i have a problem, i want to reboot my computer like wipe it start fresh, but im on vista i put in my old xp disc and it said 'This program is blocked due to compatibility issues' i want to put my old xp back on, and when i put in vista disc nothing happens, so could you please help me reboot my computer and put xp back on
kickinurbum
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Jump to PostYou need to boot the PC from the XP disk. The XP installer will not run from within Vista.
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jbennet
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You need to boot the PC from the XP disk. The XP installer will not run from within Vista.
chris5126
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yep spot on if you put your xp disk in and then click start then restart, it should say do you want to boot from cd press any key just press anykey and it will start the install of xp.
bobbyraw
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set your bios to boot from the cd as the first option. However, before you do back up anything you might need from vista, your files, documents, stuff like that.
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