How do we revert to Windows XP after “Upgrading” to
Windows Vista ?
DSN Article : How to Revert Back to
Microsoft® Windows® XP After Performing a Custom install of Windows Vista®..
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Click
Command Prompt on the Windows Vista Recovery Environment menu.
The Command Prompt window appears.
The Command Prompt window appears.
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Type c:,
where c is the primary drive on which Windows Vista is installed, and
press the <Enter> key.
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Type ren
"Windows" "Windows.Vista", and press the <Enter>
key.
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Type ren
"Program Files" "Program Files.Vista", and press the
<Enter> key.
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Type rd
"Documents and Settings" and press the <Enter> key.
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Type
Xcopy /s /h c:\WINDOWS.OLD\*.* c:\, where c is the primary
drive, and press the <Enter> key.
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Type e:\boot\bootsect
/nt52 c:, where e is the optical drive and c is the
primary drive, and press the <Enter> key.
The boot sector is restored for the legacy operating system.
The boot sector is restored for the legacy operating system.
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Close
the Command Prompt window, and restart the computer.
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