Wiping Windows

[55andraining]

I am so fed up with Windows Vista.  Not only does it constantly lose my audio driver, now it has slowed to a crawl on my internet connection, and I don't know why.  My mac is running perfectly fine on the same Wireless Router.  And Vista tries to update itself online but it fails every time.

I want to wipe my computer and install Windows XP from an

Comments

[rminct]

getting the drive letters to line up right
Yeah, that's why I suggested totally removing the old drive and starting fresh on the new one. Once that's up and running then you can try making the old drive a second drive if you want the storage space. Just make sure all your important stuff is backed up before you begin.

[55andraining]

The other complication is, apparently I have "SATA" interfaces on my hard drive, so I need "SATA XP Drivers" but I don't have these. And I can't load them very easily--I'll need them on a CD that I can insert into my other drive. This is so complicated! Maybe the geek squad is required...

[55andraining]

Windows XP won't even install. I keep getting the blue screen of death when I put it in and tell the BIOS to boot from the CD ROM

[rminct]

Hmmm, if the version of XP you have doesn't have all the drivers for the hardware on your computer then it's definitely more complicated.
Yep, find a local computer nerd (or is the proper term "geek") who can help.