and they no longer sell any new computers with XP, it's Vista
| only. They told me that I can go online to microsoft's website and rollback
| Vista to XP. I believed them, bought a laptop and immediately began looking
| online for some confirmation of that. And I just found this forum. So is it
| correct to understand that they are wrong? I would need to have an original
| copy of XP to install on the computer (which I don't) since the Vista on it
| from the factory can in no way possible turn into XP, whether via rollback or
| some other microsoft magic? If that's true I have 48 hours to cancel my
| order!