nimabaniamer Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Hi I've recently installed Vista but realised that my computer is too slow for it (as its only 256mb ram) Does anyone know how i can return it back to the XP which i used to have? Do i have to install XP again? (I tried that but the CD wouldn't let me) Please help Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jibbajabba Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 If it won't let you install from the CD, you are probably going to have to reformat and start over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo12141 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 you will need to boot from the cd, restart your pc with the XP disk in the machine, go through the setup and format the drive (ALL your data will be lost and reinstall xp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimabaniamer Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 Woah Can we get back to the thread please Issn't there an easier way Surely i don't have to delete all my files just to get back to XP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmsant Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 WoahCan we get back to the thread please Issn't there an easier way Surely i don't have to delete all my files just to get back to XP? 586308110[/snapback] yes. MS does not allow you to "downgrade" your OS. Not a supported feature. As stated prior you will need to pop a bootable XP cd in and reinstall from there. Back up your data if you have anything important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devHead Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 WoahCan we get back to the thread please Issn't there an easier way Surely i don't have to delete all my files just to get back to XP? 586308110[/snapback] No offense, Nimabaniamer, but how does someone who can get their hands on a Beta of the next Windows OS not know about how to get it off their computer, or not know better than to install it over their primary Windows box? Did someone give this to you, and you didn't realize what it would take to run it? BigMac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted August 1, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 1, 2005 [Thread Cleaned] Windows Vista Beta 1 is for authorized beta testers only. If you want to know where to download it from then the answer is MSDN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 WoahCan we get back to the thread please Issn't there an easier way Surely i don't have to delete all my files just to get back to XP? 586308110[/snapback] Most people create a partition, so then you keep windows xp on another partition. Then of Vista goes wrong just format partition and re install it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviesbad04 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 You COULD reinstall XP without formatting, but then your hard drive would be a mess. But once you do install XP you can delete the Vista startup option and delete Vista's windows folder. I wouldnt do that though, because I hate my HD to be a mess. I like my stuff to be nice and tiddy in my computer. But you might be different, so give it a try. If not, then use Partition Magic 8 to split ur HD into 2 (Without loosing data) and put all your important stuff on the backup drive, then you can format the other drive and reinstall XP. Once your done you can move all your files back to the main partition, and used Partition Magic 8 again to put the two back together to make one. And also to anyone whos not a beta tester for Vista and has all these problems, REMEMBER, dont install Vista as the main OS. :rolleyes: Its not stable yet, you will come by tons of problems and if you just wanna play with it then dont bother using it. If you wanna risk it though, make a secondary partition or get a second hard drive and dual boot it. Like that if you ever get a problem like this, you can just format that other drive and delete the startup option from your boot.ini. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kaffra Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Hi I've recently installed Vista but realised that my computer is too slow for it (as its only 256mb ram) Does anyone know how i can return it back to the XP which i used to have? Do i have to install XP again? (I tried that but the CD wouldn't let me) Please help Thanks 586308039[/snapback] how did you install vista? If it was a clean install, then the boot manager should have the options to get back to xp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmaster Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Actually, I have 2 partitions. One is my main one with Windows XP SP2, and the other one is a RECOVERY partition. If I install Vista on my XP partition, and want to go back to XP, all I have to do is launch System Recovery from when I start up my computer and BAM! back to XP. Guess what, once I recovered XP using this recovery partition(it is by HP), I was in my OS and my programs were still there! Nothing was deleted. So can anyone tell me if it is alright to put Longhorn/Vista on my XP OS because I have a recovery partition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmaster Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Can anyone reply on this, plz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCheese Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Actually, I have 2 partitions. One is my main one with Windows XP SP2, and the other one is a RECOVERY partition. If I install Vista on my XP partition, and want to go back to XP, all I have to do is launch System Recovery from when I start up my computer and BAM! back to XP. Guess what, once I recovered XP using this recovery partition(it is by HP), I was in my OS and my programs were still there! Nothing was deleted. So can anyone tell me if it is alright to put Longhorn/Vista on my XP OS because I have a recovery partition? 586311591[/snapback] It would be better to use a programme like partition magic to create a new partition and install vista on that. Then if you want to uinstall vista, all you have to do is boot into windows XP and delete the contents of your vista partition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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