Windows Vista > Xp

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My laptop has windows vista on it atm, looking to put xp on it.
Is there anyway of downloading xp and installing it on the laptop, or putting it on a memory card and installing?

[Zubb]

Of course.

Torrent, Linkshare, XDCC/IRC, DC++, Usenet. - Just to name a few.

[:LUFC:]

how would i install it tho? withought using cd/memory stick

[Zubb]

Well that wouldn't be possible. You need at least a USB thumb drive, or an external/internal CD drive.

You can download XP as an ISO illegaly, and burn it to a CD then just run it from the CD/USB drive.

I don't want to fully explain how you would get hold of XP because i risk being banned. However google will be able to help you.

Then it's just a case of burning straight to a disc.

[:LUFC:]

Well that wouldn't be possible. You need at least a USB thumb drive, or an external/internal CD drive.

You can download XP as an ISO illegaly, and burn it to a CD then just run it from the CD/USB drive.

I don't want to fully explain how you would get hold of XP because i risk being banned. However google will be able to help you.

Then it's just a case of burning straight to a disc.

Ohh ok
I rememberd downloading ubuntu and that installed straight onto my laptop, i thought xp might of been the same.

[Recursion]

You can PXE boot your laptop and then use a TFTP server to install Windows XP without a CD or USB stick (so the above post is wrong).

You could also use an SD Card or whatever.

Google PXE install Windows XP. You'll get some nice guides.

[:LUFC:]

You can PXE boot your laptop and then use a TFTP server to install Windows XP without a CD or USB stick (so the above post is wrong).

You could also use an SD Card or whatever.

Google PXE install Windows XP. You'll get some nice guides.

I do have a sd card, but once windows xp is installed would i be able to remove the card and still run windows xp?
Also its only a 1gb card.

[Recursion]

I do have a sd card, but once windows xp is installed would i be able to remove the card and still run windows xp?
Also its only a 1gb card.

I think that's big enough, and yes you would , check this out; http://windows-xp.ezas123.net/2009/0...om-usb-device/

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Im having trouble trying to make this work, if i get teamview would someone guide me through it? thanks.

[Apolva]

When I read the title, I thought this was "Vista is better than XP" lol.

Just something else you might find interesting, there's an popular, unofficial version of XP called TinyXP.

This is normal XP but stripped of a lot of unnecessary features, meaning it runs quite a lot faster (depends on which copy you install).

I won't go into any more detail, but a lot of people prefer it to the standard version.

Note that when you install any version of XP you will need to find and install drivers for your hardware to get it to work properly (eg. Sound, graphics, wifi)