How to change OS XP for Windows7 laptop

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  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #1

    How to change OS XP for Windows7 laptop


    Hi

    Currently My laptop with Window 7 Operating System. Can i change the OS with XP. The laptop came with OS Windows 7. While I m trying to change the OS with XP, it throws BLUE SCREEN error. Can anyone help me out how to overwrite Window 7 with XP

    Thanks in Advance
    Satich..
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  2. Posts : 10,994
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
       #2

    Reformat your hard drive and install XP. There is no direct downgrade without a reformat.
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thank you marsmimar

    Let me Try with your suggestion.
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  4. Posts : 774
    Vista Ultimate X64/ Windows 7 Dual-boot
       #4

    It would be wise to vist the Laptop Manuf. site ahead of time to make sure that XP drivers are available for that model...

    Many people with Vista laptops found out the hard way that the machine had no XP drivers.
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  5. Posts : 8,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
       #5

    satishduvvada said:
    Hi

    Currently My laptop with Window 7 Operating System. Can i change the OS with XP. The laptop came with OS Windows 7. While I m trying to change the OS with XP, it throws BLUE SCREEN error. Can anyone help me out how to overwrite Window 7 with XP

    Thanks in Advance
    Satich..
    Why would you want to go back to XP?
    Do a dual boot of xp and 7 instead
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  6. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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    yowanvista said:
    Why would you want to go back to XP?
    Virtualize XP instead
    There you go. :)

    If you simply must downgrade to a nearly decade old OS, you'll have to wipe the drive clean and install it clean.
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  7. Posts : 1,483
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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    DeaconFrost said:
    yowanvista said:
    Why would you want to go back to XP?
    Virtualize XP instead
    There you go. :)

    If you simply must downgrade to a nearly decade old OS, you'll have to wipe the drive clean and install it clean.
    Exactly, Deacon. And, just as importantly, as Patio mentioned, finding drivers for XP on a new machine can be quite problematic as well.

    Like Yowanvista says - Virtualize the XP.
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  8. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #8

    I have the same question that yowanvista has. If you are having problems with your computer with Windows 7 we are here to help if we can.
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  9. Posts : 465
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and Home Premium x64
       #9

    One thing to note, the OP needs to identify if his laptop has Professional or better. You need Professional or better to run XP Mode. If he is using Home Premium, he won't be able to Virtualize XP.
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  10. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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    Keiichi25 said:
    If he is using Home Premium, he won't be able to Virtualize XP.
    Sure the OP will. Virtual PC, Vmware Player, VirtualBox...all are free and will do the job just as well as XP Mode.
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