Is it possible to downgrade the OS to WIN XP 32
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Yes - When you receive the computer you will receive the DVD install packageYou can re-install the operating system with windows 7 32 bit selected
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Yes - When you receive the computer you will receive the DVD install package You can re-install the operating system with windows 7 32 bit selected
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it is ok. but the system is very good for win 7. you can tuilize complete proforms of the processor and memory where as xp you have limitation on memory. thanks
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Highly doubt it. Ask the seller. I will ask my teck husband. Why go back? Since xp is no longer supported, it could be bad to go backwords. 7pro is a good system. I upgraded from xp pro and most of my older adobe programs and office work fine on it. Adobe will not tell you they will, but message board inquires said they work. -somethimes if there is a problem (rare), and that can happen, I just restart computer. That works
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My teck husband said downgrading would be a mistake. XP is no longer being supported by Microsoft and your computer is subject to attack, viruses
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Yes. I also did the very same thing. However, I only use my XP laptop for my older programs that there are no newer versions on the market. I use my Windows 7 / Linux laptop for everything else.
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Yes, but remove all newer versions that are loaded as a trial copy on new computers.
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As long as you have a clean Win 7 copy, sure. Can you downgrade win 8 that's on it to win 7? No. They push out new systems with the new operating system to further that gen of software
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I am hoping someone will answer this question as "Windows 8" is the worst OS I have encounter and will not purchase another laptop without the option to revert to 7.
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No. An "upgrade" version requires a previous version to be existing (or at least have the installation disk(s) for the previous version). That said, XP is no longer supported and is vunerable to security attacks. MS is providing no further updates (as of April 2014). But if ou must have XP, then look for the "Full" version.
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You will have to buy a different Operating System now. Windows won't give you the necessary updates for your computer and you won't be able to run any software. Support for XP ended in April 2014
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The OS on this unit is actually going to be Win7 PRO 64bit. Please let us know if you have any other questions.Thank You,ServerMonkey
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Phil: Probably - check TurboTax website for system requirements. (I use Win7 & Win8). BTW in case you don't already know, Microsoft will end ALL support for Win XP mid-April 2014 - no more Windows XP Security updates, etc. thereafter. It's easy to upgrade XP to Win7 or Win8 (buy the Upgrade DVD package), so long as you've got some spare hard disk space for the install. Microsoft website provides free W7 & W8 Upgrade Assistant downloadable tools you can run to find out if your XP box's hardware is good enough and to tell you which current apps will & will not run on them. If your PC has a relatively new CPU (ore2 Duo or later), I recommend you upgrade XP to 64-bit architecture Win 7 or Win 8 (instead of 32-bit). Cheers.
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Yes, just make sure to back up everything that you have currently and order the full version of windows 7. I upgraded from XP to Windows 7 by just putting the disk in my disk drive and replacing the OS completely. Hope this helps :)
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Sure, but if you already have this machine, you might trying setting up a Win8 VM on it. That would allow you to keep your installation reasonably virgin, and minimize the risks of changing the OS and bungling it all up.
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Yes but you will need a emulator such as Parallels and after installing parallels windows . I use an old version of widows XP and it runs fine.
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Should have no problem with that. You may want to upgrade to Windows 7 though, since XP is no longer supported by Microsoft and you will not get any further security updates for it.
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Yes, you can. Simply put, yes. I used to have an XP. It does work on it. 7 is old, It will even work on windows 2000. Which I also, had where it worked. So yes, go right ahead and upgrade to 7.
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Hi, Unfortunately I've used it only on a XP platform so I am reasonably uncertain.
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Yes. It is a full standalone operating system that will replace xp. Download the newest version at linuxmint dot com and donate to the project if you like it!
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No.. You need a Mircosoft Upgrade Windows from XP to Vista. Not just Mircosoft Windows Vista itself. It is pretty simple to upgrade from XP and just follow the screen directions.