till the factory changed it to vista since i only have a 32 bit system i was told 4 gig of ram on 32 bit would be a waste and it wouldnt reconize it anyways so i want a less memroy hog such as xp so i can run with out freezeing up the system like what happens now i have a note book medion akoya p6611 with 3 gig ram ddr2 sdram 320 hard drive(wd) with a 16 in high def wide screen tft 1366x 768 and finger print reader good graphics card nvidia ge force 9300m gs 256 mb gddr3 memory and digital hdmi audio/video output intell centrino core2 duo prossor t5800(2ghz, 2mb l2 cache, 800mhz fbs i dont know if i can down grade to xp or knot but i like xp so willing to try it if some one can run me through the prosses and what i have to do i have no clue please can some one help me please.and please take it step by step please i,m not that good on this thing and i,m not jokeing about that thank you verry much .
First if possible try to backup (copy) your important data (pictures, files, music, etc.). You might have to get some technical support from a company like Geek Squad or a local PC technician but it will not be cheap.
\Next try to find or acquire a Windows XP boot disk. Do you have XP Home or Professional. Since each copy of Windows has a unique key, you can actually borrow the disk from a friend if you a label on PC that give you activation code. Once you get the disk and the code, then boot the PC from this disk.
Give it a few minutes and try to access the repair/reinstall Windows menu, then delete the hard drive partition and create a new partition. Then do a complete reinstall.
January 23rd, 2010 at 10:15 pm
you could install over vista with an xp disc
or dual boot
use google for a decent tutorial
or maybe even youtube but i would think google would be better
References :
me
January 23rd, 2010 at 10:40 pm
First if possible try to backup (copy) your important data (pictures, files, music, etc.). You might have to get some technical support from a company like Geek Squad or a local PC technician but it will not be cheap.
\Next try to find or acquire a Windows XP boot disk. Do you have XP Home or Professional. Since each copy of Windows has a unique key, you can actually borrow the disk from a friend if you a label on PC that give you activation code. Once you get the disk and the code, then boot the PC from this disk.
Give it a few minutes and try to access the repair/reinstall Windows menu, then delete the hard drive partition and create a new partition. Then do a complete reinstall.
References :
personal experience