Can I install xp over vista on hp pavilion dv9000?
Hi Folks,
IMy friend bought a hp pavilion dv9000 with vista installed. Now I want to install xp after a thorough format ofcourse. The store where I bought it told me it was impossible to install xp over vista due to driver conflicts and blahblahblah.
I personally think it should not be ap roblem after formatting, but this puter is from a friend of mine. Any advise on this one?
Regards,
Peter
IMy friend bought a hp pavilion dv9000 with vista installed. Now I want to install xp after a thorough format ofcourse. The store where I bought it told me it was impossible to install xp over vista due to driver conflicts and blahblahblah.
I personally think it should not be ap roblem after formatting, but this puter is from a friend of mine. Any advise on this one?
Regards,
Peter
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It is definitely doable it may be a pain to find some of the drivers for items in the machine but it should be doable. I did a friends toshiba laptop from vista back to XP and besides spending about 2 hours googling drivers everything worked fine.
You should go to Hp web site and be sure HP is providing all the drivers for this model of computer for Windows Vista. I didn't buy any branded computer for a while now but I heard some of the manufacturers don't provide drivers for XP especially on computers witch where originally sold with Vista.
Then, if you realize HP doesn't offer drivers for XP you better search for them before you scrap your Vista installation and install XP. As most of modern day PC's are clones you can use drivers from chipset manufacturer and so on. Of course you have to know who is your chipset manufacturer and video card manufacturer and so on. If you don't know how to find that info come back to us and we will help.
Good luck
Then, if you realize HP doesn't offer drivers for XP you better search for them before you scrap your Vista installation and install XP. As most of modern day PC's are clones you can use drivers from chipset manufacturer and so on. Of course you have to know who is your chipset manufacturer and video card manufacturer and so on. If you don't know how to find that info come back to us and we will help.
Good luck
Ok. I see these ALL the time and I finally have to comment.
WHY? What do people insist on rolling back to software that is 6+ years old when Vista is a good, stable platform. I've been using it for well over a year with NO PROBLEMS. Heck, I've been using the 64-bit Ultimate version which adds a whole new layer of "PROBLEMS" but I've had little to no problems. No more than I would expect with 32/64 vista. Little things such as iTunes not working (no surprise) and my old printer didn't have vista drivers. But it was a 6 year old printer that I paid <$100 for.
WHY? What do people insist on rolling back to software that is 6+ years old when Vista is a good, stable platform. I've been using it for well over a year with NO PROBLEMS. Heck, I've been using the 64-bit Ultimate version which adds a whole new layer of "PROBLEMS" but I've had little to no problems. No more than I would expect with 32/64 vista. Little things such as iTunes not working (no surprise) and my old printer didn't have vista drivers. But it was a 6 year old printer that I paid <$100 for.
Personally I'd stick with vista - but if you really want XP you will need to do a clean install - and thats where the fun starts - you will need a SATA driver for the disk and you will need to provide it during the first part of the install process - which mean sliptreaming the drivers onto the CD.
Then uoue will need to obtain XP drivers for the other hardware - make sure you can get ALL the drivers before attempting the downgrade
Then uoue will need to obtain XP drivers for the other hardware - make sure you can get ALL the drivers before attempting the downgrade
Reasons to move back:
1) Vista's SSL driver is broken, meaning if you authenticate onto an old version of freeradius server then you need to use third party tools to do so
2) Vista is works best with a few gb of memory, so if you're on the light side then you're not going to get best performance out of your computer. 512MB is way too little, my laptop runs vista on 1gb and it runs like a dog, although it can run well with 2gb.
3) If XP is good enough for the 2008 Olympic games, then it's good enough for me!
In all honesty it is up to personal preference at the end of the day, and you'll find that peter has a different preference to you brandon.
1) Vista's SSL driver is broken, meaning if you authenticate onto an old version of freeradius server then you need to use third party tools to do so
2) Vista is works best with a few gb of memory, so if you're on the light side then you're not going to get best performance out of your computer. 512MB is way too little, my laptop runs vista on 1gb and it runs like a dog, although it can run well with 2gb.
3) If XP is good enough for the 2008 Olympic games, then it's good enough for me!
In all honesty it is up to personal preference at the end of the day, and you'll find that peter has a different preference to you brandon.
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Thanks for all the replies, quite overwhelming but it clearly demonstrates EE's enthousiasm.
I'm not fond of Vista and will stick to XP as long as possible. Vista maybe stable and so on but it is also just another step towards more control for Microsoft and less control for users like me.
So far so good. I will contact HP for driver support thank you all.
Regards,
Peter
I'm not fond of Vista and will stick to XP as long as possible. Vista maybe stable and so on but it is also just another step towards more control for Microsoft and less control for users like me.
So far so good. I will contact HP for driver support thank you all.
Regards,
Peter
"Vista maybe stable and so on but it is also just another step towards more control for Microsoft and less control for users like me."
I have never felt as though vista was limiting me in any way and I would consider myself to be a power user. I would like to explore this, but I don't want to clutter this thread with the communication as to why you feel this way. If I started a question asking for people's reasons for/against xp/vista, would you be open to participating?
I have never felt as though vista was limiting me in any way and I would consider myself to be a power user. I would like to explore this, but I don't want to clutter this thread with the communication as to why you feel this way. If I started a question asking for people's reasons for/against xp/vista, would you be open to participating?
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Yes Brandon I would, but I see no point in doing this actually since it is personally.
REgards,
Peter
REgards,
Peter
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Thanks for your both replies.
1. Are you allowed to downgrade? You'd better call up HP to find out.
2. Do you have all the drivers for XP? I've seen HP machines (cannot remember what model) don't have drivers for XP. So I think it's better to see if you can get the drivers for XP first before you format.