Can I install XP over Preinstalled Windows 7?

[Gloria H]

Can I install XP over Preinstalled Windows 7?


I don't like Windows 7.

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[Pinhedd]

no, it is not possible to downgrade

 

[kajabla]

You'll have to start fresh. You can reformat (erase) the drive and install XP on it then. Make sure you back up all of your data.

 

[dmmbbs]

You can always format your Win7 partition to install whatever you like. But if you want to keep both, you have a handful of options--

1: Install WinXP within VMWare.

2: If you have two physical HDDs, disconnect the one with Win7, install WinXP on the oher, now connect both HDDs and select boot device from boot menu at each boot.

3: Install WinXP on another partition whence Win7 will be lost from list of OSes. However, you can boot from Win7 partition by using Super Grub Disk.

4: You can try installing Ubuntu as a third OS which installs the GRUB bootloader and see if Win7 is found on the list of OSes in the GRUB menu.