Vista downgrade to XP

Lvimpala70 · Mar 6, 2007

I have a Dell system I am installing for a doctors office that is not compatible with a lot of the medical software they have. The Dell is brand new out of the box with Vista. I want to install XP pro so they will be able to use this machine. I want to just install XP and not remove Vista, then tell it to just boot up woth xp. Or should I wipe the drive clean? This machine has NO IDE! So it is all SCSI. It does have a floppy drive hook up but no floppy, I will install that and just put in my boot disk. What I worry about is will vista allow another OS on the drive?

Nodsu · Mar 6, 2007

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529

Lvimpala70 · Mar 6, 2007

crap

looks like I have to wipe the drive clean and do a freash install

Tmagic650 · Mar 6, 2007

Lvimpala70,
Vista is a new OS... You can can set up a "test" Vista system to run the doctors office software and utilities, and keep XP only on the work stations for now

Lvimpala70 · Mar 6, 2007

?

the software they have will not work on vista at all

Tmagic650 · Mar 6, 2007

This doesn't surprize me... So all new Dell's come with Vista preinstalled?

Lvimpala70 · Mar 6, 2007

I think

I believe all new Dells that are sold at the stores or the dell locations mostly have the Vista on them. You have to mail order if you want XP

Vista downgrade to XP

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