Need to go back to WINXP
don
losing all my work. Whats the best way to do this. This PC has never had
WinXP on it.
Bert Hyman
You'd better move fast if you want to buy a legit copy of XP; it might
already be too late.
Assuming you have a copy of XP, back up "your work", do a clean install
of XP, re-install all your applications, and then restore from your
backup.
--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN be...@iphouse.com
richard
Partition the drive and move all must save data to it.
Buy a flash drive, SDHC, or external drive and copy.
First experience with windows was with XP eh?
Well if you totally dislike the new fangled stuff, then maybe you
should really go off the course and install windows 3.1.
Why do people keep messin with stuff in the OS they have no clues as
to what it's all about? That's the main reason people want to go back
because that they already know how to screw up.
Why can't you just leave the OS alone?
olfart
"richard" <mem...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:crdg951iocb1jtet8...@4ax.com...
OldGringo38
Two Cents To The don Post:
> I have a PC which came with Vista, but I want to go back to WinXP without
> losing all my work. Whats the best way to do this. This PC has never had
> WinXP on it.
>
>
an upgrade. You will be as pleased with win 7 as you are XP. Win 7
has an XP mode which will allow you to use all applications you have
for XP. Good Luck.
--
Old Gringo
Just West Of Nowhere
Enjoy Life And Live It To Its Fullest
http://www.NuBoy-Industries.com
richard
wrote:
Now would you want me to come over there and pester you all day and
all night?
PeeCee
news:h79m68$lfv$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
"Some" versions of Windows 7 have XP mode.
From http://news.cnet.com/windows-7-to-have-an-xp-mode/?tag=mncol;txt
<quote>
According to the SuperSite report, written by bloggers Paul Thurrott and
Rafael Rivera, the XP mode won't come in the box with Windows 7, but will be
made available as a free download for those who buy the professional,
enterprise, or "ultimate" versions of Windows 7.
</quote>
P.
XS11E
I have to advise against that. You may have a great deal of difficulty
finding XP drivers for the chipsset, modem, sound, etc. that came with
the PC.
Vista works better than XP in many ways.
XP's major advantage to you now is that you're familiar with it so take
some time to learn Vista, you may like it.
--
XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
The Usenet Improvement Project:
http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/
PeeCee
news:h79cn9$2gb$1...@reader1.panix.com...
>I have a PC which came with Vista, but I want to go back to WinXP without
>losing all my work. Whats the best way to do this. This PC has never had
>WinXP on it.
>
>
Don
Sorry to say there is only 'one' way to do this and that is to backup your
data, wipe the hard drive and do a fresh install, followed by a reinstall of
your data/work.
Note you should be backing up your data/work anyway so this shouldn't be a
problem.
If you are not doing a backup then I would politely suggest you forget about
going back to XP and concentrate on backing up your work first.
For most people the categories to backup are:
1 All the Documents, Pictures, Music etc folders under your Vista profile.
2 Email messages
3 Contacts.
4 IE Favourites
5 Desktop
6 Any specialised applications like accounting packages & other software
that saves personal data to other locations.
The locations of some of the above can be obscure, post back if you want
more details.
There are heaps of programs that will do backups for you including the free
Syncback, and Cobian programs (Google will find)
You can also create a complete image of your hard drive with programs like
DriveXML or Macrim Reflect, again free, just Google.
One program 'not' to use is the Backup built into Vista Basic/Premium, It
does not back everything up and is very inflexible to use.
Once you have your data/work backups sorted then you can install XP on your
PC knowing whatever happens your work is safe.
In general Technican opinion is the full clean install of XP is the only
'reasonable' option.
A quick Google for "install xp over vista" will show you.
There is one option that may suit you & that is to dual boot XP and Vista.
Unfortunately for this to work without a lot of tinkering you need to wipe
the hard drive and install XP first before installing Vista.
Vista can see the XP install and offer to dual boot, XP can't see the Vista
install and want's to overwirte the Boot record entirely.
Best
Paul.
PeeCee
news:h79tpi$176g$1...@adenine.netfront.net...
Meant to note you will need to make sure you can get XP drivers for your
hardware as well.
If it is a very late model PC there is a chance the manufacturer didn't
bother to make XP drivers.
Or if they did they may be of poor quality because they no longer supply
PC's with XP.
Best
Paul.
OldGringo38
best to get one with a radio in it.
sandy58
He's getting his "own back" screwing up an OS which has screwed him
since he got it. Vista is being forced onto customers now in a
desperate bid to get people so pissed off that they will be more
obliged to accept W7 when IT rears it's ugly head. Just tell the guy
what he needs to know.....preferably withOUT the soliloquy. His
OS...His choice.
