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From: LD55ZRA on 15 Apr 2010 22:49
P. Jayant wrote:

>I have a Lenovo G550 laptop with Windows 7 pre-installed (no installation
>disk from MS but a startup disk created immediately after installation). I
>have no problem using the Laptop and Windows 7 since I am currently using it
>at home where I have some friends around to consult in case of a problem. My
>son who is going abroad for a few weeks wants to take the Laptop with him
>after installing XP SP2 on it, if this is feasible. If that works, will the
>software like Easy Capture with the built-in camera , LG Power Tools, VLC
>Media Player and other software pre-installed on the Laptop work under XP?
>Or have I to search for drivers which will enable these applications work
>under XP?
>
>When he returns, I plan to install Windows 7 back again on the laptop using
>the startup disk.
>
>P. Jayant
>
>
>
>
You could create an image of your HD and store it on an external hard
disk. Then you can reformat your HD and install Windows XP SP3
(incidentally you need SP3 because SP2 support is coming to an end).
You son can take this laptop with him but I am not sure if you have all
the XP drivers for your machine because these may be very difficult to
get hold of if the device is relatively new. So I am not in a position
to say whether your camera and other stuff will operate properly on your XP.

Now when your son is back, you are in a position to get back your
Windows 7 by using the image of the HD that you have saved separately.

Hope this gives you the idea what else to do and also some other guys
can also contribute here.



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From: Student on 17 Apr 2010 03:02

>>
>You could create an image of your HD and store it on an external hard
>disk. Then you can reformat your HD and install Windows XP SP3
>(incidentally you need SP3 because SP2 support is coming to an end).
>You son can take this laptop with him but I am not sure if you have all
>the XP drivers for your machine because these may be very difficult to
>get hold of if the device is relatively new. So I am not in a position
>to say whether your camera and other stuff will operate properly on your XP.
>

All the drivers and bundled programs for xp appear to be available from Lenovo

http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/DriversDownloads/drivers_list.aspx?CategoryID=600154

From: Gene E. Bloch on 19 Apr 2010 19:42
On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:49:05 +0100, LD55ZRA wrote:

> P. Jayant wrote:
>
>>I have a Lenovo G550 laptop with Windows 7 pre-installed (no installation
>>disk from MS but a startup disk created immediately after installation). I
>>have no problem using the Laptop and Windows 7 since I am currently using it
>>at home where I have some friends around to consult in case of a problem. My
>>son who is going abroad for a few weeks wants to take the Laptop with him
>>after installing XP SP2 on it, if this is feasible. If that works, will the
>>software like Easy Capture with the built-in camera , LG Power Tools, VLC
>>Media Player and other software pre-installed on the Laptop work under XP?
>>Or have I to search for drivers which will enable these applications work
>>under XP?
>>
>>When he returns, I plan to install Windows 7 back again on the laptop using
>>the startup disk.
>>
>>P. Jayant
>>
>>
>>
>>
> You could create an image of your HD and store it on an external hard
> disk. Then you can reformat your HD and install Windows XP SP3
> (incidentally you need SP3 because SP2 support is coming to an end).
> You son can take this laptop with him but I am not sure if you have all
> the XP drivers for your machine because these may be very difficult to
> get hold of if the device is relatively new. So I am not in a position
> to say whether your camera and other stuff will operate properly on your XP.
>
> Now when your son is back, you are in a position to get back your
> Windows 7 by using the image of the HD that you have saved separately.
>
> Hope this gives you the idea what else to do and also some other guys
> can also contribute here.

You made me think of a variant of your idea...

Remove the laptops's hard drive and replace it by another drive. Install
Win XP on that drive. On his son's return, put the original drive back in.

Or get two new drives & clone the original to one of them using SW like the
free EASEUS Disk Copy. Then do the above using the second new drive. Now
you have two copies of the original drive...just in case something goes
wrong with the original.

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From: LD55ZRA on 19 Apr 2010 23:03


"Gene E. Bloch" wrote:
>
> You made me think of a variant of your idea...
>
> Remove the laptops's hard drive and replace it by another drive. Install
> Win XP on that drive. On his son's return, put the original drive back in.
>
> Or get two new drives & clone the original to one of them using SW like the
> free EASEUS Disk Copy. Then do the above using the second new drive. Now
> you have two copies of the original drive...just in case something goes
> wrong with the original.
>


Good idea but the only snag I can see is that on some laptops,
changing a HD is no simple job. You need to perform a complete
open-heart surgery! I don't know anything about Lenovo laptops
but Dell and HP are sometimes very difficult to perform simple
tasks!

hth


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From: Gordon on 20 Apr 2010 02:39

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-me(a)other.invalid> wrote in message
news:xxcpbu1b0ffd.it5dutnrapvn$.dlg(a)40tude.net...
> On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:49:05 +0100, LD55ZRA wrote:
>
>> P. Jayant wrote:
>>
>>>I have a Lenovo G550 laptop with Windows 7 pre-installed (no installation
>>>disk from MS but a startup disk created immediately after installation).
>>>I
>>>have no problem using the Laptop and Windows 7 since I am currently using
>>>it
>>>at home where I have some friends around to consult in case of a problem.
>>>My
>>>son who is going abroad for a few weeks wants to take the Laptop with him
>>>after installing XP SP2 on it, if this is feasible. If that works, will
>>>the
>>>software like Easy Capture with the built-in camera , LG Power Tools, VLC
>>>Media Player and other software pre-installed on the Laptop work under
>>>XP?
>>>Or have I to search for drivers which will enable these applications work
>>>under XP?
>>>
>>>When he returns, I plan to install Windows 7 back again on the laptop
>>>using
>>>the startup disk.
>>>
>>>P. Jayant
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> You could create an image of your HD and store it on an external hard
>> disk. Then you can reformat your HD and install Windows XP SP3
>> (incidentally you need SP3 because SP2 support is coming to an end).
>> You son can take this laptop with him but I am not sure if you have all
>> the XP drivers for your machine because these may be very difficult to
>> get hold of if the device is relatively new. So I am not in a position
>> to say whether your camera and other stuff will operate properly on your
>> XP.
>>
>> Now when your son is back, you are in a position to get back your
>> Windows 7 by using the image of the HD that you have saved separately.
>>
>> Hope this gives you the idea what else to do and also some other guys
>> can also contribute here.
>
> You made me think of a variant of your idea...
>
> Remove the laptops's hard drive and replace it by another drive. Install
> Win XP on that drive. On his son's return, put the original drive back in.
>
> Or get two new drives & clone the original to one of them using SW like
> the
> free EASEUS Disk Copy. Then do the above using the second new drive. Now
> you have two copies of the original drive...just in case something goes
> wrong with the original.
>

But why bother in the first place? Windows 7 won't stop working when the OPs
son crosses the border....

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