But the Vista Business license does not support downgrading, you will have
purchase an upgrade license of Vista Basic and use a copy of XP as a
qualifying product which I think might now work since, Upgrade licenses of
Vista needs to have an installed copy of XP to check for compliance.
--
Andre
Blog:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Bill Condie" <billcondie@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:ubtATdYTHHA.1364@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I was thinking of convenience, really.
>
> This P3 oldie can't handle Business, and it's my backup machine :-(
>
>
> "Frankster" <Frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message
> news:wKudneH_6NmeH1PYnZ2dnUVZ_hOdnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> Not really. The price of the media is not all that much. In fact,
>> although I haven't checked for Vista, a MS vendor will often ship you
>> only the media for about $7.00 shipping and handling (or free,
>> occasionally, depending on the vendor). There is no big savings to be had
>> by having the media already.
>>
>> -Frank
>>
>> "Bill Condie" <billcondie@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uJrY3RYTHHA.192@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> I'm running an unactivated Vista Basic on an old P3.
>>>
>>> I installed it off the Business CD.
>>>
>>> If I decide to keep it, can I just buy the key, hopefully cheaper than
>>> the $99 upgrade?
>>
>