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24-Aug-2007, 04:08 PM #16
If you want XP . . Boot from the XP install disc ( not insert it while Vista is running ) . . delete all partitions and start the installation of XP . . better be sure you can find XP Drivers for the pc first . .
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24-Aug-2007, 05:04 PM #17
Now I've heard a lot of people talk about me needing drivers.

Do I download the drivers from Acer Website, then install XP and run XP to install the drivers? Will XP work without the drivers?
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24-Aug-2007, 05:06 PM #18
Install XP,then do all Windows Updates, and then install the drivers from Acer.
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24-Aug-2007, 05:07 PM #19
I heard some people get Errors after doing certain window's updates.
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I heard some people get Errors after doing certain window's updates.
Some people get errors doing anything . . but you still want to download and install all the critical updates
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Will XP work without the drivers?
XP will work without the drivers ( maybe not very well ) but the devices will not
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24-Aug-2007, 05:36 PM #22
"but the devices will not "
Then maybe not, as some Vista devices have NO XP drivers for them. It is known fact that some devices will NOT work after swithing to XP on a Vista OEM built machine.
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