i am not sure what to do. xp was already installed on lap top so do not have
the disk
"Malke" wrote:
> fi wrote:
> > please can some one tell me how to get vista off my lap top. windows xp is
> > already on there, but can not get to it now.
>
> I don't know what you mean by "Windows XP is already on there but can
> not get to it now". Do you have a dual-boot or did you upgrade directly
> from XP?
>
> In the meantime:
>
> Restore a computer to a previous Windows installation after you install
> Windows Vista - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168/en-us
>
>
> Malke
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>
fi wrote:
> i am not sure what to do. xp was already installed on lap top so do not have
> the disk
>
> "Malke" wrote:
>
>> fi wrote:
>>> please can some one tell me how to get vista off my lap top. windows xp is
>>> already on there, but can not get to it now.
>> I don't know what you mean by "Windows XP is already on there but can
>> not get to it now". Do you have a dual-boot or did you upgrade directly
>> from XP?
>>
>> In the meantime:
>>
>> Restore a computer to a previous Windows installation after you install
>> Windows Vista - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168/en-us
You're not answering my questions so I can't help you. Either provide a
full description of your laptop (make/model), what operating system came
preinstalled, and how Vista was installed OR take the laptop to a
professional computer repair shop.
it's xp professional and lap top is hewlet packard compac nc 4000. vista was
not an upgrade but a clean download.
"Malke" wrote:
> fi wrote:
> > i am not sure what to do. xp was already installed on lap top so do not have
> > the disk
> >
> > "Malke" wrote:
> >
> >> fi wrote:
> >>> please can some one tell me how to get vista off my lap top. windows xp is
> >>> already on there, but can not get to it now.
> >> I don't know what you mean by "Windows XP is already on there but can
> >> not get to it now". Do you have a dual-boot or did you upgrade directly
> >> from XP?
> >>
> >> In the meantime:
> >>
> >> Restore a computer to a previous Windows installation after you install
> >> Windows Vista - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168/en-us
>
> You're not answering my questions so I can't help you. Either provide a
> full description of your laptop (make/model), what operating system came
> preinstalled, and how Vista was installed OR take the laptop to a
> professional computer repair shop.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
fi wrote:
> it's xp professional and lap top is hewlet packard compac nc 4000. vista was
> not an upgrade but a clean download.
Looking on HP's site for your notebook indicates that you would have
received recovery disks for Windows XP in order to return the machine to
factory condition. I can't determine whether or not there was also a
hidden recovery partition on the hard drive. Refer to your laptop manual
or contact HP to be sure.
If you for what ever reason no longer have the hidden recovery partition
or the recovery disks, contact HP to order them. They are quite
inexpensive, under $25 USD.
Then back up your data and follow the recovery procedure per HP's
instructions.
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