Instlation problem....

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... and see if they offer a downgrade option which you can purchase.

Please be aware though, many of the newer systems are built to Vista standards and the manufacturers don't offer drivers for XP so there may not be a downgrade option.

They only have 1 XP Driver and that is for the Quick Launch Buttons on the keyboard see here

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3791887

You should always open the Device Manager in Vista and make a full list of all of the Hardware Present and then see if you can find XP Drivers for this Hardware. If there are no XP Drivers available then the Bits of Hardware that do not have XP Drivers will not work under XP.

This is quite common with the newer Off the Shelf Systems they are encouraged by M$ not to support XP any longer so they don't on their Domestic Class Computers but do offer this service on their Business Class Systems.

If you have already installed XP and do not know what the hardware is that doesn't have Drivers Installed you can use Unknown Device Identifier available here to identify the Hardware

http://www.fileheap.com/software-unknown-device-identifier-download-34861.html

And then try to find XP Drivers for it.

As to being able to use the Vistas Backward License you need to look at the version of Vista you have installed and if it is Business or Ultimate you can install any version of XP that you may have but if it isn't one of those two versions of Vista you need to either Upgrade your System to Business or Ultimate of buy a XP Install License and Disc.

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