Uninstall Vista and Reinstall XP

"kooka" <kooka.30827b RemoveThis @DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> I bought a laptop, right before the Vista release and foolishly used the
> free upgrade
>
> So now I am stuck with no wireless modem, the fingerprint security
> doesn't work, as well as some other issues,

That would indicate that you didn't load the Vista drivers for the hardware,
possibly not even the core chipset drivers. Don't expect Vista to have all
the drivers; XP sure doesn't, even after what, five years?

When building a new XP system, the first step after XP itself is installed
is to use the board manufacturer's CD to install the basic drivers so that
basic hardware can actually work. There's no reason to think that Vista
would work any differently.

Try going to the manufacturer's site and downloading those Vista drivers for
your laptop. If they were offering the laptop as Vista-ready, they *do*
have them.

> {not to mention the game
> incompatibilities}.
>
> If I reinstall XP will I be able to use these items again, or are they
> corrupted?

You'd have to locate and reinstall the drivers before they can be used.

>
> hmm I guess I should see if I have all the disks huh.

That would be a good place to start, whether you were installing XP or
Vista.

You do need to be sure that you have access to all the drivers *before*
starting any upgrade. It's best to have them on hand.

HTH
-pk


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thanks for your reply

> If they were offering the laptop as Vista-ready, they *do*
> have them.
>

I'm not sure they were, but I did kind of expect it to be yes.

I have tried searching for the new drivers, but it just says I have the
best ones installed.

Some of the software {the fingerprint one} just isn't compatable with
vista, hopefully they may bring something out soon...

It is frustrating, that's all. The XP did everything I needed it to
do, I could run all the software I wanted, and now I can't. Tis my
mistake.


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