���hw��f
of<6872c8b7-cfb7-429d...@b18g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>:
AFAIK the release date for W7 is next october.
Should prove to be a rather underwhelming event...
--
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���hw��f
of<3381pf....@news.alt.net>:
>On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:55:31 -0500, "don" <d...@panix.com>wrote:
>
>LOL
>
tinyXP
Word.
Rôgêr
> AFAIK the release date for W7 is next october.
Perhaps just a matter of semantics, but it's this Oct 22, '09.
NormanM
> Why do people keep messin with stuff in the OS they have no clues as
> to what it's all about?
Most people are very rigid in their routines. Once they get it down, they
don't want to change. I have a cousin like that. Cousin's wife bought a new
computer, which I proceeded to set up for them. They went from Windows XP
HE; SP2, to Windows Vista 64. Whole new ball game. Two days later I was back
over their, trying to save Wifey's bacon. Fixed her up with a photo manager
that she liked better than the one on Vista. But cousin was another kettle
of fish. Navigating the Explorer was not like Windows XP. I have since
learned that Vista Explorer just hid the menu bar, and it can be restored
via a toggle. At the time all that I knew how to do was place a Desktop
shortcut to cousin's photo folder. Works very well for him.
I have resisted upgrading this XP to Vista; primarily for two reasons.
First, I had (since died) an HP ScanJet which had no Vista support. Second,
I don't feel flush enough to pay for the upgrade. OTOH, supporting three
other people's Vista installs has gotten me used to how Vista works. I'd
have toughed it out, had I gotten a new computer (which, like the upgrade, I
can't really afford).
As Rin Ogata (main protagonist of /Rideback/) says: "The world changes".
--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum
���hw��f
of<WLWdnehvkYdA_wTX...@pghconnect.com>:
>���hw��f wrote:
>
>> AFAIK the release date for W7 is next october.
>
>Perhaps just a matter of semantics, but it's this Oct 22, '09.
>
Which is next october, yes.
Good catch. You're certainly a bright one arn't you?
I'm adding you to my "list of people to watch for brilliance".
^_^
Bucky Breeder
and so <snuhwo...@hotmail.com> driveled this from 'er
leaky soiled factory-refurbrished geriatric diapers
with news:h7e232$qg8$1...@tioat.net:
> R�g�r <ab...@your.isp.com> pinched out a steaming pile
> of <WLWdnehvkYdA_wTX...@pghconnect.com>:
>
>> ���hw��f wrote via news:h7bmup$1tq$1...@tioat.net :
>>
>>> AFAIK the release date for W7 is next october.
>>
>> Perhaps just a matter of semantics,
>> but it's this Oct 22, '09.
>>
> Which is next october, yes.
> Good catch. You're certainly a bright one arn't you?
> I'm adding you to my "list of people to watch for
> brilliance".
>
> ^_^
(Tooter-Crack-Smelly-Face is mkaing 'er comebcak...)
"AFAIK"... <"tooter-poop">
<GERIATRIC-DIAPER-WEDGIE!-you>
Now STFU, you ig'nant dookie-eating-Gnatzi.
You mouf so full of dookie-diapers
you don't even know when this October is
coming the first time you talk about it.
Now you're pitchin' that "next October" is
actually "this October" and everyone else
just don't ain't as smart as you... FOAD,
you POS, just GTO, FOAD and STFU already.
<GERIATRIC-DIAPER-WEDGIE!-you>
HTH, HAND, GSTQ and BYOB.
--
I AM Bucky Breeder, (*(^; ; and *NO*, that is NOT
a Jedi light-sabre in my pocket; and yet, I'm NOT
particularly happy to see you; furthermore, I'm in the
Gnatzi SPNAKIN' Behnezz... and behnezz is *a-boomin'*!
���hw��f so st00pid s/he uses ShamWOW as
reusable geriatric diapers because "You
know the Germans always make good stuff"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB281nt6rmQ
"Stupid is as '���hw��f' does." --Forrest Gump's Mamma*
"Run '���hw��f', Run!" --Forrest Gump's Jenny*
"Frankly, '���hw��f', I don't give a damn." --Rhett Butler*
"'���hw��f' was borned retarded, then got runned over by
a runaway dumbass truck." --Mr. T*
* As if seen at Muslim Terrorist Bible School reinactments
"'���hw��f' disease won't be covered by Public Health
because 'DUMBASS' is a pre-existing condition." --Obama**
** As if seen at Buddist Revival Tet reinactments
Repent! The end is near.... So, smoke 'em if you got 'em.
