Restore XP Rob 7/11/2007 11:08:02 PM VISTA does not work. How do I roll back to XP? System restore does not provide an old enough restore point. There is no Windows.OLD folder on the hard disk. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Re: Restore XP "John Inzer" <oobie[ at ]doobie.xyz> 7/11/2007 11:26:38 PM Rob wrote: [Quoted Text] > VISTA does not work. How do I roll back to XP? System restore does > not provide an old enough restore point. There is no Windows.OLD > folder on the hard disk. > > Any suggestions are appreciated. ================================ System Restore cannot revert to a previous operating system. If you do not have a Windows.old folder I'm thinking you will have to do a clean install of Windows XP. (933170) How to go back to Windows XP after you have upgraded a Windows XP-based computer to Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933170/en-us -- John Inzer MS Picture It! - Digital Image MVP Digital Image Highlights and FAQs http://tinyurl.com/aczzp Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk

Re: Restore XP Rob 7/12/2007 4:46:05 PM Thank you John. The XP came loaded on the computer. Foolishly, I took the 'free' upgrade offer to Vista. As such I have no original operating disks to do a clean install of XP. Short of giving Microsoft more $$ to purchase an operating system to replace the operating system I already purchased (that does not work), do I have any options? Besides buy a Mac next time? Thanks for your help. "John Inzer" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Rob wrote: > > VISTA does not work. How do I roll back to XP? System restore does > > not provide an old enough restore point. There is no Windows.OLD > > folder on the hard disk. > > > > Any suggestions are appreciated. > ================================ > System Restore cannot revert to a > previous operating system. > > If you do not have a Windows.old folder > I'm thinking you will have to do a clean > install of Windows XP. > > (933170) How to go back to Windows XP > after you have upgraded a Windows XP-based > computer to Windows Vista > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933170/en-us > > > -- > > John Inzer > MS Picture It! - > Digital Image MVP > > Digital Image > Highlights and FAQs > http://tinyurl.com/aczzp > > Notice > This is not tech support > I am a volunteer > > Solutions that work for > me may not work for you > > Proceed at your own risk > > >

Re: Restore XP Malke <notreally[ at ]invalid.invalid> 7/12/2007 5:05:44 PM Rob wrote: [Quoted Text] > Thank you John. > > The XP came loaded on the computer. Foolishly, I took the 'free' upgrade > offer to Vista. As such I have no original operating disks to do a clean > install of XP. > > Short of giving Microsoft more $$ to purchase an operating system to replace > the operating system I already purchased (that does not work), do I have any > options? > > Besides buy a Mac next time? Macs are very nice. I love my Macbook. ;-) Since XP came preinstalled on your computer, the computer mftr. legally had to provide you a way to restore the machine to factory condition. This could be with an image on a special or hidden partition on the hard drive, physical CD/DVD with a image, or physical CD with the actual operating system. If you have lost your restore disks, neglected to create them, or wiped out the recovery partition, contact the computer mftr. to get physical restore disks sent to you. In most cases this is quite inexpensive, often only around $25 USD. This will insure that you also get all the drivers and any preinstalled software bundled with the machine. If this is not possible, another solution is to install XP with a generic or branded OEM (like HP, for ex.) install disk. You will use the Product Key that is on the sticker on your computer. If a generic OEM is used, activation will probably need to be done by phone. Purchasing generic OEM disks (you can't buy branded OEM disks) costs less than buying a retail copy of XP, but not by a lot. Most computer shops (like mine) have a collection of branded and generic OEM disks. If you take the machine to a shop, of course it will not be free nor will you get the preinstalled software that originally came with the machine. So you see that the best solution is to get restore disks from the OEM if you don't have them. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Re: Restore XP Rob 7/12/2007 5:46:21 PM Thank you Malke. I appreciate the information. It is very helpful. Have a dandy day. "Malke" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Rob wrote: > > Thank you John. > > > > The XP came loaded on the computer. Foolishly, I took the 'free' upgrade > > offer to Vista. As such I have no original operating disks to do a clean > > install of XP. > > > > Short of giving Microsoft more $$ to purchase an operating system to replace > > the operating system I already purchased (that does not work), do I have any > > options? > > > > Besides buy a Mac next time? > > Macs are very nice. I love my Macbook. ;-) > > Since XP came preinstalled on your computer, the computer mftr. legally > had to provide you a way to restore the machine to factory condition. > This could be with an image on a special or hidden partition on the hard > drive, physical CD/DVD with a image, or physical CD with the actual > operating system. > > If you have lost your restore disks, neglected to create them, or wiped > out the recovery partition, contact the computer mftr. to get physical > restore disks sent to you. In most cases this is quite inexpensive, > often only around $25 USD. This will insure that you also get all the > drivers and any preinstalled software bundled with the machine. > > If this is not possible, another solution is to install XP with a > generic or branded OEM (like HP, for ex.) install disk. You will use the > Product Key that is on the sticker on your computer. If a generic OEM is > used, activation will probably need to be done by phone. Purchasing > generic OEM disks (you can't buy branded OEM disks) costs less than > buying a retail copy of XP, but not by a lot. Most computer shops (like > mine) have a collection of branded and generic OEM disks. If you take > the machine to a shop, of course it will not be free nor will you get > the preinstalled software that originally came with the machine. > > So you see that the best solution is to get restore disks from the OEM > if you don't have them. > > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User >