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I hate vista and want to take it off and out

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hippyskitten - Dec 4, 2008 at 12:24 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Dec 5, 2008 at 06:30 PM
Hello, my computer came pre loaded with vista, i hate it. I have already made my 3 recovery disc that hp told me to make. But i want to delete vista and install windows xp. How and where would i find all the drivers for everything installed in order to install them in xp? please advise as this is driving me crazy.

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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,826
Dec 4, 2008 at 04:24 PM
What HP model are you using? Some business class PCs still have HP support for Windows XP but most PC don't.
Laptops are the most difficult to downgrade to XP because of lack of drivers for the extra buttons and functions that are built-in. This is a task for advanced users only.
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hippyskitten
Dec 5, 2008 at 04:32 PM
its a pavillion slimline desktop s3307c, i already have the xp disc to do it but am not sure how to downgrade, would appreciate any assistance
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,826
Dec 5, 2008 at 06:30 PM
this is a link to the official HP downgrade instructions:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01274160&lc=en&dlc=no&cc=no&lang=no&product=3662020
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