How to change vista to xp on a laptop?

someone i know has a laptop with vista and she wants to change it to xp. she has a system recovery disc for xp home edition that came with emachine. her laptop is NOT an emachine, im not sure what brand it is. anyway can she put this disc in and get xp on her laptop? How to change vista to xp on a laptop?
Because XPs still regarded as the best Operating System (OS) Microsoft ever made and Vista will be like ME one of those flashes in the pan that will only be remembered for the PAIN it inflicted and businesses absolute refusal to use it ever. After returning 3 Vista SP1 computers, I gave up and returned them all for a Mac and also have XP loaded on that-I feel your pain. However, I would first advise copying your hard drive and all it's setting and drivers before trying to put XP onto your computer.



Microsoft deliberately tried to make it as difficult as possible to do that, but if there is a will, there are ways right?



Putting XP on your system is not as easy as simple as just loading the software in over Vista. Here is a link in how to upgrade your computer to XP. Understand, you will need to perform some research before you do anything to make sure you have everything you need and don't get into a position you have no OS at all to use because you missed a step. As you can see, the Techies call XP an upgrade to a better system. About 33% of people who buy Vista upgrade to XP.



Again,I totally understand your pain and been there, but chose a different route.How to change vista to xp on a laptop?
No problem. Please follow the instructions carefully.Don't go forward until you have all the drivers

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no, she could not use the system recovery disc that's for emachine because it is solely configured and made for an emachine computer.



the only way to change from vista to xp if you don't have a recovery cd is to format the hard drive of the laptop and install a fresh copy of windows xp on the laptop...



a word of warning though... be sure that all device drivers for the laptop has a windows xp compatibility, else everything will be messed up after you install xp....
I don't think that the system recovery disc would not work on the other machine, and Windows XP is now only available to manufactures.
Stick with vista and install the free service pack 1 upgrade you will then find vista faster than XP and is excellent