Stupid Windows Vista!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[YoMOMA]

Hello.
I got a problem with Windows Vista.
I just bought a new computer couple days ago and i didn't have any other choice but Vista.
I don't realy like this windows so I want to switch back to my favorite XP.
I did put the cd in and then press install Windows XP but then the error comes up and says somewhere that like it can't install it because I have a newer version then on the CD.
Well it says something like that.
Do you know if there anyway I could actually fix that and make it install windows xp?
Thanx.

[soybean]

Yep.  Format your hard drive.  I hope you've got a legitimate Win XP CD there so you can properly register it once installed.

[YoMOMA]

Format it OMG!!!
I hate that. That sux there is no other way.
Well thnx anyway.

[patio]

Since you are looking for a clean start why is format such a bad thing ? ?

I also recommend collecting all your drivers for that machine before proceeding.

[YoMOMA]

Well anyway I decided on formating the windows vista just don't know how to do it.
Kuz when you work on desktop and then try to format the hard drive it said that you can't do it kuz you are using it.
Is there some way i could do it?

[GX1_Man]

You cannot format the Windows partition from within Windows. You have to boot from a Windows CD to do it.

[YoMOMA]

well how do you do it?

[GX1_Man]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316941

[YoMOMA]

Nevermind. Sorry but my dad helped me out on how to do it. I have installed Widnows XP successfully, and very happy.
Thanx to everyone.

[GX1_Man]

Yep.  Format your hard drive.  [highlight]I hope you've got a legitimate Win XP CD there so you can properly register it once installed.[/highlight]

[rockerest]

I don't understand why you would roll back.  Are you THAT afraid of change?  The future is coming, you can't avoid it.  There will come a point when XP is not supported any more, and software will begin (and already has) to only work on Vista.  If your computer is Vista capable, why would you downgrade?

Just my soapbox

-Rock

[GX1_Man]

To be truly future ready, shouldn't you explore Linux as an alternative?

[rockerest]

Is Linux the future of Personal Computing?  I'd place it more in the realm of Servers, since everytime I've tried to delve into a copy, it has always overwhelmed me with the sheer unorginization of it.  I dunno.  I just tried booting into Ubuntu 6.06 and it couldn't load the kernel, so I lost hope.

Maybe I'll try again.

-rock

edit: One of the biggest reasons I tout Vista as the best way to go right now is because of compatibility.  It's one of the reasons I hate Macs (far exceeded by my general observation that "Mac snobs" are, in fact, not snobs at all, but actually just a$$h013s).  This is a big problem with linux, too.  There's not enough quality open-source stuff out there to offer customer support for a system like Linux.  It's growing, yes.  Exponentially, probably, but it hasn't even threatened Mac's 8% market share yet.

[patio]

I don't understand why you would roll back.  Are you THAT afraid of change?  The future is coming, you can't avoid it.  There will come a point when XP is not supported any more, and software will begin (and already has) to only work on Vista.  If your computer is Vista capable, why would you downgrade?

Just my soapbox

-Rock

XP according to the Mothership has another 10 years of support if not more,,,

[GX1_Man]

Outside of games, what can you NOT do on free Linux that you can with $150+ Vista? Bigger amrkey share does not make it better, it just means bigger market share (for a variety of reasons).