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    Help! Want to change from Vista to xp on my laptop but can't!!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by clemmie1986, Jan 25, 2009.

  1. clemmie1986

    clemmie1986 Newbie

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    I have a compaq 6720s laptop which came with Vista.

    I dont like vista, and wanted to change to xp, so i bought a copy of xp professional, downloaded a sound driver, a chipset and graphic driver.

    Now my cd will at least give me the option of installing it - (which it didnt before i downloaded the drivers..)

    BUT... when i select install, a message comes up saying 'this program is blocked due to compatibility issues' and that it can't continue because the version of xp is older than the version of Vista already on the laptop..

    Isn't it my choice?!!!


    Help me... this has eaten my Sunday.. i am sad.... :(

    clemmie1986
     
    clemmie1986, Jan 25, 2009
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  2. atbnet

    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    You need to wipe the disc first, it sounds like you are trying to 'upgrade'.
     
    atbnet, Jan 25, 2009
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  3. SpeedyMods

    SpeedyMods Notebook Deity

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    You are booting from the CD, not running it while in Vista, correct?

    Greg
     
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  4. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Incorrect, but that is what he DOES need to do.
    Also, your old PSP is about to get 64GB internal solid state storage... as soon as the parts come :)
     
    Hep!, Jan 25, 2009
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  5. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Another thing I have seen quite often on here...

    If your HDD is a Sata drive you either need to supply sata drivers or slipstream them into your XP intalation... I believe there is a program called vLite nLite that does that...

    I've never tried it by the way...

    Edited in response to Hep! .
     
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  6. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    vLite is for Vista, nLite is for XP.
    Not all SATA drives require this, only ones supporting AHCI. Which is most, if not all SATA 3 drives.
     
    Hep!, Jan 25, 2009
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