HELP

  hi
i got a laptop about a year ago now and it came with vista

vista didnt work well and was very slow so i downgraded to xp

vista had media centre on it and i want to get media center on xp.

it says on microsoft that you get a copy with it but can i get a copy of
media center for xp for free or do i pay 10 pound or something to get another
disc with it on?

please help me

 Windows Media Center is an operating system, not an add, on for XP, and
definitely not free, you'll have to purchase a copy from a software vendor
such as newegg.com, then format your hard drive and install fresh as it will
not perform an upgrade.

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  is there any way i can get a program like media center that i can just
install and add onand still keep xp and all the programs i have and my docs?

"David B." wrote:

 Windows Media Center 2005 is built on top of Windows XP Professional.
You can not install Windows Media Center as a separate program. Media Center
is integrated into Windows.

Media Center IS an operating system
You can buy an OEM version from Newegg and other vendors.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116049

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