----------------------------------- Darknight Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:23 pm CHanging OS ----------------------------------- I am changing from Vitsa to XP. VIsta is in such a condition...that i hopw i can run a simple backup........THen i wipe....and reinstall XP.........afterwords.....I can transferfiles from my backup Externl HD and get going again..... Recommendation...DON'T DO VISTA.....IT CAUSES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT CLAIMED TO FIX FROM XP! I will be back...as soon as i can ----------------------------------- [DMZ]Dave Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:40 pm Re: CHanging OS ----------------------------------- I am changing from Vitsa to XP. VIsta is in such a condition...that i hopw i can run a simple backup........THen i wipe....and reinstall XP.........afterwords.....I can transferfiles from my backup Externl HD and get going again..... Recommendation...DON'T DO VISTA.....IT CAUSES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT CLAIMED TO FIX FROM XP! I will be back...as soon as i canI hear you I got a new computer for Christmas and I had to take it back Vista is incompatible with most of my software including anti-virus and firewall programs which I am in no mood to replace with a vista compatible version, the fact that this O/S is NOT backward compatible with software will in my opinion will lead to its downfall among other issues including games that will not work on the new O/S...The salesperson at staples was understanding and warned me NOT to reformat the new computer to XP as the computer was not designed for that O/S and it might cause damage to the computer. So: Right now I am in the progress of building a new computer from the ground up. ----------------------------------- Age Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:31 pm ----------------------------------- You mean you can't put it in compatility mode. ----------------------------------- [DMZ]Dave Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:42 am ----------------------------------- You mean you can't put it in compatility mode.not possible.. ----------------------------------- flyingvirtual Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:53 pm ----------------------------------- yeah and Dark a backup won't work backups can only be restored on a identical system i.e.: the same hardware without any changes (so even changing something like a graphics card) is enough to warrant making a new backup just to be sure not to mention that this identical system has to have the same OS as the one you made the backup for so you'll manually have to copy all files and such to an other medium and load them on manually afterwards ----------------------------------- Darknight Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:16 pm ----------------------------------- i am not restoring the backup...but taking pk3 files...out for EF maps.....or jpgs....so i have my pix.........i am not going to copy and paste programs, like IM clients...just reinstall them......but map files ect..i need to keep...it took me over a yr to get all of them....i would like if i could keep them...... Enigma i have a antivirus...NOrton '08...Vista and XP compatible.....just my VIsta has so many core files screwed...it is not worth salvaging......I have teh installtion DVD....so i will reinstall it afetr a SP or two ----------------------------------- Age Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:52 pm ----------------------------------- Moved this was in wrong spot. ----------------------------------- Darknight Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:33 am ----------------------------------- y? this was ment ot let you know i would be goneish....