Uninstall Vista and go back to XP

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willem

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I had to scrap a laptop and used the O/S installation disc to upgrade my desktop from XP to Vista Home Premium. This has been a disaster and I am getting warning messages of programs stopped working. These include

ASUS Control Centre
Instant Write Control Centre
Gateway Service
PML driver
Live Update Engine Com Module
Tray Starter
TomTom HOME
Windows Explorer is intermittent

I cannot access the Internet and my DVD drive does not respond

A disaster!!!!

It seems that I would be better reverting to XP - which I am happy with. How can I do this bearing in mind that my DVD/CD does not work and I cannot access the internet.

I may say I use Vista on my desktop at the office and on a new laptop I purchased and I am happy with these.
 

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Well your CD/DVD drive will work - you run the XP disc from boot up, not from in Vista.

If it doesn't work there, then it's most likely broken :).
 

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willem said:
I had to scrap a laptop and used the O/S installation disc to upgrade my desktop from XP to Vista Home Premium. This has been a disaster and I am getting warning messages of programs stopped working.
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There are those dreaded words again, was it an UPGRADE, or did you format your HDD and do a clean install.?
Many people have had trouble with the upgrades disks.
 

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    INTEL QUAD 6600
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    Gigabyte EP35-DS4
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    4 gb
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    GeForce 8800gt
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    24" ACER
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    1440 X 900
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    500 GB 320GB
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    700WATT
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    ARCTIC
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    Av.MTH, Download 8.27, Upoad 0.91
Thanks for the replies.

Not being particularly computer literate I merely ran the installation disk. I did not format my HDD in preparation. I did not do a custom installation.

I hope this helps.
 

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My Computer

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    Dell XPS420
    CPU
    Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix 4x2GB PC2 6400
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    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Creative SB X-Fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207 + HPvs15
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 + 1024x768
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    2-WD5000AAKS-500 GB WD 5000AAV-500 GB external
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    MX Revolution
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    Microsoft Comfort Curve
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    Wacom Intuos 2 Graphics Tablet Experience Index=5.5
Upgrades are notorious for causing all sorts of problems as you've discovered ;)

A clean installation will be best.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
    Motherboard
    P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
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    Corsair AX1200W
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    Lian Li PC-V1020A
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    NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
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    Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
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    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
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I see no one has asked if the Vista came pre-installed on the laptop because if it did it would be OEM and not transferable to another machine.
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy x360 Convertible 15-bq0xx
    CPU
    AMD A9 Stoney Ridge Technology
    Motherboard
    HP 8312 (Socket FP4)
    Memory
    8.00GB Dual-Channel Unknown (?-0-0-0)
    Graphics card(s)
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz) 512MB ATI AMD Radeon R5
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Aud
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor on AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    119GB SanDisk SD8SN8U-128G-1006 (SSD) 931GB Hitachi HGST HTS721010A9E630 (SATA
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    Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse
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    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    62.86Mbps down 18.19Mbps up
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    EPSON78D0CF (XP-332 335 Series) (Default Printer)
Can you get the chipset drivers for Vista from your laptop manufacturer?
 

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    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
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    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
Thaks all for your help.

Looking at the product key it does not contain the letters OEM so I take it that this is a retail version which can be installed in another computer. I have decided to do a clean install having saved on a flash drive my data files and drivers.

A bit of a basic question I suppose but is there a difference between an upgrade and an initial install disk?

I don't have much of the documentation for the previous laptop other than the Vista disk and haven't tried to contact the laptop manufacturer for the chipset drivers.
 

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Where are you looking at the key because it's when it's installed on the machine that it puts the OEM if it's preinstalled.

A retail version can just be installed on a hard drive but an upgrade needs a version to upgrade from either already installed or by showing it the CD of a previous OS when installing the upgrade.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy x360 Convertible 15-bq0xx
    CPU
    AMD A9 Stoney Ridge Technology
    Motherboard
    HP 8312 (Socket FP4)
    Memory
    8.00GB Dual-Channel Unknown (?-0-0-0)
    Graphics card(s)
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz) 512MB ATI AMD Radeon R5
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Aud
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor on AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    119GB SanDisk SD8SN8U-128G-1006 (SSD) 931GB Hitachi HGST HTS721010A9E630 (SATA
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    62.86Mbps down 18.19Mbps up
    Other Info
    EPSON78D0CF (XP-332 335 Series) (Default Printer)
Thanks Joan

I was looking at the sticker with the note of the key. Vista came pre-installed so it looks like it is OEM. Probably I should forget the previous installation disk and go out and buy an upgrade from XP to Vista. Quicker and cleaner in the long run.
 

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Just to double check what version, be it OEM or Retail hit WIN+Pause/Break key. Down the bottom in the windows activation area, if you see OEM in your product ID, then it's an OEM version.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
    Motherboard
    P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-V1020A
    Cooling
    NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
    Mouse
    Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
    Keyboard
    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
    Other Info
    Laptop Specs: Clevo Sager P170HM // 17.3 Matte 1920x1200 // i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz // Dedicated GTX 485M // 240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray // Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0
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