Downgrading to XP on a SONY VAIO NR Series VGN-NR430E

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#1 patacak
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834117724&cm_sp=DailyDeal-_-34-117-724-_-Product I was really excited about this really nice budget Laptop but some guy at Newegg wrote a review saying that it was impossible to downgrade it to Windows XP. I dont think its impossible, but maybe there is a security measure. Any one has any ideas?
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#2 slyr114
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no he lied, any computer that has vista can def run xp, just put disc in and boot form disc formate hdd and install vista, maybe its needs sata drivers tho so u might have to press F6 when loading disc and install ur sata hdd's drivers but idk
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#3 slyr114
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oh and id try to find a laptop with a better cpu maybe one with at least a 2.0ghz dual core
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#4 marcthpro
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and if you try to game you won't find it below 1000$ for Average low fps and 1500$ for medium end. 3000$ true high end
while a desktop pc of 1000$ will perform better then any 2000$ laptop for sure
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no he lied, any computer that has vista can def run xp, just put disc in and boot form disc formate hdd and install vista, maybe its needs sata drivers tho so u might have to press F6 when loading disc and install ur sata hdd's drivers but idkslyr114

Not necessarily true. Well I am sure you would be able to install XP, but if the laptop was made with Vista in mind there might not be XP drivers available for everything on there.

I would find a laptop with XP, if that's what you want, or make sure someone else was able to find all the drivers for XP.