dicky ticker

is it possible yo downgrade a pc from xp(home edition) to windows98. i have a hp g55 printer/copier/scanner jobie which is not compatable with xp

cheers
colin

workshy_fopp

Yeah - boot off a floppy and run win 98 setup. Install in a different directory e.g. win98 and you will get a dual-boot system, as long as your hard drive is FAT32 and not NTFS.

andrewdelvard

Have you tried the program compatability wizard in accessories?

HHxx

Just looked on the HP site and the G55 has drivers for XP available for download. Wont these do?

It says the printer can run via parallel and usb ports.

Whats the problem?

H

dicky ticker

workshy, andrew and hhxx thanx for the replies.
its my dads office/work pc which he is upgrading and the install cd for the g55 just keeps throwing up an incompatability message. he said he had checked the hp site but couldn't find anything.
obviously i sent a man to do a boys job - will have to look myself.

cheers
colin

workshy_fopp

Yeah - you can even run the setup program in compatibility mode if it says it won't install on this version of Windows etc. Might need to copy it to disk first though.

BaldyMan

just because the incompatibility message comes up - does'nt mean it don't work

have a old hp cd/rw - that did the same - window has an error message at the start - but the drive still works perfectly