���hw��f
>
>mouf so full of dookie
>you don't even know when this October is
>just don't
>ain't as smart as you
More scat haikus?
I'm seeing a disturbing trend here...
Bucky Breeder
retarded androgenous stalker-bot
���hw��f <snuhwo...@hotmail.com>
with news:h7gkvn$j02$3...@tioat.net:
>
> More scat
Same trend; disturbing if I cared.
--
I AM Bucky Breeder, (*(^; ; and *NO*, that is NOT
a Jedi light-sabre in my pocket; and yet, I'm NOT
particularly happy to see you; furthermore, I'm in the
Gnatzi SPNAKIN' Behnezz... and behnezz is *a-boomin'*!
"Stupid is as '���hw��f' does." --Forrest Gump's Mamma*
"Run '���hw��f', Run!" --Forrest Gump's Jenny*
"Frankly, '���hw��f', I don't give a damn." --Rhett Butler*
"'���hw��f' was borned retarded, then got runned over by
a runaway dumbass truck." --Mr. T*
"The '���hw��f' disease won't be covered by Public Health
because 'DUMBASS' is a pre-existing condition." --Obama*
* As if seen on the Jerry Springer Show rehearsals
rhombo
Bucky Breeder wrote:
> As "contextualized" by the evil and
> retarded androgenous stalker-bot
> ���hw��f <snuhwo...@hotmail.com>
> with news:h7gkvn$j02$3...@tioat.net:
> >
> > More scat
>
> Same trend; disturbing if I cared.
>
"I got into werewolves by watching horror movies as a kid.
Unfortunately perhaps, they became an obsession. So when I went off
to
get an art degree, naturally, I wound up drawing mostly werewolves.
Go
figure. I still play werewolf on the internets with my chat plas
cause
its teh fun."
So how's the whole glue gun existence going for ya Schultzie?
"I totally took my moms hot glue gun and made a fursuit, plus I can
sew"
Still think you're a werewolf?
http://www.snuhwolf.9f.com/cgi-bin/i/images/morph.jpg
"Somtimes drawing all the fur takes too long..."
http://www.snuhwolf.9f.com/cgi-bin/i/images/newdwear.jpg
So you just go straight to the erect penis?
Kinda messed up if ya ask me...
But then:
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=m083hziO2lkC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1...
§ñühw¤£f
>
> Same trend; I cared.
>
Obviously. Ignore me lots more now, k00ky
^_^
--
Proof of Americas 3rd world status:
http://www.ramusa.org/
Cash for *who*?
http://www.bartcop.com/list-the-facts.htm
http://www.pavlovianobeisance.com/
Bucky Breeder
and retarded androgenous stalker-bot
news:h7hegi$r15$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
>
> Ignore me
>
> ^_^
(Rerun of the Tooter-Crack-Smelly-Face logo duly noted)
(*Phewwwwiiieee!* As if...)
--
I AM Bucky Breeder, (*(^; ; and *NO*, that is NOT
a Jedi light-sabre in my pocket; and yet, I'm NOT
particularly happy to see you; furthermore, I'm in the
Gnatzi SPNAKIN' Behnezz... and behnezz is *a-boomin'*!
"Stupid is as '���hw��f' does." --Forrest Gump's Mamma*
"Run '���hw��f', Run!" --Forrest Gump's Jenny*
"Frankly, '���hw��f', I don't give a damn." --Rhett Butler*
"'���hw��f' was borned retarded, then got runned over by
a runaway dumbass truck." --Mr. T*
"The '���hw��f' disease won't be covered by Public Health
because 'DUMBASS' is a pre-existing condition." --Obama*
"NO, ���hw��f! YOU "suck" - and UR retarded 2." --Simon Cowell*
* As if seen on Fox News infomercials about American Idol
Bucky Breeder
deflatulated this from teh googlegroups:
> Bucky Breeder wrote:
> [ in news:Xns9C786F2DA...@216.151.153.165 ]
>
>> Same trend; disturbing if I cared.
>
> Kinda messed up if ya ask me...
>
> But then:
>
> http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=m083hziO2lkC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1...
(Further proof that ���hw��f is an oft-tilt degenerate idiot...)
WTF... hmmm... m'eh.
HTH, HAND, GSTQ and BYOB.
--
I AM Bucky Breeder, (*(^; ; and *NO*, that is NOT
a Jedi light-sabre in my pocket; and yet, I'm NOT
particularly happy to see you; furthermore, I'm in the
Gnatzi SPNAKIN' Behnezz... and behnezz is *a-boomin'*!
