Hi All,

I do not know too much about PC's and I want to do the same to mine as did Looneytunes. Can someone provide step by step instructions on how to delete the Vista? I have a OEM copy of XP that I bought at a computer show. I want to install that but it gives me an error saying: the os I am trying to install is older than the current, so it can not allow me to override(SOMETHING LIKE THIS). Please help.

Thanks
Vince

P.S. I am sorry Ash.... I am new to the group did not know that was wrong to do......

Go into your Motherboard BIOS and select what drives will boot your new OS. For example, it it's CD/DVD, you add CD/DVD. Pretty easy stuff.

Insert the disc and hold F8 (It's F8 for my acer Aspire) and choose which drive to boot your OS from. If you have the XP disc in, it should be pretty easy from there.

It will prompt you to format your C Drive which WILL get rid of Windows Vista.

This is how you would go about doing it on my Laptop though.

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Hi there vroman,
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Has the OEM copy of XP been installed on any other computer before?
What Keith has told you is pretty much the easiest way - but there are some newer computers that the manufacturers have tried to make it difficult to install XP on. If you provide us with your computer make and model, we can provide more specific instructions.

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Firstly, I would like to thank Ash and Keith for their input......

Now, I just got a new product key for it and I have not used it yet......So I believe its a fresh start for me now....Ash. My PC is a new DELL DIMENSION E521.