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    Downgradeable Vista to XP , possible back to Vista ?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Laptopaddict, Dec 19, 2009.

  1. Laptopaddict

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    I bought a laptop that had Vista installed but I have a DVD to downgrade to XP , can I upgrade back to Vista or is this 1 way traffic ?
     
    Laptopaddict, Dec 19, 2009
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  2. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    As far as I am aware you can go back to Vista :)
    You only have to completely remove the XP install.
     
    DetlevCM, Dec 19, 2009
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  3. jackluo923

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    You can restore windows Vista from the recovery partition. That will get rid of windows xp as well as all of your data.
     
    jackluo923, Dec 19, 2009
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    ???? which makes no sense - you did what happened to me too - didn't read it properly - you mean he can restore Vista from the recovery partition - that is correct as long as you leave it intact during your XP installation.

    Or first burn recovery discs in Vista :)
     
    DetlevCM, Dec 19, 2009
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  5. Kocane

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    Unless he removed that recovery partition during install of XP
     
    Kocane, Dec 19, 2009
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