XP downgrade w/ Recovery CD's

[diaz1023]

Hi everyone, I want to use XP pro and have the recovery CD's provided from lenovo. I have read some threads and they don't seem to answer the question I have. Do I need to download the drivers myself from the lenovo website for my T61p? Wouldn't the recovery CD's have these already? Also I have read that when wanting to use XP on a machine that had Vista originally installed, I would need to se the BIOS to compatability mode? Can someone please confirm. TIA

[Marin85]

The recovery CDs include not only all the drivers, but also all Lenovo preloaded applications. After performing a recovery from the CDs, all this stuff will have been installed on your ThinkPad.

Cheers,

Marin

[killer]

Don't forget to back up all your data files before using the recovery disks.

[dstrauss]

Don't forget to burn your Vista restore DVD's before downgrading - there's no going back without them.

[diaz1023]

i was lucky enough to have the vista business dvd's sent to me when i first recieved the computer. I also had the info cloned to a newer 500gb drive and used the xp recovery disks on the original 160gb harddrive.