Satellite L450-136 - Can I install Windows XP?

I have just got a Satellite L450-136 with Windows 7 and all Toshiba Utillities loaded. I dislike Windows 7 and much prefer Windows XP.
Can I remove all Windows 7 and install Windows XP on this laptop?
Thanks.

Hey,
> Can I remove all Windows 7 and install Windows XP on this laptop?
Of course, you can install every OS that you want :)
But dont forget to create the Toshiba recovery disk as mentioned in user manual. If you want Windows 7 back with all drivers and tools you can restore it from recovery disk because it contains an image of factory settings.
Have you checked if you can get all drivers for your model and XP?

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