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Replacing WinVista with WinXP

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by kevindsandy

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What precautions should i take to make sure that i can replace Windows Vista with Windows XP?

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by older mycroft

With the advent of Vista (now, THERE'S a play on words!) many motherboards now feature chipsets that you'll have difficulty finding XP drivers for.

Make sure you have a detailed spec of the Vista motherboard and associated cards installed on it, then ensure you have ALL the XP-version drivers [u]before[/u] you install Windows XP.

You'll also need access to a floppy drive for installing the SATA drivers for the hard drive(s), which will not be recognised by the standard XP installers.

Good luck!

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