DOWNGRADE Vista RTM to XPSP2 .....steps ?

[TheSleeper]

ok, i need to downgrade from vista rtm to xpsp2 coz my dad and mum don't get used to the layout and format ............ especially office 2007.......

I have made a ghost image of xpsp2 before moving to vista few days ago

But my friends told me that i will no longer be able to ghost my xp again because vista has changed something on the boot record

is it true ? what are the steps if i want to ghost back ?

thanks

 

[SunnyD]

Insert windows xp CD - boot from the CD, select the recovery console, log into the console shell, type FIXBOOT at the command prompt, hit enter - follow instructions, type FIXMBR - follow instructions, boot from Ghost recovery image, lay down your XP image, and you should be good to go.

 

[PingSpike]

If its an image of the whole drive, I don't think it will matter.

 

[13Gigatons]

You should have created a separate partition for Windows Vista.

 

[ForumMaster]

if it's an image of the drive, it shouldn't matter. what you can do is use what i did: use vista boot pro to edit the boot section. it's how i got rid of vista.

 

[daniel1113]

This is why kids shouldn't play with beta software... and guns.

 

[Fineghal]

And narcotics.

 

[krylon]

Originally posted by: daniel1113
This is why kids shouldn't play with beta software... and guns.

Except Vista RTM is the retail build of Vista. Not beta.

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: krylon

Originally posted by: daniel1113
This is why kids shouldn't play with beta software... and guns.

Except Vista RTM is the retail build of Vista. Not beta.

This is why kids shouldn't play with torrents.

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: Brazen

Originally posted by: krylon

Originally posted by: daniel1113
This is why kids shouldn't play with beta software... and guns.

Except Vista RTM is the retail build of Vista. Not beta.

This is why kids shouldn't play with torrents.

Good correction.

 

[postmortemIA]

Every other thread is some m...n messed up/gave up Vista installation and wants back...can't you people just get informed first? This information is everywhere.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: TheSleeper
ok, i need to downgrade from vista rtm to xpsp2 coz my dad and mum don't get used to the layout and format ............ especially office 2007.......

I have made a ghost image of xpsp2 before moving to vista few days ago

But my friends told me that i will no longer be able to ghost my xp again because vista has changed something on the boot record

is it true ? what are the steps if i want to ghost back ?

thanks

If you don't know the difference between an MBR and a CBR you probably shouldn't be messing with the 'rents' computer.

 

[pcgeek11]

I'm not sure about Ghost and Vista, but I used Acronis True Image Ver 8. I have gone between WinXP SP2 and various Beta and RTM builds of Vista and just booted from the Acronis Recovery CD and restored just the XP partition, reboot and its all good. I don't know why you couldn't do the same in Ghost.

Right now I dual boot Vista Ultimate 6.6000 and Suse Linux and use the GRUB boot loader in the MBR. So don't get all panic stricken and do something foolish. You can restore a good boot record using a Win98 floppy disk with fdisk on it. Boot from the floppy disk at the DOS " A:\>> " prompt type without the quotes " fdisk /mbr " and then press enter. This will write the code to the MBR

pcgeek11

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: Brazen

Originally posted by: krylon

Originally posted by: daniel1113
This is why kids shouldn't play with beta software... and guns.

Except Vista RTM is the retail build of Vista. Not beta.

This is why kids shouldn't play with torrents.

Good correction.

I got Vista RTM and its not a Torrent.

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: Jnetty99
I got Vista RTM and its not a Torrent.

And you aren't ruining your parents computer, either. Funny how that works.

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: Jnetty99
I got Vista RTM and its not a Torrent.

And you aren't ruining your parents computer, either. Funny how that works.

eeeeeexactly.

 

[postmortemIA]

Originally posted by: Jnetty99

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: Brazen

Originally posted by: krylon

Originally posted by: daniel1113
This is why kids shouldn't play with beta software... and guns.

Except Vista RTM is the retail build of Vista. Not beta.

This is why kids shouldn't play with torrents.

Good correction.

I got Vista RTM and its not a Torrent.

no, it is ISO form torrent. torrent is useless.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: Jnetty99

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: Brazen

Originally posted by: krylon

Originally posted by: daniel1113
This is why kids shouldn't play with beta software... and guns.

Except Vista RTM is the retail build of Vista. Not beta.

This is why kids shouldn't play with torrents.

Good correction.

I got Vista RTM and its not a Torrent.

no, it is ISO form torrent. torrent is useless.

Actually we got RTM at work, thats how i have it. Yes its legit and everything.

 

[KPACOTKA]

Are you going to share it?

 

[pcgeek11]

Originally posted by: KPACOTKA
Are you going to share it?

I don't think that is acceptable, now is it?

pcgeek11

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: ariafrost

Originally posted by: TheSleeper
ok, i need to downgrade from vista rtm to xpsp2 coz my dad and mum don't get used to the layout and format ............ especially office 2007.......

I have made a ghost image of xpsp2 before moving to vista few days ago

But my friends told me that i will no longer be able to ghost my xp again because vista has changed something on the boot record

is it true ? what are the steps if i want to ghost back ?

thanks

If you don't know the difference between an MBR and a CBR you probably shouldn't be messing with the 'rents' computer.

What is CBR?