Re: Need a Laptop with Windows XP or 200

Jeannie <jwilson421@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Judity <Judity01@xxxxxxx> wrote in news:1180556177.940838.165800
@p47g2000hsd.googlegroups.com:

Anyway after much probing and inquiring, Geek
Squad has told me that it is in fact, NOT possible to remove Vista
and
load XP or 2000.... ))

I would be very hesitant to trust Geek Squad if they said that. While
it is true that you cannot "downgrade", you can reformat and do a
fresh install. I also believe that you create a partition or a dual
boot.

Hit send too soon...

I also would make sure, before reformatting, that your system wasn't made
specifically for Vista. I read on a forum where someone with a specific
Sony system, for example, didn't have XP drivers
.

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