Your Rights.
To go from Vista to XP two legal options available to you;
A) You have a business version (Professional) or Vista Ultimate.
In this case you can use any CD of Windows XP Professional, so you own it or not, and activate your license key Vista! Windows has authorized the downgrade license because many companies complained about Vista.
Warning! Once your key used vista for XP you can-maybe-more reactivate Vista again. If you do not want to take that risk, you can follow the procedure B.
B) familliale You have a version of Vista.
In this case you can not go back to XP with an XP CD (no matter the version) you own. It is good to know that in theory a CD XP Home can not be installed on one computer or they will not activate. But in practice you can install it on 2-3 computers without ever having any problems.
method downgrade.
A efore downgrade you must ensure that ALL the drivers for your computer available for XP. At best download them and burn them. We can then enter the heart of the matter.
Restart your computer with the XP CD. The CD starts automatically (if not, go into the BIOS set the boot priority order, and put your CD player in first position.). Arrived on the setup screen select "Install Windows XP".
-> Warning: it may be that the computer tells you it does not detect hard drive. If this is your case is that there is a hidden partition on your hard drive that prevents the installation of another operating system. The solution is to go into a computer store to delete and rewrite your hard Dique language compatible with XP. As we're at it, take the opportunity to ask them to install XP. <-
C hoose to format your disk. You can then choose to create disk partitions. My advice is to leave 40 gigabytes on the C: drive to store your software, and put the remaining space on D: drive for your documents.
After the (often lengthy) formatting and / or Windows XP repartitionnage install, enter your key when prompted.
Once installation is complete, Windows XP will start and prompt you to activate your software by phone or internet.
If you are in case A choose activate by phone, call No. 080040758 (for free) and explain that you downgrade from Vista to XP Pro. The Vista license key will be requested, once verified you can simply follow the procedure that you dictate.
If you are in case B choose Internet activation, follow the steps and here we go!
Maintain Windows XP
1) Security:
- Install Service Pack 3 (Available on the Microsoft site.)
- Install an antivirus. At best Take NOD32 (pay, 40 € / year), at worst download Avast (Free).
- Install anti-spyware. I advise you Spybot: Search annum Destroy (Free).
- If your computer has a built-in software that can create copies of complete system, I advise you to buy some DVDs and start copying. This will allow you, if your system is infected, go back to your stable version of Windows (but you will lose all data that you add later.).
2) The maintenance :
- Install a defragmenter discs. I advise you AusLogics Disk Defrag (free), you run once a week.
- You can acquire the software Tune Up 2008 (Optional), which can launch an effective maintenance system that offers many useful tools. It allows, among other separate taskbar Explorer; This is to get the system more easily if it crashes.
-Run your antivirus and antispyware once a week.
3) Use:
- Use a different web browser than Internet Explorer. Choose Firefox or Opera.
- Avoid installing taskbar. Many sources of viruses / spyware.
- Do not 36,000 different programs, choose the most effective and delete the rest. (Example: For multimedia, the combination of Windows Media Player and VLC Media Player lets you play all your files.)
- Do not remove programs by putting them in the trash. ALWAYS remove via "add / remove programs" in Control Panel.
- If you want to download in Peer-2-Peer, or use eMule. Torrent files (managed by Opera, or through specialized programs such as BitComet or BitLord.)
- Do not change the Windows interface and especially not the windows boot screen. Choose Theme Pack as safe Pack Microsoft Zune or Vista Inspirat Pack 2.
- Avoid suspicious sites (sites or porn sites cracks XXXgroscigaredanslec * "s free) sources of fine dirt and violent resistance.
E inally, the article ends! You have all the cards to have a operating system prompt, safe and stable. Xp is far from dead, and you will wait for the next Windows, named Seven. I hope it keeps its promises and offers real improvements.
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