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From: Rudy on 20 Jan 2010 15:38 Blank Is it possible to install Win XP over Win 7 in a laptop w/o causing any problems?? Thanxxxxx...Rudy////////
From: Shenan Stanley on 20 Jan 2010 16:00 Rudy wrote: > Blank Is it possible to install Win XP over Win 7 in a laptop > w/o causing any problems?? Thanxxxxx...Rudy//////// "w/o causing any problems" is ill-defined. It's no problem for me to do a clean installation of Windows 7 over a Windows XP system and continue using it... Is it a problem for you to do a clean installation of Windows 7 over Windows XP, install your applications and restore your data so you can use it? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: peter on 20 Jan 2010 16:19 Like Shenan said....w/o causing any problems" is ill-defined. I wouldn't have a problem doing it.. I would go to the manufacturers website and download all of the necessary drivers for my laptop I would simply start the system with the XP CD and format the Hard drive then continue with the installation. Once finished I would load the downloaded drivers. I would then reinstall all of my applications from their original installation CD's and restore all of my personal files from my backup HD. Are you capable of doing that?? Do you have a retail XP CD?? Do you have the installation CDs for your Programs Do you have XP drivers for the hardware on your laptop?? Do you have backups of all your personal files?? peter -- If you find a posting or message from me offensive,inappropriate or disruptive,please ignore it. If you dont know how to ignore a posting complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate :-) "Rudy" <rucan70(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:hj7pjs$vv4$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Blank Is it possible to install Win XP over Win 7 in a laptop w/o > causing any problems?? Thanxxxxx...Rudy//////// > >
From: philo on 21 Jan 2010 06:54
Rudy wrote: > Blank Is it possible to install Win XP over Win 7 in a laptop w/o > causing any problems?? Thanxxxxx...Rudy//////// > > Go to the manufacturer's web site and see if XP drivers are available for the machine. If so...you should not have any problems. If no XP drivers are available...then YES you will have plenty of problems |