On 4/02/2010 1:45 PM, pavane wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
> |
> | I see you're a bit of a computer/Windows guru...... just a quick question if
> | I may.
> |
> | We have a laptop with (Blech!!) Vista on it. Can I overwrite it with XP and
> | not lose any of the work/files etc that I have on there already?
>
> Why of course you can, Petey. Do it on all of your drives. We will all
> be quite grateful.
>
> pavane
>
>
I don't think I'd believe this idiot pavane. You can usually upgrade, ie
to Windows 7 without data loss but it is rare that you can downgrade. In
any case, the golden rule is to back up ALL your data BEFORE any
attempt, upgrade or downgrade. That way you have a fallback. Anyway, a
fresh install of Windows XP is the safest way to go.

Krypsis