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How to Downgrade to Windows XP

December 5, 2007

This post is all for you people out there whose computers came preinstalled with Windows Vista, at sa mga nababanas na din na gumamit ng Vista because it's too slow or para sa mga hindi marunong gumamit ng Vista. WHAHAHA! (I'm running on XP Pro. Woohoo!!!) Kidding.. :D

Anyways, before you do a downgrade, kindly considering the following:

(1) Downgrading to a different operating system aside from the ones preinstalled will usually result in getting limited tech support for software issues so don't go calling your manufacturer after doing this. Downgrading your OS will be at your own risk!

(2) Before doing a downgrade, make sure that XP drivers are available from your manufacturer's website. If it's not available, I'm sorry. You'll not be able to do a downgrade.  If they're not available, try calling your computer manufacturer to check if they'll be posting some soon or what.  (Baka pa lang magkaroon ng himala..)

(3) Make sure that you have the recovery CDs or installation CDs that came with the notebook. There are also computers that would allow you to make your own recovery/installation discs so make sure that you create them first before proceeding. 

(4) Download all pertinent drivers from your manufacturer's support site. If your computer came with a SATA hard drive, check if they have any SATA drivers. You may need to use a USB floppy disk drive in order for you to install the SATA drivers.

(5) Make sure that you have a Windows XP CD. (Syempre, magda-downgrade ka tapos wala kang XP CD?!)

STEPS

  1. Boot to the XP CD. Press F12 for the boot menu at the manufacturer's logo.

  2. It will start to load. If it prompts you that you are unable to continue because your HDD is not detected, you would need to install SATA drivers. Follow this to install SATA drivers.

  3. If you're a newbie at this, click HERE for a step-by-step guide on how to install it. If you're a bit technically inclined, click HERE .

  4. Once you're done installing Windows XP, you'd need to load the drivers in this order:

    • Chipset driver/utility

    • Graphic/Display drivers

    • Audio/Sound drivers

    • LAN drivers

    • WLAN drivers

    • Modem drivers

  5. Once these are installed, notebook should function properly. If there are any utilities from manufacturer that you'd need to install, you can install it.

  6. Before going online, make sure that you have an AV (anti-virus) software installed first. Recommended would be either AVG or ZoneAlarm Internet Security (already includeds Kaspersky AV) or McAfee. :D

 

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Posted by beingmytechieself at 1:47 am | permalink

Previous Comments

Huhuhu.. how can I downgrade when there’s no drivers for XP… wala ngang Himala e

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kaldong pala to. Lumabas na ako sa shell.. :)

Posted by Bren at December 6, 2007, 3:54 am

Hahaha.. anong shell? :P

Dude, wala tayong magagawa pag walang drivers.. Pwede kang maghanap dyan ng generic pero risk mo yan..

Try mo nga i-contact yung Sony. Baka pa lang may XP Downgrade Disc sila.. Alam ko Toshiba meron. :D

Posted by beingmytechieself at December 6, 2007, 3:57 am

May small trouble sa blog so I decided to close it.

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Opo, I’ll try to contact sony na….

Posted by Bren at December 6, 2007, 4:20 am

Ganun? Sad naman… BTW, bakit gising ka pa?

Posted by beingmytechieself at December 6, 2007, 4:37 am

Yah, it’s about who is the owner? The writer ba or the recipient? Past Tense kasi.. hehehe

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my alarm went off early hehehe. try ko nga matulog ulit..

Gud morning!

Your post will definitely help a lot of people..

Posted by Bren at December 6, 2007, 4:50 am

Hahaha.. Ok.. Adik ka talaga.. :P

Posted by beingmytechieself at December 6, 2007, 5:14 am

If your looking for drivers, go to http://www.driverguide.com

They have an extensive library of Drivers, and if you don’t know the manufacturer/models of your devices they have this drive scan you can download

Posted by TekBytes at December 6, 2007, 9:25 am

@TekBytes, thanks for the info. :D

@Bren, ayan na.. check mo yung website na pinost ni TekBytes. Baka sakali gumana sa laptop mo. :P

Posted by beingmytechieself at December 7, 2007, 12:20 am

Copy!

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