How to remove Vista or install XP

Posted on August 6th, 2007 by Jason

You must use a full retail or OEM version of XP (not the cd from your old computer) this makes life really easy and can usually be downloaded from the web.
You must also have a genuine XP key, which has not been used on another system (without genuine key you will not get updates and your system will be labeled as using pirated software by Microsoft.

Next you should know or find out the specifications of your system, to do this goto Manufactures website.

The most important step is to find out if your hardisk is using SATA interface (if so you will require the SATA XP drivers and a floppy disk, as this is the only way that XP can install these drivers.)

Install XP via cd rom by booting cdrom at system start (if you cannot do this then you must access your system bios at first boot by pressing F2 or Del keys(or whatever key your system uses) and change the boot option to cdrom as first drive.

If your system uses SATA press F6 when XP prompts “press F6 to install other” at very beginng of XP install and install sata drivers from floppy.

Use our guides to install XP

http://www.windowsxpprofessional.windowsre…REPAIR%20GUIDES

After install you will have to install your systems other drivers(ie. chipset graphics audio etc) found by reading your system specifications and downloading from your Manufactures website)

AN XP INSTALL IS NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED AND WILL REQUIRE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS A FULL RETAIL OR OEM XP DISK AND CORRECT XP DRIVERS.

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12 Responses to “How to remove Vista or install XP”

MS Windows Vista Compatible Software on 02 Sep 2007 at 11:01 am #

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chris on 17 Oct 2007 at 2:49 pm #

It is absolutely necessary to use a floppy disk drive? Is it possible to update the drive using a USB key?
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Doc on 03 Mar 2008 at 2:58 pm #

“The most important step is to find out if your hardisk is using SATA interface (if so you will require the SATA XP drivers and a floppy disk, as this is the only way that XP can install these drivers.)”

Not true! Generic drivers for SATA are included in all Windows XP OEM and Retail CD’s (Pro and Home). The drive must be wiped (eg. DoD), CMOS configured as CR-DOM first boot device and SATA as the second. The SATA drive configurations MUST BE SET TO “EIDE/SATA COMBO” in SATA/RAID. By default, “RAID Auto Detect” is selected.

This will allow Windows to recognixe the SATA drive, load generic drivers, partition and format.
IMRAN on 22 Aug 2008 at 4:03 pm #

hi, i had try yestaday to install windows xp , currently i am using vista but when i have run the setup the errors comes after 1 min that system doesn’t recognise the harddrive make sure your harddrive connected .please let me know
Dani on 19 Nov 2008 at 5:07 am #

hi, i had try yestaday to install windows xp , currently i am using vista but when i have run the setup the errors comes after 1 min that system doesn’t recognise the harddrive make sure your harddrive connected .please let me know
paul on 19 Jan 2009 at 4:58 pm #

if you want to uninstall vista and install xp YOU WILL NEED A SMALL PROGRAM CALLED (AEFDISK)
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT FROM THE WEB
1 MAKE THE DISK BOOTABLE
2 COPY AEFDISK ON TO THE DISK
3 THEN BOOT FEOM THE DISK
4 THEN RUN AEFDISK/DELALL
5 THEN TYPE AEFDISK/MBR
6 THEN REBOOT
7 THEN INSTALL XP
8 ENJOY
Chris on 20 Jan 2009 at 12:15 am #

Hey Paul I am having same trouble trying to remove Vista first how do we make a bootable disk to run that proggy and is the trail proggy enough to do the job,not a computer wizard but this Vista is a pain bought a new puter w/o software so I could load XP but came with this stupid pre-install of Vista I have tried many of the ideas on the net and none have worked so far.

Regards Chris
Chris on 26 Jan 2009 at 11:20 pm #

To remove Vista pre-install this is what I did downloaded Hiren’s bootable disc iso from the Net used Nero to burn Iso loaded disc in cdrom drive rebooted when prompted selected boot from disc went to dos menu on disc,selected partiton tools, delpart run delpart, said yes to save info then shut down computer restarted with windows xp disc an installed.Easy as falling off a log.

regards
Chris
Jamie on 02 Mar 2009 at 10:06 pm #

I downloaded aefdisk do you know if that will work? Also after I boot it from the disk I assume it will take me to dos and all i do is type delpart run delpart in one line? I just want to make sure before I try it.

Thanks
aljernon805 on 03 May 2009 at 10:51 am #

wouldnt just del the partition work when installing xp? then all you would need is toupdate drivers,right?