Is it true that not all Vista notebooks can run XP?

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Is it true that not all Vista notebooks can run XP?

By Darius Chang
29/03/2008
URL: http://asia.cnet.com/digitalliving/ask/0,3800004928,62039387,00.htm

Question

Is it true that some notebooks designed for Windows Vista cannot be downgraded to run Windows XP? How do you know which ones cannot be downgraded to XP?
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Answer

The easiest way to know whether a Vista notebook can run XP is to ask the notebook vendors. In many cases, you may have to pay an extra fee to downgrade the laptop OS to XP, so be sure to factor in that additional cost when purchasing a notebook.

Generally, most of the current lineup of notebooks in the market today can be installed with Windows XP by using the default drivers. However, if the manufacturer did not release any XP drivers for the notebook, there is a chance that you will lose some some functionality and performance once you install XP. In which case, we'd advise against downgrading to XP and stick to Vista instead.