Re: Installing Windows XP over Windows Vista

Hi Eric,

Can you try another XP cd, or another OS, like a Linux Live CD?

Or, you could rerun the Vista installation CD, and get to the part with the
disk tools - see http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=352.

On the partitioning screen, click on Drive Options (Advanced), and delete
the existing partitions. Then , reboot to your XP installation cd, and it
should run.

Or, you can make a boot cd of your own, such as the Ultimate Boot CD:
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
And use the disk tools on that disk. Boot and nuke should take care of it.

~Robert

On 5/29/07 11:39 AM, "Eric Fong" <ericf_at_socrates.berkeley.edu> wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I have a new Dell Dimenaion 9200 that came with Windows Vista
> Ultimate on it. I have determined that I really don't care for it
> and would prefer to go back to Windows XP. Here's the problem: I
> know that Vista will not let me go back "down" to a lower OS if Vista
> is still on it. I've already tried booting from an XP disk and
> always get the blue screen of death. Usually that works with other
> computers so it will delete the partition that the OS is on but it
> crashes before it gets to that point. So what I can I do/use to
> completely reformat the drive so I can install my preferred OS? I can
> always reinstall Vista with the installation DVD of course, but
> that's not what I want to do. Any ideas? Thanks.
>
> eric
>
>
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