I can boot straight to the XP guest but I'm trying to find a way to automatically shutdown the host after the user shuts down XP. Now I just need to make it foolproof for the user so it's completely transparent from boot to shutdown. I've given the guest 1.75GB of ram leaving 256MB for the host. Experimenting, I've been able to accompish this on a comp with 2GB of ram. I could just setup Linux on the comp and copy over the virtual hard drive with the users XP setup in it and they're good to go with no time wasted reinstalling all the apps they use. This would allow us to buy comps without the cost of an OS and new apps. What I've been looking into is using VirtualBox on a minimal Linux host that boots straight into an XP guest. The bad thing is at first when they started offering this, it was free, now they charge $99 for the option, but it's still worth it for us. Dell's option to downgrade to XP on new computers is a great idea and I order all our new comps with this option. To upgrade all these programs just so they will work with Win 7 does not make sense economically since they work great in XP. If it still says files are missing then the CD is bad (smudges, dirt, hairline cracks, general degradation) or your CD drive isn't reading it properly, and it needs to be replaced.I'm the net admin at my work and many of the programs we use (virus protection, accounting, CAD) are not compatible with Win 7. If you no longer want Windows 7, Boot off of the XP CD, when you get to the part where it searches for Windows installations, Delete all the partitions on the drive until it is all Unallocated Space, then Create a new partition that takes up the whole drive, then Format NTFS (Quick) and install. Be aware that Microsoft has not supported Windows XP for over a year now, and many browsers and hardware drivers are no longer supported for XP.įirst clean the XP CD with a dust free cloth of all smudges and dirt, look for any scratches etc. If you need assistance with going back to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, heres a guide to help you get there. Can you downgrade from Windows 10 Well, you can always downgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 7 or any other Windows version. If not, you may have a hard time downgrading. Users running Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate will now be able to downgrade to Windows XP Professional throughout the entire life cycle of Windows 7. What is the make and model# of your computer? First go to the manufacturers Support/Download Drivers site, and type in your make and model# and see if this model support is supported for XP drivers. You do not need the Windows.old folder which doesn't exist in Windows XP, only later versions.
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