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Downgraded from vista to XP Pro?

Can Gateway ML6022j be downgraded from vista to XP Pro in either its pre-installed Japanese OS or can I just install English & Japanese XP Pro on separate partitions & keep the Vista OS? & whats the best & easiest method? I know drivers may be an issue, do Gateway support XP Pro drivers? A link to XP Pro drivers would be nice, thanks in advance.
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instead installing 2 os, suggest to install English os w/ add-on language; thus, easier to install drivers found here
http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/search.asp?st=pn¶m=1015682R
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Thanks  yfastud:
But I am Japanese thus need dual boot OS..English & Japanese XP Pro.
Everyone knows Vista is ME:2, thus only a paper weight / boat anchor.
Also Japanese OS is superior to English OS for Asian Languages.
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Done, I will now go & buy it @ Yen 30,000 new, its a one time only sale & too cheap to miss out on.
I have set up over 30 dual boot computers but heard that some of the new Vista models dont support XP.
Then I will see if the drivers work, & if so, you get the points.
Thanks
Sorry for delay...someone turned off the sun, so I had to go see it.
Next time is 26 yrs later & I will be  ???, by then.
I got my new PC only to find it broken on delivery, so to say sorry they gave me the newest model at the same price.
ML6022j2
Are the driver the same?
I should be doing this myself (see my profile & you will understand)... but I have never asked a question & think that I should give some points to others + I am getting lazy, or too too much beer is distracting me lately.

Cheers
I have had no reply, so I contacted Gateway direct, only to be told that they dont support dual boot...thus no driver support fof XP.????
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