installing xp over vista ? "JG" <NoMail[ at ]NoSpam> 10/14/2008 3:42:15 PM We bought a new machine with Vista on it. However Our Engineering software will not run on Vista and we really don't like Vista either (too restrictive). We would like to just install our XP cd to the new machine but we cannot figure a way to do it. Vista will not let me format the drive. and the XP Cd does nothing on boot, it goes right back to Vista. We have not tried the partition dual boot yet since we really want all the hard drive space we can get for large Cad files. Can anyone tell us a rootkit boot program that will allow us to format the Vista drive so as to allow an XP installation?

Re: installing xp over vista ? "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall[ at ]remove_mvps.com> 10/14/2008 3:51:50 PM "JG" <NoMail[ at ]NoSpam> wrote in message news:gd2eko02137[ at ]news1.newsguy.com... [Quoted Text] > We bought a new machine with Vista on it. > However Our Engineering software will not > run on Vista and we really don't like Vista > either (too restrictive). > We would like to just install our XP cd to > the new machine but we cannot figure a way > to do it. Vista will not let me format the drive. > and the XP Cd does nothing on boot, it goes > right back to Vista. > We have not tried the partition dual boot yet > since we really want all the hard drive space > we can get for large Cad files. Can anyone > tell us a rootkit boot program that will allow > us to format the Vista drive so as to allow an > XP installation? > > It is not possible for any operating system to format itself off of a hard drive.. The XP CD has all of the installation tools on it, and as long as the machine is set to boot from the CD/DVD drive, it will work as intended. -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx

Re: installing xp over vista ? "JG" <NoMail[ at ]NoSpam> 10/14/2008 4:04:29 PM [Quoted Text] >It is not possible for any operating system to format itself off of a hard >drive.. Ok, basically I was referring to how I've typed format c: at the command prompt every since dos to XP and it has has always formatted drive c. Then when I rebooted with the OS cd in the cd drive it would then boot from it, since C drive no longer had anything on it. >The XP CD has all of the installation tools on it, and as long as the >machine is set to boot from the CD/DVD drive, it will work as intended. Ok so I would do that in BIOS setup I presume.

Re: installing xp over vista ? "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch[ at ]nospamgmail.com> 10/14/2008 4:41:50 PM What you really should do is return the new computer for a refund, then purchase a Dell PC which can be ordered with Windows XP already installed. See: http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/vostrodt?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience --------------------------------------------------------------------- "JG" <NoMail[ at ]NoSpam> wrote in message news:gd2eko02137[ at ]news1.newsguy.com... We bought a new machine with Vista on it. However Our Engineering software will not run on Vista and we really don't like Vista either (too restrictive). We would like to just install our XP cd to the new machine but we cannot figure a way to do it. Vista will not let me format the drive. and the XP Cd does nothing on boot, it goes right back to Vista. We have not tried the partition dual boot yet since we really want all the hard drive space we can get for large Cad files. Can anyone tell us a rootkit boot program that will allow us to format the Vista drive so as to allow an XP installation?

Re: installing xp over vista ? "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall[ at ]remove_mvps.com> 10/14/2008 4:51:53 PM "JG" <NoMail[ at ]NoSpam> wrote in message news:gd2fue02293[ at ]news1.newsguy.com... [Quoted Text] > >It is not possible for any operating system to format itself off of a > >hard drive.. > Ok, basically I was referring to how I've typed format c: > at the command prompt every since dos to XP and it has > has always formatted drive c. Then when I rebooted with > the OS cd in the cd drive it would then boot from it, since > C drive no longer had anything on it. > >>The XP CD has all of the installation tools on it, and as long as the >>machine is set to boot from the CD/DVD drive, it will work as intended. > > Ok so I would do that in BIOS setup I presume. > > You presume correctly.. -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx

Re: installing xp over vista ? SCSIraidGURU <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 10/14/2008 6:51:41 PM Lenovo desktops have XP Pro on them. Dell is cheap crap. -- SCSIraidGURU Michael A. McKenney 'www.SCSIraidGURU.com' (http://www.SCSIraidGURU.com)

