"Derek" wrote
> Ok I purchased a new computer recently with Windows Vista Preinstalled.
> Well
> it did not come with the disc. Vista now freezes at the loading bar for no
> apparent reason when starting up. What i wish to do is completely remove
> Windows Vista Business from my system and add Windows XP. If I can do that
> I
> will go out and buy Windows XP. Here are my specs:
>
> 2 GB RAM
>
> 3.2 ghz
>
> Windows Vista Business (UNACTIVATED- I WAS RIPPED OFF)

If this is a new computer contact the computer's tech support. With respect
to recovery of Vista the OEM is required to provide you with some means to
restore the system, either an installation DVD, a recovery DVD, or a hidden
partition on the hard drive with an image of the system as received from the
factory. This is sometimes accessed by a keystroke or combo during startup,
sometimes in conjunction with a CD, and in some systems the OP is prompted
to create a restore DVD during the first few boot ups.

Check the documentation on what is provided or check with tech support.

As to Windows XP check to see if it's supported for that computer. Go to
the manufacturer's web site and look for XP drivers. If there are no
drivers it's not supported. A variety of OEM's are not supporting XP on
certain new models. Also installing a different OS quite possibly voids any
warranty.

I don't understand about "Inactivated - I was ripped off".



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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]