I currently have windows Vista in a HP Pavilion dv9000t series notebook. I have encountered many problems with vista such that: 1). Most games do not work properly, if they even work... 2). When deleting files that i put on my notebook, i get "you do not have permission....etc", even when i am the only user and admin of my notebook. 3). Did a windows update which included a driver update for my sound card, and after rebooting, I have a message stating that there are no sound devices installed on my notebook. 4). Internet troubles: Both firefox and IE cant access the internet, yet when playing games or SSH'ing, i am able to access the internet??? 5). I have been dissatisfied with Vista from the very beginning and want to go back to XP! Vista has made my laptop a soundless browserless box which hates me. I have already spoken to HP support, and they said that my laptop was made for vista, so downgrading may cause porblems with drivers..etc. So, i am making recovery disks before i attemp to put XP on my notebook. Just wondering how i can obtain the XP OS? I saw and have heard that microsoft is giving free downgrades to Vista users, but cant find it anywhere. Before i have to call Microsoft about this, is there anyone here who can help. IM just plain sick and tired of Vista, and want my XP back !

heh, guess no one is responding cause they know Vista was a mistake as well.... Love the silence here.......

Hi, The silence could be caused by the fact that you have posted in an exchange server news group. Its not that difficult to downgrade - save all you want to keep to an external drive, boot from the xp cd, format the disk and install. Leif