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Trouble with Vista
Hi, I have an Inspiron 1521 with vista installed. I have so much trouble with it I wondered if it is possible to reinstall XP. I tried it already with a Reinstallation CD from my other Dell desktop but it won't let me do it saying I already have a more recent OS. Does anyone know how to do this? Thank you in advance.
Since Vista is the Operating System, you cannot uninstall it like you would a program you no longer need. You should have some options when you first start your computer prompting you to press a certain key (for example, F12) to enter into recovery options. All the files you need to reinstall Vista are 'hidden' there.
I have long since done away with that hidden partition (my laptop came with XP, but I now use Vista) that I cannot be more specific in helping you.
Do you have any discs (CDs) that came with your Dell?
Message Edited by jmfmvps on 07-16-2008 02:38 PM
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I don't think a recovery disk for another DELL product will work. It might, but you will have to completely wipe (format) Vista off your hard drive before you could install XP. I would reinstall Vista from your recovery partition and try Vista again.