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Originally Posted by ddp  I don't see how you have a choice. Everything I have heard about Vista is bad. XP is relatively stable. It also just had SP3 released so that should have a high level of compatibility.
Don't roll back do a fresh install. |
I have SP3 on my desktop. It works fine. I basically have just gotten to frustrated to handle vista any longer. I got this computer in December, and the whole time I have had it, I haven't been able to do half the stuff I do with my other computer because of this stupid os. It came with Vista, so I don't think I can roll back. It there was a way to do that and keep my files intact I would consider it. And yes, everything you heard about vista is bad.
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Originally Posted by Alndln The main thing is to get the chipset drivers from the source. If your laptop is Intel you can get them from Intels site which will have everything if you look. If you don't know the chipset number google your laptop model. Next, if your main drive is a SATA drive like most laptops these days you'll need to download those drivers from the chipset source as well and slipstream them into a custom XP install disk, or else XP will halt installation about a quarter of the way through prompting you for SATA drivers. If your unfamiliar with creating a slipstreamed custom XP install disk, a free software called nLite makes it painlessly easy. Here's a link to that. |
Can I put all the rest of the drivers on the disc that I need as well? Will they automatically work after the fresh install?it