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    Downgrading to XP from Vista

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by GiantCow, Jun 8, 2007.

  1. GiantCow

    GiantCow Notebook Enthusiast

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    I will be buying a Thinkpad in the near future and was wondering if I can format the HDD and install XP on it without much hassle. Does the notebook come shipped with driver CDs? Or if I have to search for them on the Levono website, can I locate all the drivers fairly easily?

    I've formatted the HDD on my desktop several times, is the process the same with a laptop?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    GiantCow, Jun 8, 2007
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  2. xnviews

    xnviews Notebook Deity

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    Don't you mean upgrading to XP from Vista?
     
    xnviews, Jun 8, 2007
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  3. ibmfan

    ibmfan Notebook Consultant

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    Does the notebook come shipped with driver CDs? - NO
    Or if I have to search for them on the Levono website, can I locate all the drivers fairly easily? - YES, if there are such drivers. For example, there is no XP driver for turbo memory on T61 and - allegedly - for Nvidia graphics.
    You didn't specify which Thinkpad you're talking about
     
    ibmfan, Jun 8, 2007
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  4. GiantCow

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    I'll be getting either the T60 or T61, for sure without the turbo memory and most likely without the fingerprint reader.
     
    GiantCow, Jun 8, 2007
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  5. ibmfan

    ibmfan Notebook Consultant

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    If I were you, I'd get T60. You can orger it with XPP or even XP home
     
    ibmfan, Jun 8, 2007
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    well if he already has a copy of xpp then why not get a copy of vista for about a year from now when it might be ok to work with ?
     
    spike229, Jun 8, 2007
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    If I am not mistaken, he is not exactly getting copy of Vista with his laptop but preinstalled Vista. Once he reformats drive for XP, Vista is gone. So why even bother?
     
    ibmfan, Jun 8, 2007
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