im not positive but i am pretty sure that it will work because vista is a newer program than xp so it should have all the drivers that you will need to install xp because after all vista is just a pretier and slower version of xp
If it's advisable but not required. It's your call but allows to avoid some problems in the future.
There is no upgrade path from Windows ME to Windows 2000. You would have to reformat the hard drive to remove ME before you install Windows 2000 from scratch.
Boot from the Windows XP CD and let it reformat the drive. WIndows XP cannot use the native Ubuntu filesystem, so you'll need to reformat the drive anyway and you might as well do it using the XP install disc.
Two options: 1. reformat the disk 2. install another operating system.
you must reformat the drive XP is on-Then install 2000 as a new OS. Because it is a downgrade-not reformatting the drive will cause XP to not allow the downgrade.
To reformat a hard drive with Windows 2000, first, back up any important data, as formatting will erase everything on the drive. Insert the Windows 2000 installation CD and restart your computer, booting from the CD. Once the setup begins, select the option to install Windows, then choose the hard drive you want to format, and select the format option (usually NTFS or FAT32). Follow the prompts to complete the formatting process and install Windows.
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Check to make sure that you have more than the minimum RAM required on your computer to use Windows XP. Answer: Check hardware compatibility. if ok. then reformat your drive and then install.
Thankfully there are non that we know of in Windows.
Insert your Windows 98 CD and reboot your computer. Begin the Windows 98 setup process. It will tell you that it does not recognize the filesystem on the hard drive, and will ask you to reformat it. Do so. It will then format the hard drive and reboot the computer. Start the setup program again, and follow the on-screen prompts to install Windows 98.