Re: installing xp over vista ? "David B." <mail[ at ]nomail.net> 10/14/2008 7:04:59 PM Lenovo's are loaded with bloatware -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 Help Us Help You http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm "SCSIraidGURU" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:c286230dccb16587febb4538b1205f98[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... [Quoted Text] > > Lenovo desktops have XP Pro on them. Dell is cheap crap. > > > -- > SCSIraidGURU > > Michael A. McKenney > 'www.SCSIraidGURU.com' (http://www.SCSIraidGURU.com)

Re: installing xp over vista ? "Roger Blake" <rojblake[ at ]liberator.org> 10/14/2008 8:19:46 PM Lenovos suffer from the same capacitor problem that Dells do. 2 dozen of them dead within a year. "SCSIraidGURU" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:c286230dccb16587febb4538b1205f98[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... [Quoted Text] > > Lenovo desktops have XP Pro on them. Dell is cheap crap. > > > -- > SCSIraidGURU > > Michael A. McKenney > 'www.SCSIraidGURU.com' (http://www.SCSIraidGURU.com)

Re: installing xp over vista ? "David B." <mail[ at ]nomail.net> 10/14/2008 8:39:21 PM Along with a crapload of other electronics, I've had 3 nvidia cards in the last 6 months with blown caps, along with motherboards, power supplies, LCD monitors, etc. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 Help Us Help You http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm "Roger Blake" <rojblake[ at ]liberator.org> wrote in message news:OM8HYpjLJHA.5704[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Lenovos suffer from the same capacitor problem that Dells do. 2 dozen of > them dead within a year. > > > "SCSIraidGURU" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message > news:c286230dccb16587febb4538b1205f98[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... >> >> Lenovo desktops have XP Pro on them. Dell is cheap crap. >> >> >> -- >> SCSIraidGURU >> >> Michael A. McKenney >> 'www.SCSIraidGURU.com' (http://www.SCSIraidGURU.com) > >

Re: installing xp over vista ? "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS[ at ]hotmail.com> 10/19/2008 10:58:22 PM Add me to the list of capacitor problems with ASUS motherboards. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "David B." <mail[ at ]nomail.net> wrote in message news:OXxFxzjLJHA.5704[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Along with a crapload of other electronics, I've had 3 nvidia cards in the > last 6 months with blown caps, along with motherboards, power supplies, > LCD monitors, etc. > > -- > > ---- > Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > Help Us Help You http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm > > > > "Roger Blake" <rojblake[ at ]liberator.org> wrote in message > news:OM8HYpjLJHA.5704[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Lenovos suffer from the same capacitor problem that Dells do. 2 dozen of >> them dead within a year. >> >> >> "SCSIraidGURU" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message >> news:c286230dccb16587febb4538b1205f98[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... >>> >>> Lenovo desktops have XP Pro on them. Dell is cheap crap. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> SCSIraidGURU >>> >>> Michael A. McKenney >>> 'www.SCSIraidGURU.com' (http://www.SCSIraidGURU.com) >> >> >

Re: installing xp over vista ? "David B." <mail[ at ]nomail.net> 10/20/2008 1:15:21 PM We built a ton of PC's for our clients about 4 years ago using the Intel D865GBF motherboard, the cap failure rate on these has been extremely high, 5 specific ones are oozing their guts out and one other seems to be random. I've been ordering replacement caps in bags of 50 and repairing them with very good results. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 Help Us Help You http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uNnKm4jMJHA.4440[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Add me to the list of capacitor problems with ASUS motherboards. > > -- > > Richard Urban > Microsoft MVP > Windows Desktop Experience > > > "David B." <mail[ at ]nomail.net> wrote in message > news:OXxFxzjLJHA.5704[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Along with a crapload of other electronics, I've had 3 nvidia cards in >> the last 6 months with blown caps, along with motherboards, power >> supplies, LCD monitors, etc. >> >> -- >> >> ---- >> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm >> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 >> Help Us Help You http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm >> >> >> >> "Roger Blake" <rojblake[ at ]liberator.org> wrote in message >> news:OM8HYpjLJHA.5704[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Lenovos suffer from the same capacitor problem that Dells do. 2 dozen >>> of them dead within a year. >>> >>> >>> "SCSIraidGURU" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message >>> news:c286230dccb16587febb4538b1205f98[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... >>>> >>>> Lenovo desktops have XP Pro on them. Dell is cheap crap. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> SCSIraidGURU >>>> >>>> Michael A. McKenney >>>> 'www.SCSIraidGURU.com' (http://www.SCSIraidGURU.com) >>> >>> >> >