Author Topic: Downgrade from Vista (Read 3258 times)

·•{ Awoken } · August 04, 2007, 03:53:03 PM

lawl, As the Native Americans say about us 'Pale Faces', "They boots my a cracking sound when they walk. Why don't we call them 'Crackers'?"

Guess so.

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Shocklink · August 04, 2007, 07:14:32 PM

so you are saying that i got to copy all of my stuff (and my dads) and find a very dusty CD that i probly can't find... Nice...

Resonance_Cascade · August 04, 2007, 07:33:08 PM

Install Windows XP on a partition, and use a boot loader.

·•{ Awoken } · August 04, 2007, 10:52:59 PM

Thing is, you can't simply downgrade an OS. It's not like install SP2 for XP, no uninstall option...

Best thing to do, imo, is to buy a 2nd HDD, master it, slave your old one, install XP SP2 on the new HDD, then copy everything (pix, flix, docs, etc.) from the old, onto the new drive.

Then use the old HDD as a backup HDD for those files. Could buy a USB external enclosure to have it as a true backup. Because if you have two internal HDDs, if they crash by power failure, and the head drop down on one disc, more than likely going to do it with both, so then both are worthly.

BTW, I'll take you upgrade to Vista... Is it Ultimate? One of my techy friends failed to give me a OEM copy of Vista Ultimate...

·•{ Awoken } · August 04, 2007, 10:55:08 PM

*Worthless (Damn no editing posts)

www.newegg.com is a great side to buy HDDs. Don't get the Western Digital crap, (sure I'll be flamed by WD lovers.) Seagate is what I use in all my PC builds, none have failed me yet.

Also, if anyone says www.tigerdirect.com, I will personally slap you with a wet fish for 10 damage points.

cncwarlord · August 04, 2007, 11:28:36 PM

Quote from: ·•{ Awoken } on August 04, 2007, 03:53:03 PM

lawl, As the Native Americans say about us 'Pale Faces', "They boots my a cracking sound when they walk. Why don't we call them 'Crackers'?"

Guess so.

THats not how the nick-name crackers came about for white people.
It dates back to the slave days, the slaves would say "here comes a cracker" AKA white guy with a whip. It comes from the cracking sound the whip makes.

Shocklink · August 05, 2007, 12:14:43 AM

Quote from: ·•{ Awoken } on August 04, 2007, 10:52:59 PM

Thing is, you can't simply downgrade an OS. It's not like install SP2 for XP, no uninstall option...

Best thing to do, imo, is to buy a 2nd HDD, master it, slave your old one, install XP SP2 on the new HDD, then copy everything (pix, flix, docs, etc.) from the old, onto the new drive.

Then use the old HDD as a backup HDD for those files. Could buy a USB external enclosure to have it as a true backup. Because if you have two internal HDDs, if they crash by power failure, and the head drop down on one disc, more than likely going to do it with both, so then both are worthly.

BTW, I'll take you upgrade to Vista... Is it Ultimate? One of my techy friends failed to give me a OEM copy of Vista Ultimate...

this is very usefull thankyou.
and for the vista disk request, it was specificaly made for this thoshiba crap-top, my dad bought it when vista didn't even come out but circuet city was selling them with laptops, you had to claim disk.

·•{ Awoken } · August 05, 2007, 01:30:06 AM

Quote from: cncwarlord on August 04, 2007, 11:28:36 PM

THats not how the nick-name crackers came about for white people.
It dates back to the slave days, the slaves would say "here comes a cracker" AKA white guy with a whip. It comes from the cracking sound the whip makes.

I'll lawl at that, watch the video I linked to in my post, you'll understand the humor in what you quoted.

Quote from: Shocklink on August 05, 2007, 12:14:43 AM

this is very usefull thankyou.
and for the vista disk request, it was specificaly made for this thoshiba crap-top, my dad bought it when vista didn't even come out but circuet city was selling them with laptops, you had to claim disk.

I'd get it too work, or use Product Key for upgrade :) Don't post it, I'm kidding.

Another question though, upon further reading, Vista offer downgrades to XP Pro SP2 if you have OEM editions of Business, or Ultimate (Link) And a CRN Story of downgrading, but I'm too lazy to read through to whole thing to see it applies to you or not.

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From reading a few threads, some (1-2 people) actually suggested going into the Add/Remove Programs to uninstall a Vista Upgrade, but I doubt that's possible, although you can uninstall Window's Updates this way, and Service Packs, but an OS upgrade? Never see that. And to shoot that down, vast majority say the only thing you can to is, reinstall XP.

But whatever way you do try it, make backups, I couldn't live without backups, just in case the worst ever happened. Just don't be like me, make backup, reformat, and forget you lost all your... well, how do you say it without incriminating yourself? Pirat..? No.. That's bad kiddies... (Although I do get a kick out of 12 year olds making Photoshop graphics, and full length MX Flash videos past that "30 day trail." Let they had hundreds of dollars to "purchase" it.) Oh! Extended Trail Period software! That's it... (That made me so pissed) 'Eh well.

Night-Stalker · August 05, 2007, 12:05:38 PM

Bugs come through open Windows.

Packer · August 05, 2007, 12:25:39 PM

Omg I had the greatest idea of them all, lets get a MAC then wipe it install windows Vista then give it to Bill Gates and tell him to fix it. He would be like "How2useMaclol?"

Spation · August 05, 2007, 12:47:19 PM

You can do that?

Monty · August 05, 2007, 01:46:29 PM

you could effectively.
just take a dell apart then glue all the components to the inside of a mac.

·•{ Awoken } · August 05, 2007, 02:00:36 PM

Why the heck would you want to put a PC into a Mac?

Vidios · August 05, 2007, 02:09:22 PM

Quote from: ·•{ Awoken } on August 05, 2007, 02:00:36 PM

Why the heck would you want to put a PC into a� Mac?

Quote from: Packer on August 05, 2007, 12:25:39 PM

[...] then give it to Bill Gates and tell him to fix it. He would be like "How2useMaclol?"

Confusing Bill Gates is FUN!