"Stupid is as '���hw��f' does." --Forrest Gump's Mamma*
"Run '���hw��f', Run!" --Forrest Gump's Jenny*
"Frankly, '���hw��f', I don't give a damn." --Rhett Butler*
"'���hw��f' was borned retarded, then got runned over by
a runaway dumbass truck." --Mr. T*
"The '���hw��f' disease won't be covered by Public Health
because 'DUMBASS' is a pre-existing condition." --Obama*
"���hw��f, you're a bit pitchy, and too stinky for such an
ugly leetle gurl." -- Paula Abdul*
* As if seen on the TV out-takes time-filler shows
§ñühw¤£f
>
> ���hw��f <snuh...@netscape.net> with
> news:h7hegi$r15$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
> >
> > Ignore me
> >
> > ^_^
>
> (Rerun of the Tooter-Crack-Smelly-Face logo duly noted)
>
> (*Phewwwwiiieee!* As if...)
>
Your Snuh addiction is noted, k00k.
§ñühw¤£f
>
[snip]
Say hello to my leetle stalker.
^_^
Bucky Breeder
thumb and forefinger with 'er mama's lipstick,
then made a lettle gurly fist, wiggled 'er
thumb up and down and typed together this via
news:h7k68m$fbf$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
> Say hello to my leetle stalker.
>
ATTN : Michael Vick, another one escaped from the
tire-axle-chain in your backyard. And it's so
retarded that it thinks it's a wulf... (drowning
*is* humane, if you do it quickly - and before
your parole officer visits.)
--
I AM Bucky Breeder, (*(^; ; and *NO*, that is NOT
a Jedi light-sabre in my pocket; and yet, I'm NOT
particularly happy to see you; furthermore, I'm in the
Gnatzi SPNAKIN' Behnezz... and behnezz is *a-boomin'*!
"Stupid is as '���hw��f' does." --Forrest Gump's Mamma*
"Run '���hw��f', Run!" --Forrest Gump's Jenny*
"Frankly, '���hw��f', I don't give a damn." --Rhett Butler*
"'���hw��f' was borned retarded, then got runned over by
a runaway dumbass truck." --Mr. T*
"The '���hw��f' disease won't be covered by Public Health
because 'DUMBASS' is a pre-existing condition." --Obama*
"���hw��f, you're a bit pitchy, and too stinky for such an
ugly leetle gurl." -- Paula Abdul*
* As if seen on the American Idol Show out-takes
���hw��f
pinched out a steaming pile
>���hw��f <snuh...@netscape.net> painted 'er
>thumb and forefinger with 'er mama's lipstick,
>then made a lettle gurly fist, wiggled 'er
>thumb up and down and typed together this via
>news:h7k68m$fbf$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
>>
>> Say hello to my leetle stalker.
>>
>> ^_*~ *~~o===8
>
>ATTN : Michael Vick, another one escaped from the
>tire-axle-chain in your backyard. And it's so
>retarded that it thinks it's a wulf... (drowning
>*is* humane, if you do it quickly - and before
>your parole officer visits.)
>
Interesting. So you think animal abuse is some kind of joke?
Go gig yerself, punk.
Word.
Bucky Breeder
with news:h7okja$ln2$7...@tioat.net:
>
> animal abuse is some kind of joke
Yes you are.
--
I AM Bucky Breeder, (*(^; ; and *NO*, that is NOT
a Jedi light-sabre in my pocket; and yet, I'm NOT
particularly happy to see you; furthermore, I'm in the
Gnatzi SPNAKIN' Behnezz... and behnezz is *a-boomin'*!
"Stupid is as '���hw��f' does." --Forrest Gump's Mamma*
"Run '���hw��f', Run!" --Forrest Gump's Jenny*
"Frankly, '���hw��f', I don't give a damn." --Rhett Butler*
"'���hw��f' was borned retarded, then got runned over by
a runaway dumbass truck." --Mr. T*
"The '���hw��f' disease won't be covered by Public Health
because 'DUMBASS' is a pre-existing condition." --Obama*
"���hw��f, you're a bit pitchy, and too stinky for such an
ugly leetle gurl." -- Paula Abdul*
* As if seen on a cigarette package warning label
���hw��f
pinched out a steaming pile
>you are.
>
In all ways superior to you, agreed.
Bucky Breeder
snot-bubbled this from news:h7r73a$f0r$4...@tioat.net :
>
> [whiney-whiney--bitchy-bitchy; leaky diapers; PHEWIEEeeee...]
