can a Dell inspiron 1525 laptop with Vista can take win XP ???

Question

take out Vista and install XP will XP take all drivers
dell support page ain't helping

Answer 1

not going to be easy. Install XP is easy, but it wont have any of the drivers. Dell is not providing XP drivers for that machine. You'll have to figure out who makes the components and check the individual manufacturer's web page.



Not going to be easy to hunt down. Keep in mind you will void your dell warranty as well.

Answer 2

If you are installing Windows XP on a system where you only have Serial ATA Drives you might encounter a problem where Windows does not seem to detect your Hard Drive and reports "No mass storage device found" or "no Hard Drives detected" during an installation. This is because there are no SATA HD drivers in Windows XP and you need to load 3rd party drivers.



Here's how to do it:

(read entire process before proceeding)



1. First make sure that the drive is actually detected by the SATA controller. You should see something either in BIOS, or on bootup that indicates the drive is detected.

2. With the Windows XP install disk is in the CD-ROM drive turn on your system and go into the Windows XP installation

3. Now at the installation screen, which is blue, note very carefully at the bottom of the screen for the text that asks you to press F6. You MUST press F6 and then provide drivers for your SATA drive. These drivers usually come from your manufacturer or motherboard on a floppy disk. Make sure you load up the drivers before you continue!!

4. Installation should continue as normal now. remember to take out the floppy disk containing the drivers so that Windows XP setup can reboot.



Et Voila! You now have a Dell Inspiron with windows XP. Enjoy.

Answer 3

You gotta get the XP install disc. Dell don't care, and they won't 'downgrade'. The system will take XP fine.

Answer 4

i have the same problem but here is a site to all you need for your downgrade http://www.khanh.net/blog/archives/27-Installing-Windows-XP-on-a-Dell-Inspiron-1525-downgrading-from-Windows-Vista.html



all the steps are there and with the drivers needed for xp. hope this will help

Answer 5

yes you can, but it's not an easy plug in play install for os x. I forget what is needed to install os x on a "pc" ... plus it's breaks apple's eula