I wouldn't even try.
Backup all your data, clean the drive and install XP.

If the laptop is a proprietary brand, you may not be able to.

....Alan
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Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
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On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:07:25 GMT, in rec.food.cooking, PeterL1
> wrote:

>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?