>
> <Cur-Kick with the pursuant YELP!>
Wake up and spell the roses you disgusting pervert.
news:Xns9C786F2DA...@216.151.153.165
news:Xns9C7965A5A...@207.246.207.161
news:Xns9C7A8849B...@216.151.153.62
news:Xns9C7C57262...@216.151.153.68
--
I AM Bucky Breeder, (*(^; ; and *NO*, that is NOT
a Jedi light-sabre in my pocket; and yet, I'm NOT
particularly happy to see you; furthermore, I'm in the
Gnatzi SPNAKIN' Behnezz... and behnezz is *a-boomin'*!
"Stupid is as '���hw��f' does." --Forrest Gump's Mamma*
"Run '���hw��f', Run!" --Forrest Gump's Jenny*
"Frankly, '���hw��f', I don't give a damn." --Rhett Butler*
"'���hw��f' was borned retarded, then got runned over by
a runaway dumbass truck." --Mr. T*
"The '���hw��f' disease won't be covered by Public Health
because 'DUMBASS' is a pre-existing condition." --Obama*
"���hw��f, you're a bit pitchy, and too stinky for such an
ugly leetle gurl." -- Paula Abdul*
* As if seen on ShamWOW reinactments set to disco music
���hw��f
pinched out a steaming pile
>
>Wake up and spell the roses
Nicely gibberished.
Aratzio
alt.usenet.kooks, ���hw��f <snuhwo...@hotmail.com> got double
secret probation for writing:
>Bucky Breeder <Breeder_Bucky.Breeder@That's.my.name_Don't.wear.it.out>
>pinched out a steaming pile
>of<Xns9C7D4C08C...@216.151.153.159>:
>
>>
>>Wake up and spell the roses
>
>
>Nicely gibberished.
Will no one think of the Roses? They have been at it for years without
break!
OH THE HUMANITY!
���hw��f
of<p8u4a5d8mgorea65c...@4ax.com>:
Pete Rose?
>OH THE HUMANITY!
>
Its on vacation.
Bucky Breeder
button and news:p8u4a5d8mgorea65c...@4ax.com:
> On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 14:30:17 +0000 (UTC), in the land of
> alt.usenet.kooks, ���hw��f <snuhwo...@hotmail.com>
> got double secret probation for writing:
>
>> Bucky Breeder provided this educational material
>> to indoctronate the 'Creative Dumbass' students
>> in the puublik skools to some more socialist stuff
>> with news:Xns9C7D4C08C...@216.151.153.159 here:
>>
>> Teh mangey ���hw��f wif leaky soiled geriatric diapers
>> snot-bubbled this from news:h7r73a$f0r$4...@tioat.net :
>>>
>>> [whiney-whiney--bitchy-bitchy; leaky diapers; PHEWIEEeeee...]
>>>
>>> <Cur-Kick with the pursuant YELP!>
>>>
>>> Wake up and spell the roses you disgusting pervert.
>>>
>>> news:Xns9C786F2DA...@216.151.153.165
>>>
>>> news:Xns9C7965A5A...@207.246.207.161
>>>
>>> news:Xns9C7A8849B...@216.151.153.62
>>>
>>> news:Xns9C7C57262...@216.151.153.68
>>>
>>
>> Nicely gibberished.
>
> Will no one think of the Roses? They have been at it for
> years without break!
>
> OH THE HUMANITY!
Whoops... I meant to spelt "hoses" but my keyboard,
likely being influenzaed by the Democratic caused
Swine H1N1 virus pandemic syllabus, went and sabotaged
my retrospective reference to W��f-Gnatzi's proclivity
to suck on vacuum hoses hooked to 'er Yugo's exhaust.
Whatever don't kills ya...
Please publish addenda accordingly.
HTH, HAND, GSTQ and BYOB.
--
I AM Bucky Breeder, (*(^; ; and *NO*, that is NOT
a Jedi light-sabre in my pocket; and yet, I'm NOT
particularly happy to see you; furthermore, I'm in the
Gnatzi SPNAKIN' Behnezz... and behnezz is *a-boomin'*!
"Stupid is as '���hw��f' does." --Forrest Gump's Mamma*
"Run '���hw��f', Run!" --Forrest Gump's Jenny*
"Frankly, '���hw��f', I don't give a damn." --Rhett Butler*
"'���hw��f' was borned retarded, then got runned over by
a runaway dumbass truck." --Mr. T*
"The '���hw��f' disease won't be covered by Public Health
because 'DUMBASS' is a pre-existing condition." --Obama*
"���hw��f, you're a bit pitchy, and too stinky for such an
ugly leetle gurl." -- Paula Abdul*
* As if seen on the 'Big Brother 13' trailers