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How Do I Change An Acer Netbook That Has Linux As Its Operating System To Xp Operating System?

18 Oct

how do i change an acer netbook that has linux as its operating system to XP operating system, it doesnt have a disc drive so is it available as a download or via usb

 
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  1. gone phishing

    October 18, 2009 at 1:23 am

    Yes if you can find a xp.iso which is a image of the data on a xp boot CD and put that on a usb key and restart your computer and tell it to boot from usb by getting in to the bios. How ever this is illegal because you will be pirating the .iso unless you create one using a pc with a disk drive and have a xp disc.

     

  2. m

    October 18, 2009 at 1:31 am

    You can’t. The reason the netbook has linux preinstalled is because it does not have enough memory or processor speed to support XP.
    If you wanted XP you should have gotten a netbook with XP preinstalled.
    Laptops can be configured to run on different OS but netbooks are very finicky about the OS.

     

  3. zacharet

    October 18, 2009 at 1:33 am

    You can’t buy XP anymore. So if you can get a new copy of windows XP, you would have to load it to a USB drive and tell your computer to boot from USB first. That would install it.

     

  4. kennethj

    October 18, 2009 at 1:50 am

    Buy yourself an external CD drive, set the BIOS to boot from external drive first and reboot with the XP CD in the drive. Follow the prompts and you will have XP on it.

     

  5. Debbie

    October 18, 2009 at 2:06 am

    Xbox usb dvd drives work on acer netbooks ( mate has one and his works ) he picked on up for £20 he got rid of linspire that comes with it and put on ubuntu 9.04 instead, everything worked straight out of the box, both the dvd drive and the ubuntu extras like the ready setup wireless drivers, he is glad he switched from XP as they dont update it anymore, ps linux is a totally free operating system that doesn’t catch viruses

     

  6. Flying Fid

    October 18, 2009 at 2:27 am

    It can be done but 1st you need to ensure you have enough RAM and your hard drive is big enough. Here is your linkhttp://www.liliputing.com/2008/04/instal…

     

  7. dgaguine

    October 18, 2009 at 3:07 am

    u are very funny, linux are the future, ja ja ja, linux can install or update throught various ways, xp are for stupid people!

     

  8. qgqloche

    October 18, 2009 at 3:43 am

    you will have to get someone to put a copy on a hard drive caddy and install it via your usb

     

  9. Gary

    October 18, 2009 at 3:58 am

    u must lear to user real os, like linux!