[BC] Vista to XP UPgrade

[Tom Spencer]

SATA shouldn't be an issue with XP....

W2K, OTOH...

I recall seeing some Presarios at Micro Center that came with XP, as 
refurbished units.

You might try them...

http://www.microcenter.com/storefronts/clearance_center/recertified/refurbished.html

http://www.microcenter.com

For example, they have a Toshiba with XP at

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0312739

HTH

Dean Tiernan wrote:
>
> My research leads me to believe the first hurdle is SATA drivers, however
> there is a method for ordering recovery discs from HP. Primarily it appears
> that
> the computer in question should have originally shipped with the desired
> (XP) OS. But there must be a way and I'm guessing someone on this list
> knows a method to convince HP that it would be a good thing.
>
> This is a lowend (less than $400 Presario shipped with Vista Home Deluxe 64
> bit.

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