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Downgrading To XP

post #1 of 12
9/27/07 at 11:39pm
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i recently purchased a refurbished inspiron 1501 from the dell outlet. im just wondering if i can use the dell OS CD that came with my inspiron 9300 to downgrade from vista to xp.
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post #2 of 12
9/28/07 at 3:47am
I used mine to do it. Since then I went back to Vista on my 1520. It will work though. Just make sure you download all the XP drivers to CD or DVD before you begin the installation. Install all the drivers after installing XP and then do the updates.
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post #3 of 12
9/28/07 at 11:47am
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Originally Posted by CaCHooKa Man View Post
im just wondering if i can use the dell OS CD that came with my inspiron 9300 to downgrade from vista to xp.

No, but you can use it to upgrade from Vista to XP
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post #4 of 12
9/28/07 at 3:09pm
Can i use the vista CD that came with my 1210 to put vista on my 9300?
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post #5 of 12
9/28/07 at 7:57pm
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Originally Posted by ChrisLilley View Post
No, but you can use it to upgrade from Vista to XP


naughty boy chris
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post #6 of 12
10/17/07 at 8:03pm
I put vista on my 1505, probably gonna go back, no real advantagre to vista except the eye candy, and lots of cons IMHO
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post #7 of 12
11/5/07 at 2:02am
I installed xp on my niece's latop 1501, no problems.
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post #8 of 12
12/25/07 at 2:23pm
I downgraded from Vista to XP, but still cant install modem? no drivers on dell.com.
what can I do?
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post #9 of 12
12/26/07 at 12:33am
You could start by telling us what model you have. If it's a 1501 like the Original poster then you shouldn't have any problem finding a driver that'll work with Windows XP. If it's one of the newer systems that are Vista only, you may have some trouble as it appears that Dell isn't supporting XP on those machines.
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post #10 of 12
12/26/07 at 5:00am
I just finally sucked it up on Vista. With all the information, tweaking and some stability issues resolved, I put Vista Premium back on my XPS 410. I used my 1520 as a test bed and have been pretty happy with it. XP has been solid and I'm sure there are reasons to use it, hopefully I won't have to go back. Graphically, Vista is a lot prettier to look at.

Good luck finding your drivers. I was able to get XP Home running very stable on my 1520. Dell was pretty good about updating the availability of XP drivers.
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post #11 of 12
12/26/07 at 5:56am
Mine is DELL 1521.
Strange that some devices are not working...
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post #12 of 12
12/26/07 at 5:47pm
Remember, it is only *legal* to downgrade if you have Business or Ultimate. Neither Home version comes with downgrade rights.
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