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    Dell Inspiron 1501 convert back to Windows XP

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mwhoody, Mar 19, 2008.

  1. mwhoody

    mwhoody Newbie

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    I want to convert my Vista Dell Inspiron 1501 to Windows XP.
    I'm wondering if anyone has done this and if they could kinda put me on the right track here.
    I guess I'm just fed up with all the "allow this - allow that" plus it just seems to be soooo slow. I'm thinking that Xp would run quite nice on the the 1501configuration.
    I hope someone can help me here
    Thank you
     
    mwhoody, Mar 19, 2008
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  2. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Why not just disable UAC? That might be a start. Especially with SP1 out now for Vista, it might help a bit with performance, but it still wont be stellar performance, Xp or Vista.
     
    talin, Mar 19, 2008
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  3. tumnasgt

    tumnasgt Notebook Evangelist

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    Welcome to the forums.

    XP probably is a good idea on the 1501, my friend has one, and it feels as though it is going backwards with Vista on it :p

    The 1501 was sold with XP, so all of the drivers should be available on the Dell site.
     
    tumnasgt, Mar 19, 2008
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