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can I change my operating system

flofogarty

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Posted February 1, 2011 at 12:16PM

I have had a HP Notebook for about a year now the operating system is Windows 7. I have tried and tried to get to grips with this system and I just don't like it. I would love to go back to Windows XP which I know and love plus use Outlook Express e-mail program (which I cant do with W7) is it possible to buy a disc and load XP?

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bremner

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Posted February 1, 2011 at 1:15PM

You can but you need to make sure you have all the XP drivers required for the machine before starting.

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Terry Brown

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Posted February 1, 2011 at 2:46PM

I don't think you can legally buy an XP disk now, as Microsoft will not licence new installations.
If you have an old copy of XP, that has already been licenced, provided it is a full version and not an OEM (Tied to one machine), it should be OK.

Depending on the Windows 7 version you have, you may be able to download a patch to run XP on your machine while leaving Windows 7 intact.

I have not tried this link (do so at your own risk)

click here

Terry

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BT

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Posted February 1, 2011 at 5:41PM

still have a few copies of XP professional left

click here

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bremner

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Posted February 1, 2011 at 6:53PM

Still available on Amazon Marketplace click here

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rdave13

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Posted February 1, 2011 at 9:45PM

You'll regret it.
flofogarty, once you get to grips with 7 and download Windows Live 2011 then you won't look back.
Not so different to outlook or xp.

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flofogarty

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Posted February 1, 2011 at 10:04PM

sounds like I need to keep trying Dave, but i hate it!

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DippyGirl

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Posted February 2, 2011 at 12:35AM

I would endorse rdave13, but sympathise. I felt (feel) the same about vista - but its a different fish, and its bashing has been done to death
- I just switched off as much as I could to make it xp, but all the things that moved were a bit of a pain.

Tried the Windows7 beta and loved it (its what vista should have been), but I begrudge paying for an upgrade. I dual boot between Ubuntu and vista now, but am am finding fewer reasons to use vista.
If I had W7 I probably wouldnt have been tempted... keep plugging away it will be worth it.

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